Igbaras, Iloilo
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| Municipality of Igbaras | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | First District of Iloilo |
| Barangays | 46 |
| Income class | 3rd class; partially urban |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Mayor | Jaime E. Esmeralda |
| Official website | http://www.igbaras.gov.ph |
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| Area | 54.32 km² |
| Population
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29,417 |
| 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 2007 census, it has a population of 29,417 people. It is bounded by the Municipality of Guimbal to the southeast, Municipality of Miag-ao to the southwest, Municipality of Tubungan to the northeast and the province of Antique to the northwest.
Igbaras celebrates its town fiesta on May 22 in honor of Sta. Rita de Cascia. Points of interest include the remains 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 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[2]
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] Former Mayors
- Don Flor Evidente (1919-1922)
- Lucas Gentica (1922-1925)
- Julian Bucoy Saavedra (1925-1931)
- Justo Estrella (1931-1938)
- Gerardo Escaba (1938-1941)
- Toribio Melliza (1941-1945, 1961-1964)
- Perfecto Saavedra (1945-1955)
- Ricardo Ealdama (1955-1961)
- Atty. Daniel Esmeralda (1964-1977)
- Vicente E. Perez (1977-1985)
- Wilfredo C. Uy (1986-1992)
- Fruto J. Saavedra (1992-2001)
- Jaime Esmeralda, MD (2001-present)
[edit] Trivia
- Igbaras is most commonly mistaken with the similar sounding and more widely known province of Guimaras.
- 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.
- 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.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Igbaras - National Statistical Coordination Board
- ^ Testimony of Charles S. Riley during the 1902 Lodge Committee
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