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Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City, the second oldest city in the country.


 
 
 
 
 

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Iloilo Province

    Geoography
  • Land Area - 4,719.4 sq km (2004)

  • Demography and Political Subdivisions
  • Total Population - 1,925,002 (As of May 1, 2000 census)
  • Number of Families: 363,981 (2000 Census)
  • Population Density: 393 people per sq. km.(2000 Census)
  • Population Growth Rates - 2.10 (1995-2000)
  • Income Class - First
  • Income Class - First
  • No. of Cities - 2 (As of September 2003)
  • No. of Municipalities - 42 (As of September 2003)

  • Finance and Commerce
  • Banks - 150 (2003)
  • Consumer Price Index (2000=100) (2005) - 124.4
  • Inflation Rate - 8.7 (2005)
  • Average Family Income (2000) - 110,114
  • Average Family Expenditure (2000) - 91,900
  • Purchasing Power - .80 (2005)
  • Telephone Loads (2003) -
    • 2003 - 50,254
    • 2004 - 55,599
  • Telephone Density (per 100 population)
    • 2003 - 2.5
    • 2004 - 2.71
  • No. of AM Broadcast Stations (2003) - 7
  • No. of FM Broadcast Stations (2003) - 12
  • No. of Motor Vehicles Registered (2003) - 74,316
  • Total Bank Deposits (2003)- 28,449,000,000
  • Pawnshops (2003)- 245
  • Registered Vehicles - 68,010 (2005)
  • Call Centers - 4 (2005)
  • Medical Transcription Firm - 1
    Tourist Statistics
  • Accommodation Facilities - 49 hotels, inns, and pension houses (2002)
  • Total Rooms - 1,433 (2002)
  • Golf Courses - 1
  • Total Visitor Arrivals (inc. Iloilo Province)
    • 2005 partial - 380,289
    • 2004 partial - 336,854
    • 2003 - 214,690
    • 2002 - 207,780
    • 2001 - 159,885
    • 2000 - 169,352
  • Foreign Visitor Arrivals (inc. Iloilo Province)
    • 2004 - 15,176
    • 2003 - 10,296
    • 2002 - 10,646
    • 2001 - 12,472
    • 2000 - 11,112
  • Domestic Visitor Arrivals (inc. Iloilo Province)
    • 2004 - 292,948
    • 2003 - 186,194
    • 2002 - 190,922
    • 2001 - 146,474
    • 2000 - 157,368
  • Filipino Overseas Visitor Arrivals (inc. Iloilo Province)
    • 2003 - 28,730
    • 2003 - 18,200
    • 2002 - 6,212
  • Occuancy Rate
    • 2004
      • 1st Class - 48358%
      • 2nd Class - 57.45%
      • Economy - 39.22%
      • Pension/Inn - 37.88%
      • Resort - 17.04%
    • 2003 - 34.38
    • 2002 - 33.7
    • 2001 - 29.60
    • 2000 - 27.89
  • Tourist receipts
    • 2005 partial - P6.9B
    Infrastructure
  • Iloilo Port Profile:
    • Total Port Area Old Foreign Pier -17,000 sq.m.
    • River Wharf -68,000 sq.m.
    • Iloilo Commercial Port Complex -208,000 sq.m.
    • Back-up area/commercial -97,000 sq.m.
    • Operational Area - 111,000 sq.m.
    • Shipcalls - 11,853 (third highest)
    • Cargo - 491,719 million metric tons (fourth highest)
    • Passenger traffic - 2.4 million annually (fourth highest)
  • Iloilo Regional Airport Profile (for complete profile click here):
    • Runway - 2,100 m. x 45 m
    • Total Land Area Owned - 552,635 sq.m
    • Passengers Handled
      • 2004
        • Incoming - 367,895
        • Outgoing - 370,252
        • Total - 738,147
      • 2001701,873 (Incoming and Outgoing)
    • Cargoes Handled (Incoming) - 5,670,565.70 (2001)
    • Cargoes Handled (Outgoing) - 3,783,870.50 (2001)
    • Accounted for 5.0% of domestic passenger traffic and 3.3% of cargo traffic (1997)
  • New Iloilo International Airport (expected completion - October 2006)
    • Runway - 2,500m. x 45
  • Communication
    • Available communication services in Iloilo are: telephone services including domestic and international direct dial, facsimile; mobile communications, internet, telegraph and telex stations, post offices and other messengerial and courier services.
    • There are already three (3) telephone service providers in Iloilo providing landline connections to almost all of the municipalities. These are: PLDT, INNOVE and BayanTel. These companies are capable of providing fiber optic, copper and microwave T1 and E1 lines.
    • Cellular telephone facilities are also provided by three (3) cellular companies namely SMART Communications, Globe and Sun Cellular

    Agriculture

  • Palay Production (2003) - 729,368 metric tons
  • Corn Production (2003) - 69,867 metric tons
  • Fish Production (2003) - 140,071 metric tons
  • Chicken Inventory (2003) - 4,696,953
  • Duck Inventory (2003) - 419,604
  • Hog Inventory (2003) - 469,940
  • Mango Production (2003) - 27,310 metric tons
  • Coconut Production (2003) - 72,526 metric tons
  • Banana Prodution (2003) - 132,393 metric tons

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Iloilo City

    Geoography
  • Land Area - 7,023 Hectares (70.23 sq. km.)
    Demography and Political Subdivisions
  • Population - 365,820 (2000)
  • Density - 5,200 (2000)
  • Annual Growth Rate - 1.93 (2000)
  • Labor Force Census - 235,000 (2000)
  • No. of households - 72, 583 (2000)
  • Average Household Size - 5.04 (2000)
  • Male Population - 48% (2000)
  • Female Population - 52% (2000)
  • Daytime Transient Population - 553,000 (2003)
  • Population Projection : 409,360 (2006)
  • Employment Rate - 88.1%
  • Average Family Income - 283,604 (2000)
  • Poverty Incidence - 9.11%
  • Income Class - First
  • No. of Barangays - 180 (As of September 2003)
  • No. of Districts - 6
  • District Profiles (Name - 2000 population / Growth Rate /Land Area / Density / 2006 population )
    • Arevalo - 36,449 / 5.62% / 5 sq. km./ 7111 / 50,601
    • City Proper - 51,63 / -1.45% / 4 sq. km. / 12494 / 47,328
    • Jaro - 97,179/ 2.18% / 27 sq. km. / 3637 / 110,603
    • La Paz - 73,273 /1.38% / 14 sq. km. / 5220 / 79,553
    • Mandurriao - 44,615 / 3.62% / 14 sq. km. / 2929 / 55,226
    • Molo - 63,212 / 2.36% / 5 sq. km. / 12686 / 72,708

    Commerce and Civic Services
  • Banks - 150 (2003)
  • Hotels - 17 (2003)
  • Licensed Hospitals - 20 (2003)
  • Pension houses - 4 (2003)
  • Consumer Price Index (2000=100) - 129.1 (2004)
  • Inflation Rate - 7.7 (2004)
  • Purchasing Power of Peso - 0.77 (2004)
  • No. of Motor Vehicles Registered:
    • 2005
    • 49,408
  • Private Building Construction (2003) - 822 (P1,005,443,542.74)
  • Total # of new Establishments (2004) - 1521
    • Capital - P852,235,689.03
  • Renewed Business Establishments - 7,915
    • Capital - P961,567,673,370
  • Business Name Reigstration ( CY 2004)
    • Number - 2,597
    • Workers - 12,082
    • Investment - P3,223,176,611.33


    Tourist Statistics ( see Iloilo Province)

    Fiscal Statistics
  • Total Revenue
    • 2005 - P782,697,429.28
    • 2004 - P745,981,084.75
    • 2003 - P727,586,000
  • Total Expenditures ( 2003 )
    • 2005 - P759,404,331.53
    • 2004 - P695,703,104.71
    • 2003 - P641,503,000
  • Revenue Per Capita
    • 2005 - P1,941
    • 2004 - P1,886
    • 2003 - P1,875
  • Operating Surplus
    • 2005 - P23,293,097.75
    • 2004 - P50,277,980.04
    • 2003 - P86,083,000
  • Percentage Ratio of local revenues ( 2002 ) - 37.54%
  • IRA-dependency Ratio (2003) - 47.66%
  • Debt service Ratio (2002) - 0.74%
  • Property Tax Collection Efficiency (2002) - 93%
  • BIR Revenue Collection
    • P2,264,300,000 (2002)
    • P2.4B (2005)


    Infrastructure ( see Iloilo Province )
    Health and Education
  • Pre-Elementary Schools
    • Public - 39
    • Private - 43
  • No. of Elementary Schools
    • Public - 52 (SY 2003-2004)
    • Private - 51 (SY 2003-2004)
  • No. of Secondary Schools
    • Public - 13 (SY 2003-2004)
    • Private - 21 (SY 2003-2004)
  • No. of Tertiary Schools - 42 (SY 2003-2004)
    • Of these, 5 are Universities (SY 2003-2004)
    • Enrollment
      • Public - 10,932
      • Private - 62,261
    • Graduates
      • Public - 2,049
      • Private - 9,305
  • Literacy Rate - 98.4%
  • No. of Health Centers - 7 (2003)
  • No. of Barangay Health Stations - 44 (2003)

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April 2006

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Old Pictures of Iloilo during the Spanish Period Part I
Old Pictures of Iloilo during the Spanish Period Part II

March 2006
Month End Summary
Call Centers in Iloilo
Perk your day up at Coffee Break
2005 Tourism Statistics for Western Visayas
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Projects and Proposals (March 2006)
City streets in Iloilo

February 2006

Projects and Proposals in Iloilo (Updated)
Iloilo - Heart of the Philippines
Major Infrastructure Projects in Iloilo
Metro Iloilo
Detailed Results of Aim's Philippine Citites Competitiveness Report 2005 for Iloilo City
Hotels in Iloilo City
Metro Iloilo in 2000 - Population, Land Area, and Density
Projects and Proposals in Iloilo


January 2006
Iloilo: Premier City by 2015
Dinagyang: Birth and evolution
A grand old house in Iloilo
Iloilo - Negros Air Express Co.
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Dinagyang country is the place to be
Ilonggo Contribution to the World - Part I
Conserving our heritage
Iloilo City - The Queen Mother of the South
"Queen City of the South," A Misnomer

Prof. Henry Funtecha's Corner

Iloilo's economic transformation in the 19th Century
Iloilo's pre-Spanish development
The Iloilo Town and River in the 19th Century
Sugar production in Iloilo, 1950s-1960s
Ilonggo migration to Negros
The final trip of M.V. Don Isidro
Training for the defense of WV vs. Japan
Moro raids and Babaylan uprisings in Panay
Spanish ‘encomiendas' in Panay
The beginning of Iloilo's fishpond industry
The Elizalde and Co., Inc.
The sugar boom in Western Visayas

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Explore Iloilo

May 2006

Coastal Villas Real Estate
Cabatuan Church Pictures
Cabatuan Cemetery Pictures
Municipality of Alimodian

April 2006

Municipality of Anilao
Savannah Glen Real Estate
Savannah Crest Real Estate
Savannah Trails Real Estate
Health Partners Condo-Clinics
Iloilo Grand Hotel
EON Centennial Plaza Hotel
Casa Fiametta
Catholic Churches in Iloilo City
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Dinagyang 2006 Video Footage
Dinagyang 2006 Slideshow
Paraw Regatta
Providence Real Estate
Municipality of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Church
Santa Barbara Cemetery
Boracay Island
Janiuay Cemetery
Municipality of Janiuay
Metropolis Real Estate
Jaro Grand Estates Real Estate
Municipality of Miagao
Miagao Church
Salakayan Festival
Macavinta House
Pototan Astrodome
Cabatuan Catholic Cemetery
Municipality of Cabatuan
Cabatuan Church
Savannah
Aldeguer Street

March 2006


La Paz Church
Monte Rosa Residential Estate
Monte Rosa Residential Estate Project Updates
Satellite Image of Iloilo City
Mall Locations
Map of Iloilo City
Universities in Iloilo
Iznart Street
Duenas Church
Dumangas Church
Dingle Church
Pavia Church
Plazoletagay
Arroyo Fountain
Hotels in Iloilo City
Iloilo Airport
Port of Iloilo
Municipality of Dingle

February 2006

Municipality of Ajuy
Raymen Beach Resort, Guimaras
Puerto del Mar Beach Resort, Guiamras
Punta Villa Hotel and Resort
Balaan Bukid
RACSOS Inland-Woodland Resort
Tubungan, Iloilo
Four Season Hotel
Guimaras
La Fiesta Hotel
Harbor Town Hotel
Fine Rock Hotel
Iloilo Grand Hotel
Hotel del Rio
Grand Dame Hotel
Hotel Days Hotel
Amigo Terrace Hotel
San Jose Church
Plaza Libertad
Gaisano Guanco
Gaisano City Iloilo
Dinagyang 2006
Robinson's Place Iloilo
Iloilo Midtown Hotel

Januray 2006


SM City Iloilo
Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center
Pototan - Christmas Capital of Western Visayas
Museo Iloilo
Calle Real (Royal Street) - A Stroll through Iloilo's Glorious Past
Molo Church
Jaro Cathedral and Belfry
City Corporate Inn, the best value hotel in Iloilo

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News

May 2006

Trenas makes sales pitch for Iloilo City in US
IloiloOnline accepts Donations
Iloilo City Tour Launched
Iloilo eyes world market for mangoes
New city hall bldg needs P400M

April 2006

New park near Smallville
Iloilo starts pushing for ICT development
GMA orders change of Panay dev't plan from agri to tourism
Japanese contractor hastens airport project
New Iloilo-Guimaras Terminal Planned
Iloilo Province rated A
City Hall offices to transfer in malls
Architect's perspectives of the new Iloilo City Hall

March 2006

Call Centers in Iloilo
Treñas, Nava cited for urban leadership
Bicycle lanes in city streets eyed
Construction of the new Iloilo City Hall underway
RLC wants to buy Iloilo airport
P23 million surplus for Iloilo City Hall
Old airport open to developers
New Iloilo City Hall on the drawing board
City hopes to collect P109M to construct new city hall building
SM Investments Corporation another prospect buyer of old airport area
Domestic airport privatized soon
Treñas: Night market

February 2006
'So far so good,' DOTC exec says of Iloilo airport works
The profit is 'greener' than the grass
Iloilo Sports Complex development underway
Dads block guv's deal request anew for convention center
BIR optimistic of increased revenues under new EVAT
Committee terminates probe on airport 'anomalies'
Iloilo City picked best investment site
Treñas dreams of making Dinagyang biggest festival in Visayas

January 2006
After Dinagyang, city celebrates Chinese New Year
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Privatize Mandurriao airport, develop airport of int'l standards: Arroyo Boracay-Iloilo rail system planned
Marquez Lim mansion converted to commercial purposes
Dinagyang 2006 Schedule of Activities
6-storey Convention Center to rise
Iloilo Yearbook 2005 launching set
Iloilo Sports Complex development underway
City eyes industrial zone
Ayala firm wants domestic airport
Iloilo Airport of International Standards Renders
Jalandoni Bridge Project
Ranay Railways Rehab Next Year

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