Igbaras, Iloilo
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| Government | |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | Third District of Iloilo |
| Barangays | 46 |
| Income Class: | 3rd class; partially urban |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Mayor | Jaime E. Esmeralda |
| Official Website | http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/igbaras-iloilo |
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| Area | 54.32 km² |
| Population | 27,000 394.3/km² |
| Coordinates | 10° 52' 58.8" N, 122° 28' 58.8" E |
Igbaras is a 3rd class[1] municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,878 people in 5,559 households.[2]
Attractions include the Igbarasnon Idol, Mount Napulak, the Nadsadjan Falls, Lagsakan Falls, Timapok Falls, Guiritsan Falls, Sampanan Falls, Bat Cave, Igcabugao Cave, Bais Cave and the Pakuyang sa Tangyan festival, Rafflesia the world's largest flower can be found here.
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[edit] Barangays
Igbaras is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.[1]
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[edit] History
American soldiers water tortured Igbaras leaders then burned the village to the ground during the Philippine-American War[3]
Igbaras has the distinction of having the first congressman elected to Congress in 1925-1928 in the person of Don Eugenio Ealdama, and the delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention, Don Mariano Ezpeleta who later served as Consul-General and ambassador to several countries.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Igbaras - National Statistical Coordination Board
- ^ 2000 Census report for Iloilo - National Statistics Office
- ^ Testimony of Charles S. Riley during the 1902 Lodge Committee
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