Western Visayas
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| Regional center | Iloilo City |
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| Population | 5,193,889 |
| – Density | 146.9 per km² |
| Area | 35,351.3 km² |
| Divisions | |
| – Provinces | 7 |
| – Cities | 17 |
| – Municipalities | 140 |
| – Barangays | 4,482 |
| – Cong. districts | 18 |
| Languages | Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Aklanon, Palawano, others |
Western Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VI. It consists of seven provinces, namely, Aklan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Palawan and 17 cities making it the region with the most number of cities. Iloilo City is the regional center of the region.
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[edit] Provinces
Western Visayas is composed of 7 provinces and the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo.
| Province/City | Capital | Population (2000) |
Area (km²) |
Pop. density (per km²) |
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Aklan | Kalibo | 451,314 | 1,817.9 | 248.3 |
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Antique | San Jose | 471,088 | 2,522.0 | 186.8 |
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Capiz | Roxas City | 654,156 | 2,633.2 | 248.4 |
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Guimaras | Jordan | 141,450 | 604.7 | 233.9 |
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Iloilo | Iloilo City | 1,925,002 | 4,719.4 | 407.9 |
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Negros Occidental | Bacolod City | 2,565,723 | 7,926.1 | 323.7 |
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Palawan | Puerto Princesa City | 755,412 | 14,896.3 | 50.7 |
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Bacolod City¹ | — | 429,076 | 161.5 | 2,657.6 |
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Iloilo City¹ | — | 365,820 | 56.0 | 6,533.0 |
¹ Bacolod City and Iloilo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Negros Occidental and Iloilo respectively.
[edit] History
The Western Visayas region was created from Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental by Presidential Decree No. 1 as part of the Integrated Reorganisation Plan of President Ferdinand Marcos.
[edit] Languages
The languages native to the inhabitants of Western Visayas are:
- Hiligaynon, spoken in Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, and Capiz (where it is known as Capiznon). It is the lingua franca of the region.
- Kinaray-a, spoken in Antique and parts of Iloilo.
- Aklanon, spoken in Aklan.
- Malaynon, spoken in Aklan.
- Cebuano, spoken in the eastern parts of Negros Occidental.
- Palawano, spoken in Palawan.
- Agutaynen, spoken in Palawan.
- Cuyonon, spoken in Palawan.
- Kagayanen, spoken in Palawan.
