Iloilo Province, Districts of Iloilo

Iloilo Province 


Iloilo Province is a part of Panay Island which is scope of Region 6 in Visayas. Almost people lived in Iloilo are Ilonggo except to the foreigners and other people who came from other provinces

The Iloilo province is a one progressive province in the Panay Island, one of the most popular province in the Philippines.


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Iloilo City is the center of Iloilo Province with annual Dinagyang Festival.  There was recorded that cannot be eliminated in the mind in this current time and in the future probably that the Iloilo is the most shabulized province in the Philippines.

One place which still raising its name in the Philippines and to the whole world — the Gigantes Island. The Guimaras Island is also raising its name like on the above mentioned place. Unfortunately the Guimaras Island is not part of Iloilo Province — This Island has its own Province — Guimaras Province. This Province is a popular in terms of Mango Festival.


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The Iloilo Province was composed of 5 Districts:

2nd District
3rd District
4th District
5th District

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1st District of Iloilo

1st District of Iloilo in Panay Island:

Miag-ao, Iloilo — this name was from plant Miagos. One Municipality in Iloilo Province that have 119 listed Barangays.
Guimbal, Iloilo – one of the Municipality of Iloilo Province that supply mangoes in Iloilo City; almost of the mangoes were delivered or sell in the Supermarket. The Supermarket is located near in Robinson.

Igbaras, Iloilo – The word Igbaras was came from combination of two words “tig” or “tag”which means season and “baras” or “balas” which means sand. The word “balas” is common words in Northern Iloilo. If the words combined in Hiligaynon term, its “tagbalas”; in English is in the current season of sand.  The Igbaras Iloilo is composed of 46 Barangays.
San Joaquin, Iloilo – composed of 85 Barangays and the last portion Municipality of Iloilo Province.
Tubungan, Iloilo – compose of 48 Barangays.
Oton, Iloilo – this Municipality is composed of 37 Barangays.

The above mentioned Municipalities is part of 1st District of Iloilo, Iloilo Province.

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2nd District of Iloilo Province 


Leon, Iloilo – composed of 85 Barangays; Municipality that supply vegetables in Iloilo Province.
Alimodian, Iloilo – composed of 51 Barangays; the name was from the grass Coix Lachryma – jobi (Alimodias) a tropical plant.
San Miguel – the Municipality is composed of 24 Barangays.
Santa Barbara – composed of 60 Barangays. The Municipality is near in Iloilo International Airport which located in Cabatuan, Iloilo.
New Lucena - composed of 21 barangays  
Zarraga – 24 listed Barangays
Pavia – This Municipality is almost near in Iloilo City, composed of 18 Barangays.
Leganes – near in Iloilo City and composed of 18 Barangays.

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3rd District of Iloilo Province 


Bingawan – just 14 recorded Barangays; mixed language; Hiligaynon and Kinaray-a.
Calinog – 59 and the name was from calm; in Hiligaynon term was “Kalinong.”
Lambunao - 73
Badiangan – 31 listed Barangays
Janiuay – 60 Barangays recorded.
Maasin – 50 Barangays, according to some people, the name was from salt which might incorrect.
Pototan – 50 Barangays; wrong information escalated that this Municipality was called after “potot” the Hiligaynon term which means insufficient of height. The correct information about the name of this Municipality; the name was from a tree “putat” became kaputatan due to many putat trees. Now the name is Pototan which from a tree name.
Mina – 22 barangays
Cabatuan – 68 Barangays, Iloilo International Airport is part of this Municipality and near in Santa Barbara, Iloilo.


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4th District of Iloilo Province 
Here is the scope of 4th District of Iloilo:

San Enrique – people those live in San Enrique are called San Enriquenhons and the Municipality is composed of 28 Barangays.
Passi City – the Iloilo Province have two Cities, one City is the Iloilo City which is near in Guimaras Province and the Passi City is Near in Capiz Province. The City is composed of 51 Barangays.
Dumangas – the name Dumangas was from two mango trees when the Spaniards asked to the Native Man in the place and the man answered “Dos Manggas” which means in English “two mango trees.” The Municipality of Dumangas is scope of 45 Barangays.
Duenaz –  47
Dingle – 33
Banate – 7
Anilao – 21

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5th District of Iloilo Province
List of 5th District of Iloilo

Carles – this municipality in Iloilo Province was razed by Typon Haiyan; the last part of municipality of Northern Iloilo; Masbate Island is the next island. Place of attraction in Carles is Gignates Island.

Estancia – next in Carles is the Estancia if in coastal base, if land base; the next from Carles is Balasan. Batad is next from Balasan (land base) near in Estancia (coastal base) the Batad is the corn capital of Iloilo Province.


San Dionesio – after San Dionesio is Sara, Lemery, San RafaelConcepcion and Ajuy.  The last Municipality is Barotac Viejo.  These are the 5th District of the Iloilo Province.

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