Iloilo City
Iloilo City | |
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| Nickname(s): City of Love and others | |
| Motto(s): La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloílo (transl. The Most Loyal and Noble City of Iloilo) | |
Map of Western Visayas particularly Iloilo with Iloilo City highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′N 122°34′E / 10.72°N 122.57°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo (geographically only) |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1566 (Spanish settlement) |
| Cityhood | October 5, 1889 |
| Reincorporated | July 16, 1937 |
| Highly urbanized city | December 22, 1979 |
| Barangays | 180 (see Barangays and districts) |
| City geographical districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Jerry P. Treñas (NUP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Jeffrey P. Ganzon (PFP) |
| • City Representative | Julienne L. Baronda (Lakas-CMD) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 330,621 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• City | 78.34 km2 (30.25 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,105.53 km2 (426.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 457,626 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 574,000 |
| • Metro | 1,007,945 |
| • Metro density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 104,313 |
| Demonym(s) | Ilonggo (masculine) Ilongga (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product (GDP) | ₱145.05 billion (2022) $2.563 billion (2022) |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 3.30 |
| • HDI | 0.885 (Very High) |
| • Revenue | ₱ 4,143 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 11,768 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 3,294 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Monte Oro Resource Electric and Power Corporation (MORE) |
| • Water | Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5000 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon/Ilonggo |
| Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Jaro |
| Patron saint | Nuestra Señora de la Purificación y la Candelaria (English: Our Lady of Purification and Candle) |
| Website | iloilocity |
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Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Iloilo; Spanish: Ciudad de Iloílo), is a 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 most populous city in Western Visayas. For the metropolitan area, the total population is 1,007,945 people.
The city is a conglomeration of former towns, now organized into seven geographical or administrative districts: the City Proper, Jaro, Molo, Mandurriao, La Paz, Arevalo, and Lapuz. It is the largest city and capital of Iloilo, where the city is geographically situated and grouped under the Philippine Statistics Authority, but remains politically independent in terms of government and administration. In addition, it is the center of the Iloilo–Guimaras metropolitan area, as well as the regional center of the Western Visayas region. The city serves as the regional hub for trade, commerce, industry, education, religion, healthcare, tourism, culture, and culinary arts.
In 1566, the Spanish settled in Iloilo, establishing it as the second Spanish colonial center in the Philippines after Cebu. The city was bestowed with the honorific title 'La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad' (Most Loyal and Noble City) by Queen Regent Maria Cristina of Spain in recognition of its loyalty to the Spanish crown during the Philippine Revolution. Iloilo City served as the last capital of the captaincy general of the Spanish East Indies before the Philippines was ceded to the United States in 1898 through the Treaty of Paris. The city was also the capital of the short-lived Federal State of the Visayas, a revolutionary state in the central Philippines that aimed to promote federalism in the country. At the turn of the 20th century, Iloilo City was second only to Manila in economic importance in the Philippines, with its port open to international trade.
Iloilo City is among the fastest-developing cities in the Philippines, experiencing significant annual growth since the redevelopment of the old airport in Mandurriao. The IT-BPM industry in the city continues to thrive and remains in high demand. It has been recognized as a top location for outsourcing expansion outside Metro Manila and is the third-largest hub for the industry in the country.