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Western Visayas (Hiligaynon: Kabisay-an Nakatundan; Tagalog: Kanlurang Kabisayaan; Filipino: Kanlurang Visayas) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. The region comprises the islands of Panay and Guimaras. It consists of five provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo on Panay, and the island ...
Eusebio Villanueva Building and Iloilo commercial heritage district marker.. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Western Visayas (Region VI) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
August 19, 2005 – The transfer of Palawan to Region VI is held in abeyance. [23] November 22, 2007 – Calapan is designated as the regional center of Region IV-B. [24] May 29, 2015 – The Negros Island Region (NIR) is created. Negros Occidental and Bacolod are transferred from Region VI, and Negros Oriental is removed from Region VII ...
Boracay Island is located 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) off the northwest corner of the mainland Panay and belongs to the province of Aklan in the Western Visayas region, or Region VI, of the Philippines. It is 50 kilometers (31 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Kalibo ; 150 kilometres (93 mi) northwest of the regional capital, Iloilo City ...
Guimaras ([ɡimaˈɾas]), officially the Province of Guimaras (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Guimaras; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Guimaras), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista.
Poverty incidence of Capiz 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 29.92 2009 28.96 2012 27.76 2015 11.72 2018 6.16 2021 6.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority With its 80-kilometer coastline and wide expanse of swampy lands easily converted into fishponds, Capiz is dubbed as the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines". It holds one of the richest fishing grounds and is a major contributor in the aquamarine ...
Visayas region is located in central Philippines, with a total land area of 71,503 km 2 (27,607 sq mi). It consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands, including Samar , Negros , Panay , Leyte , Cebu , Bohol , Guimaras , Biliran , Siquijor , Panaon and Bantayan .
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