Estancia, Iloilo

Estancia
Municipality
Municipality of Estancia
Seal
Etymology: its name came from the Spanish word "estancia" (ranch) because it was a part of the wide ranch of Don Felipe Aguilar.
Motto(s):  " Kusog Uswag Estancia "
Map of Iloilo with Estancia highlighted
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Estancia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°27′N 123°09′E / 11.45°N 123.15°E / 11.45; 123.15Coordinates: 11°27′N 123°09′E / 11.45°N 123.15°E / 11.45; 123.15
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	5th district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Melina D. Requinto
• Vice Mayor	Mary Lynn N. Mosqueda
• Representative	Raul C. Tupas
• Municipal Council	Members Rey D. Bataga Rowena A. Placencia Melbert D. Requinto Alain Ross B. Sumile Danilo T. Bataga Rene D. Aclaro Jesus D. Andreo Bobby B. Gadayan
• Electorate	32,895 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	53,200
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
• Households	11,102
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.98% (2015)[4]
• Revenue	₱175,019,766.73 (2020)
• Assets	₱298,245,182.89 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱128,008,644.02 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱86,592,402.08 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5017
PSGC	063019000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Hiligaynon Capiznon Tagalog
Website	www.estancia.gov.ph

Estancia (ɛsˈtanʃa), officially the Municipality of Estancia (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Estancia, Tagalog: Bayan ng Estancia), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,200 people. ^[3]

Estancia is located in the northern part of the province and is 131 kilometres (81 mi) from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) from Roxas City.

History[]

Estancia was originally a ranch for a wealthy Spaniard named Rodrigo who married a local woman. Estancia is not known for its agricultural products nor livestock but rather for its location as it is adjacent to Carles' impressive marine resources. Estancia has a fishport and a pier - these being one of the most developed in Northern Visayas, a banking industry, cable television, a hospital (adjacent only, that belongs to the Municipality of Balasan) and resorts.

Estancia is known around the country as a center for commercial fishing, so much so that it shares to carries the name Alaska of the Philippines. The name “Alaska of the Philippines” reflects back from early 1900s up to pre-World War II when major commercial fishing activities was within Carles fishing ground and small portion of Estancia water territory, with bountiful catches, running out place to process and preserve their catch ended up rotting by beaches. Commercial fishing boats from Cebu, Capiz, Samar, Leyte, Masbate, and Negros came to Carles to fish. As a testament to its location adjacent to Carles' bountiful marine resources. The reason for this is that Carles lies in the Visayan Sea triangle, an imaginary triangle extending from the provinces of Iloilo, Negros, Cebu, Samar, and Masbate. This triangle is a part of the "Sulu-Sulawesi Triangle" of the Sulu Sea and neighboring Indonesia where a large concentration of marine organisms coupled with climate conditions support a massive marine ecosystem. Various commercial species are harvested along Carles' waters, namely mackerel, barracuda, sardines, shad, pompano, grouper, squid, cuttlefish, shrimp, prawns, shells, seaweed and others, these all are catches from Carles' water territory and brought to fishports of Estancia and Bancal, Carles.

The method predominantly used are purse seining, trawling and gill netting as these are suited for the relatively shallow waters (up to 60 fathoms) of the Visayan Sea.

However, as of recent years, pollution, heavy overfishing, and irresponsible fishing practices have slowly diminished the once abundant fish stocks of Estancia, and now problems like diminishing catches and unpredictable weather are beginning to surface. These factors have raised awareness in the government as well as the private sector and currently an artificial reef is off the shore of Brgy. Paon in an attempt to provide juvenile fish with shelter in hopes of restocking these once populous waters. For now, Estancia is experiencing influx of investments as Gaisano Grand put up their first mall in the 5th District of Iloilo, also Prince Hypermart and some mall like CityMall shows interests to come in.

Barangays[]

Estancia is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. ^[5]

Climate[]

Demographics[]

In the 2020 census, the population of Estancia, Iloilo, was 53,200 people, ^[3] with a density of 1,800 inhabitants per square kilometre or 4,700 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[]

Natural disasters[]

Typhoon Haiyan[]

Parts of Estancia were heavily damaged by Typhoon Haiyan. The roof of Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC: Estancia) was completely torn off. Estancia Central School was also hit by the said typhoon and almost all of the classrooms were totally damaged. The Principal (Dr. Gerry J. Tingson) of the said school with his utmost will is now trying to restore the damages caused by typhoon Haiyan through national and foreign aid.^[17] Other partsof the town that suffered damage included the market and the port.^[18]

Media[]

• 91.5 Radyo Natin / Hot FM
• 106.7 Radyo Natin / Hearts FM
• List of Radio & Television Station in Iloilo

References[]

External links[]

• Estancia Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code/ Iloilo/ Estancia
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System