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Igbaras
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| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | ||
| Province | Iloilo | ||
| District | First District of Iloilo | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Barangays | 46 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jose Vicente Escorpion Jr. | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Jaime Esmeralda, MD | ||
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| • Total | 54.32 km2 (21 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 29,417 | ||
| • Density | 541.6/km2 (1,402.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 5029 | ||
| Income class | 3rd class; partially urban | ||
| Website | http://www.igbaras.ph | ||
Igbaras is a 3rd class[1] municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 29,417 people.
Igbaras celebrates its town fiesta on May 22 in honor of Sta. Rita de Cascia. The town has many points of interest including the ruins of the old church belfry, Mount Napulak, Bahi-Bahi, 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 also be found here.
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Igbaras is located at the southwestern part of Iloilo. It is situated between the coordinates of 122.2650’ longitude, and 10.7167’ latitude. It is 33 km away from Iloilo City and 28km away from Iloilo International Airport.
Igbaras is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.[1] Alameda was formerly known as Bukaw.[2]
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As a result of the implementation of Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria's decree on giving Filipinos with Spanish surnames in 1849, inhabitants of Igbaras during that time were interestingly apportioned with surnames starting mostly with the letter E.
Igbaras was fused with Guimbal in 1902 until the American regime made it a separate town on January 1, 1919. Don Flor Evidente became the first municipal mayor.
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.
The name Igbaras comes from a combination of two words, "ig" or "tig" which means "plenty of" or "season of", and "baras" which means "sand". Thus Igbaras means "plenty of sand" which alludes to the nearby sandy river. Igbaras is most commonly mistaken with the similar sounding and more widely known province of Guimaras.
People from Igbaras speak Kinaray-a, a language associated with Antique province. However, Hiligaynon is understood by everyone and widely spoken in the town proper.
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