Also known as: Lalawigan ng Iloilo
Iloilo is a province in Region VI (Western Visayas). Population 2.08M (PSA 2024 census), 1 component city + 42 municipalities, 1,721 barangays total, land area 4,719.4 km². Provincial capital: Iloilo City (Highly Urbanized — independent).
Iloilo is a province in Region VI (Western Visayas). Its capital is Iloilo City (Highly Urbanized — independent).
Iloilo had 2,082,616 residents in the 2024 census (PSA 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN 2024), reference date July 1, 2024). That is the most recent official count. There is no 2026 census result, so any 2026 population figure is an estimate. The figure excludes Iloilo City, a separate highly urbanized city; including Iloilo City the total is 2,556,344.
Iloilo covers 4,719.4 km², per the PSA Philippine Statistical Yearbook figure used on this page.
Iloilo has 1 component city and 42 municipalities (43 LGUs under the province), per PSA's Philippine Standard Geographic Code (2Q 2026), and 1,721 barangays. Iloilo City is a highly urbanized city located within Iloilo but administered independently of the province, so it is not counted above; counting it, there are 2 cities in all.
Iloilo's 1 component city is Passi City. Its 42 municipalities are Ajuy, Alimodian, Anilao, Badiangan, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Batad, Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog, Carles, Concepcion, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, Estancia, Guimbal, Igbaras, Janiuay, Lambunao, Leganes, Lemery, Leon, Maasin, Miagao, Mina, New Lucena, Oton, Pavia, Pototan, San Dionisio, San Enrique, San Joaquin, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Sara, Tigbauan, Tubungan and Zarraga. Iloilo City is a highly urbanized city located within Iloilo but administered independently of the province, so it is not counted above; counting it, there are 2 cities in all.
Iloilo Province covers 44 LGUs (1 component city, Passi; Iloilo City, an independent highly urbanized city; and 42 municipalities) wrapping around the eastern half of Panay Island. The PDPFP must reconcile the heritage-preservation mandate around the UNESCO-listed Miag-ao Church corridor (Miag-ao, San Joaquin, Tigbauan, Oton) with the post-sugar agricultural diversification challenge in central Iloilo (Passi, San Enrique, Dueñas, Calinog, Janiuay) and the rapidly urbanizing Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan corridor on the northern coast (Sara, Concepcion, Estancia, Balasan, Carles). Disaster-overlay planning ties to typhoon recovery (Yolanda 2013 hit Concepcion-Estancia hard, per NDRRMC records) and the active Mt. Ubay volcanic system monitored by PHIVOLCS. The proposed Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan railway, the Iloilo-Guimaras-Negros bridge, and the Negros Island Region (NIR) re-creation discussion all reshape provincial planning.
Key industries: Sugar industry transition, Agribusiness (rice, fish, prawn), Renewable energy (wind, geothermal), Tourism (Garin Farm, Miag-ao Church, Guimaras-adjacent), BPO (overflow from Iloilo City), Marine logistics
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Iloilo Province's heritage-preservation mandate intersects with the post-sugar-industry transition in a way that's structurally similar to Bacolod (in Negros Occidental). Nova Gov's heritage zone overlays + property-tax + agricultural land-use fusion is the case-fit.
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