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Igbaras
Igbaras | |
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| Municipality of Igbaras | |
 Mount Napulak | |
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 Map of Iloilo with Igbaras highlighted | |
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.svg)  Igbaras Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′N 122°16′E / 10.72°N 122.27°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1753 |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Vicente E. Escorpion Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Sherwin Paul E. Quidato |
| • Representative | Janette L. Garin |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,685 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.72 km2 (57.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 32,197 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,021 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.71 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 131.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 406.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 98.14 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 71.35 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5029 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Igbaras, officially the Municipality of Igbaras (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Igbaras; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Igbaras, Tagalog: Bayan ng Igbaras), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,197 people.[3]
Igbaras celebrates its town fiesta annually on May 22 in honor of Santa Rita de Cascia. The town has many points of interest including the ruins of the church belfry, Mount Napulak, Bahi-Bahi, Nadsadjan Falls, Lagsakan Falls, Timapok Falls, Guiritsan Falls, Sampanan Falls, Bat Cave, Igcabugao Cave, Bais Cave and the Pakuyang sa Tangyan Festival. A species of Rafflesia, the world's largest flower, can also be found here.
- ^ Municipality of Igbaras | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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