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Pototan
Putatan | |
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Nickname(s): Rice Granary and Christmas Capital of Western Visayas | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°57′N 122°38′E / 10.95°N 122.63°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1593 |
Barangays | 50 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rafael Enrique P. Lazaro |
• Vice Mayor | Tomas M. Peñaflorida |
• Representative | Lorenz R. Defensor |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 45,338 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 97.10 km2 (37.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Highest elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 78,298 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 18,761 |
Demonym(s) | Filipino: Taga-Pototan Kinaray-a: Pototanon Hiligaynon: Pototanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 229 million (2020), 103.7 million (2012), 132.6 million (2013), 135.3 million (2014), 147 million (2015), 158.8 million (2016), 190.1 million (2017), 206.4 million (2018), 210 million (2019), 246.6 million (2021), 330.5 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 679.4 million (2020), 232.9 million (2012), 249.5 million (2013), 270.6 million (2014), 290.4 million (2015), 350.4 million (2016), 480.9 million (2017), 577.8 million (2018), 598 million (2019), 779.1 million (2021), 856.5 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 166.2 million (2020), 100.1 million (2012), 108.3 million (2013), 104.5 million (2014), 102.4 million (2015), 107.5 million (2016), 126.9 million (2017), 134.7 million (2018), 154.7 million (2019), 197.3 million (2021), 261.1 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 127.7 million (2020), 81.47 million (2012), 92.05 million (2013), 83.53 million (2014), 95.53 million (2015), 102.8 million (2016), 170.1 million (2017), 195.3 million (2018), 148.8 million (2019), 174.4 million (2021), 193.4 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 2 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5008 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Pototan (Kinaray-a: Banwa ka Pototan, Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pototan, Tagalog: Bayan ng Pototan), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,298 people.[3]
In December 1997, it was declared as the "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas" because of its famed Christmas Festival of Lights.