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Panay island is the sixth largest island in the Philippines by area, with a total land area of 12,011 km 2 (4,637 sq mi). [1] Mount Madja-as is the highest point in Panay with an elevation of 2,117 metres (6,946 ft) above sea level, [ 2 ] located in town of Culasi in the northern province of Antique.
The region comprises the islands of Panay and Guimaras. It consists of five provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo on Panay, and the island province of Guimaras. The region also includes one highly urbanized city, Iloilo City, which is the largest city and serves as the regional center. [3]
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.
Iloilo spreads out with its location in a plain land in south eastern side of Panay Island. It is bounded in the south east side by Iloilo-Guimaras Strait and Guimaras Island which makes the city as a natural harbor for ships. The two main rivers of Iloilo and Batiano snakes through the city and empties out of the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait.
The Iloilo–Capiz–Aklan Expressway (ICAEX), also known as the Panay Expressway, is a proposed 4-lane, 210-kilometer (130 mi), full-access controlled toll expressway on the island of Panay in the Philippines. It will comprise elevated roadways, viaducts, a tunnel, and a long-span bridge.
Antique is one of the six provinces comprising Western Visayas or Region VI, and one of the four provinces on the island of Panay. The province, with a total land area of 2,729.17 square kilometres (1,053.74 sq mi), [18] is an elongated stretch of land occupying the entire western side of the island. It is bounded by the rugged central ...
The church is best known for its 10.4 ton bell popularly called dakong lingganay (big bell). The bell was cast by Don Juan Reina who settled in Iloilo in 1868. Reina, who was the town dentist, was also noted for being a metal caster and smith. The bell was cast in Panay from 70 sacks of coins donated by the townspeople. The bell was completed ...
Passi claims the moniker "The Sweet City at The Heart of Panay" being the beating heart-shaped center of Panay, with a rich history in rice, pineapple and sugarcane. It holds the distinction of being the only component city in the province of Iloilo, and ranks as the largest in terms of land area and income, and second only to Oton in ...