Country Philippines Barangays ZIP code 5026 Province Iloilo | Legislative district 2nd district of Iloilo Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 140.2 km² Dialling code 33 | |
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Region Western Visayas (Region VI) | ||
Leon iloilo a beautiful town in iloilo province philippines
Leon is a second class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. Located in the southwestern part of Iloilo Province, it is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Iloilo City. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 49,875 people.
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- Leon iloilo a beautiful town in iloilo province philippines
- Map of Leon Iloilo Philippines
- Bucari leon iloilo to province of capiz
- Barangays
- Demographics
- References
Map of Leon, Iloilo, Philippines
It has a total land area of 14,020 hectares (34,600 acres) of which 276.16 hectares is classified as an urban area and 13,728.84 hectares as rural land. It is bounded by the municipalities of Alimodian in the north, San Miguel in the east, Tigbauan and Tubungan in the south, and San Remegio, Antique, in the west.
It is known as the "Vegetable Basket of Iloilo Province" due to its supply of asparagus, cabbages, baguio beans, sayote, eggplants, carrots and other vegetables.
A popular tourist attraction in the municipality is the Bucari Mountain Range, which is known as the Summer Capital of Iloilo and Vegetable Garden of Iloilo.
Bucari leon iloilo to province of capiz
Barangays
Leon is politically subdivided into 85 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Leon, Iloilo, was 49,875 people, with a density of 360 inhabitants per square kilometre or 930 inhabitants per square mile.