Igbaras, Iloilo

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Igbaras


sealfile = Igbarasnetsmallogo.jpg
locatormapfile = Ph_locator_iloilo_igbaras.png caption = Map of Iloilo showing the location of Igbaras.
region = Western Visayas (Region VI)
province = Iloilo
founded = 1919
districts = First District of Iloilo
barangays = 46
class = 3rd class; partially urban
mayor = Jaime E. Esmeralda
vice mayor = Jose Edmund Geroy Esporas
website = [http://www.igbaras.gov.ph http://www.igbaras.gov.ph]
areakm2 = 54.32
pop2000 = 27,000+
popden2000 = 394.3
coordinates = 10° 52' 58.8" N, 122° 28' 58.8" E

Igbaras is a 3rd class [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=063021000&regcode=06&provcode=30 Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Igbaras] - National Statistical Coordination Board] municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,878 people in 5,559 households. [http://www.census.gov.ph/census2000/p063000.html 2000 Census report for Iloilo] - National Statistics Office]

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.

Barangays

Igbaras is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.

* Alameda * Amorogtong * Anilawan * Bagacay * Bagacayan * Bagay * Balibagan * Barasan * Binanua-an * Boclod * Buenavista * Buga * Bugnay * Calampitao * Cale * Corucuan

* Catiringan * Igcabugao * Igpigus * Igtalongon * Indaluyon * Jovellar * Kinagdan * Lab-on * Lacay Dol-Dol * Lumangan * Lutungan * Mantangon * Mulangan * Pasong * Passi

* Pinaopawan * Barangay 1 Poblacion * Barangay 2 Poblacion * Barangay 3 Poblacion * Barangay 4 Poblacion * Barangay 5 Poblacion * Barangay 6 Poblacion * Riro-an * San Ambrosio * Santa Barbara * Signe * Tabiac * Talayatay * Taytay * Tigbanaba

History

American soldiers water tortured Igbaras leaders then burned the village to the ground during the Philippine-American War [Testimony of Charles S. Riley during the 1902 Lodge Committee]

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.

Notes and references

Other links

* [http://www.igbaras.net IGBARAS.net website]
* [http://www.igbaras.com IGBARAS.com website]

External links

* [http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/igbaras-iloilo/ Official website of the Municipality of Igbaras, Iloilo]

Footnotes