La Paz, Iloilo City
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| La Paz District Distrito sang La Paz |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo |
| City | Iloilo City |
| Incorporated (as a district of Iloilo City) | July 16, 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jed Patrick Mabilog (Liberal) (Mayor of Iloilo City) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5000 |
| Area code(s) | 33 |
| Gentilic | Ilonggo |
| Patron Saint | Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje |
| Feast Day | May 24 |
La Paz is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, in the Philippine, on the island of Panay, in Western Visayas.[1] It was formerly known as "Ilawod" or "sea/wet land" together with Jaro which was referred to as "Ilaya" or "mountain/dry land".[2]
Before it became a district of Iloilo City, La Paz was at different times a separate town and a part of Jaro City, now the district of Jaro.
Its name, which translates from Spanish as "peace", is from its patron saint, Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje in Spanish, or in English Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.
La Paz Batchoy is dish named after the district
[edit] References
- ^ http://iloilocity.gov.ph/iloiloct2011wip/aboutiloilocity.php
- ^ History of Panay, Felix B. Regalado, Quintin B. Franco, Central Philippine University, 1973
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