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Western Visayas (Hiligaynon: Kabisay-an Nakatundan; Tagalog: Kanlurang Kabisayaan; Filipino: Kanlurang Visayas) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. The region comprises the islands of Panay and Guimaras. It consists of five provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo on Panay, and the island ...
Antique is one of the six provinces comprising Western Visayas or Region VI, and one of the four provinces on the island of Panay. The province, with a total land area of 2,729.17 square kilometres (1,053.74 sq mi), [ 18 ] is an elongated stretch of land occupying the entire western side of the island.
Administratively, the Visayas is divided into 4 regions, namely Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas. The Visayas is composed of 16 provinces, each headed by a Governor. A governor is elected by popular vote and can serve a maximum of three terms consisting of three years each.
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of the island of Panay. According to the 2020 census, Iloilo City has a population of 457,626 people, making it the ...
Miagao is hailed as the "Onion Capital of the Visayas" because it is the largest producer of bulb onion not only in Western Visayas but in the whole Visayas and Mindanao. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] In 2022, 92% of the region's onion production was produced by the municipality of Miagao which targets to further increase production by expanding the ...
Panay is a triangular island, located in the western part of the Visayas. It is about 160 km (99 mi) across. It is divided into four provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas Region. Just off the mid-southeastern coast lies the island-province of Guimaras.
Roca Encantada House. Guimaras. Buenavista. 10°44′33″N 122°40′46″E. / 10.742611°N 122.679428°E / 10.742611; 122.679428 ( Roca Encantada House) PH-06-0008. Barotac Nuevo Church, Convent and Cemetery. Iloilo. Barotac Nuevo.
It is especially produced in Luzon, the Western Visayas, Southern Mindanao, and Central Mindanao. [4] In 2010, nearly 20.7 million metric tons of palay (pre-husked rice) were produced. [5] In 2010, palay accounted for 21.86% percent of gross value added in agriculture and 2.37% of GNP. [6]