Miagao
| Municipality of Miagao | |||
| Location of miagao in the province of Iloilo | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Western Visayas | ||
| Province : | Iloilo | ||
| Barangays : | 119 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Iloilo | ||
| PSGC : | 063030000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 67,565 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 430.9 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 156.80 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 39 ' N , 122 ° 14' E | ||
| Postal code : | 5023 | ||
| Website: | Homepage of Miagao | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Miagao ( Filipino : Bayan ng Miagao , Hiligaynon : Sangguniang Bayan Miagao ) is a metropolitan area municipality in the province Iloilo on the island of Panay in the Philippines . It has 67,565 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who live in 119 barangays . It belongs to the first income bracket of the communities in the Philippines and is described as partially urban .
geography
Miagao is located on the south coast of Panay Island, on the coast of the Panay Gulf . The capital of the province, Iloilo City , is about 40 km northeast of the municipality and can be reached from there by bus or jeepney via the coastal road . The neighboring communities are San Joaquin in the west, Igbaras in the northeast and Guimbal in the east. The topography of the municipality is determined by a gently rolling landscape that merges into the Central Panay Mountains in the north .
Attractions
In the parish is the Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, which since 1993 together three other churches, under the title Baroque Churches in the Philippines , have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage .
Barangays
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