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Jaro (Tagalog:, Spanish:) is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located in Iloilo province, on Panay Island in the Western Visayas region.It is the largest district in terms of both geographical area and population, with 130,700 people according to the 2020 census.
The devotion to Candelaria de Jaro derives from the original Virgin of Candelaria in Canarias, Spain and its feast day or Candlemas is celebrated every February 2. [ 4 ] Pope John Paul II (now a papal saint) personally crowned the image on February 20, 1981.
Iloilo City lone district representative Jerry Treñas authored the Republic Act 1055 or the "An Act Declaring the Jaro Cathedral, Molo Church, The Iloilo City Central Business District, Fort San Pedro, Jaro Plaza Complex, Molo Plaza Complex and Plaza Libertad Complex" which declared historic sites in Iloilo City which includes the former municipal hall as part of a Cultural Heritage Tourism Zone.
The Jaro Cathedral (National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles) in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines, which is the mother church under the catholic Archdiocese of Jaro that oversees the provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras and Negros Occidental in Western Visayas region, is dedicated to the Virgin of Candelaria, the patroness of the Western ...
The 1990 iron marker placed by the National Historical Institute of the Republic of the Philippines on the main entrance of St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary in Jaro, Iloilo City, to officially and publicly proclaim the historical significance of the first Institution of Higher Learning in Western Visayas.
Jaro is the largest and most populous district of the city, comprising 35% of the city's total land area and 29% of the city's population. It is the center of faith in the Western Visayas region, being home to the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral , the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro , the metropolitan see that covers the ...
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Jaro Belfry, also known as Campanario de Jaro, is a historic free-standing bell tower located in front of the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. It is one of the few belfries in the country that stands apart from the church where it belongs.