Metro Iloilo–Guimaras

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Metropolitan Iloilo–Guimaras Kaulohan nga Iloilo–Guimaras Kalakhang Iloilo–Guimaras
Metropolitan area
Mandurriao District, Metro Iloilo Skyline
Seal
Map of Metro Iloilo–Guimaras (in red) including the province of Iloilo highlighted in light orange.
Coordinates: 10°43′N 122°34′E / 10.72°N 122.57°E / 10.72; 122.57Coordinates: 10°43′N 122°34′E / 10.72°N 122.57°E / 10.72; 122.57
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Iloilo and Guimaras
Area
• Total	1,288.71 km2 (497.57 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [1]
• Total	1,109,649
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
Languages	Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Filipino, English
Website	www.migedc.org.ph

The Iloilo–Guimaras Metropolitan Area or Metro Iloilo–Guimaras (MIG) (Hiligaynon: Kaulohan nga Iloílo–Guimarás; Filipino: Kalakhang Iloílo–Guimarás) was a metropolitan area encompassing the highly urbanized city of Iloilo City, the Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Pavia, the towns of Oton, Leganes, Santa Barbara, Cabatuan, San Miguel, Zarraga, and Dumangas, and the neighboring island province of Guimaras with its five municipalities of Jordan, Buenavista, Nueva Valencia, San Lorenzo and Sibunag. While some of the towns from the Province of Iloilo are also interested to join for the expansion of the Metro.

It was officially established on 28 August 2006^[2] under the Arroyo administration and had the sixth largest population and fifth largest area among Philippine metropolitan areas. It was disestablished in 2017 under the Duterte administration along with 10 other metropolitan areas in the country.

Cities and municipalities[]

It consisted of one highly urbanized city and eight municipalities in Iloilo Province and five municipalities in Guimaras Province.^[3]

Infrastructure developments[]

Roads[]

The Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue, Mc Arthur Drive, Cong. Narciso Monfort Boulevard, Gen. Luna Street, CJ Ramon Avancena Street, E. Lopez Street, Pres. Corazon C. Aquino Avenue, Iznart Street and Mulle Loney Drive are Metro Iloilo's major roads. The Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue was renovated and widened into an 8-lane road with bike lane and service road. It connects Iloilo City, Pavia, Santa Barbara and the Iloilo International Airport. There are two vehicular overpasses along General Luna Street, one at Infante Avenue and the other in front of the University of San Agustin and a planned new overpass at the crossroad of Sen. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue and President Corazon C. Aquino Avenue will soon be constructed.

Airport[]

Iloilo International Airport (Iloilo Airport) is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines. It opened its doors to commercial traffic on June 14, 2007 after a decade of planning and construction, replacing Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City proper which had been in service for over seventy years. As a result, the new airport inherited its IATA and ICAO airport codes, as well as its position as the fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines, from its predecessor. In addition to being the first airport in both Western Visayas and the island of Panay to be built to international standards, it is considered one of four international airports in the Visayas with international flights to Hong Kong and Singapore.

The new Iloilo International Airport is located in Cabatuan;^[4] specifically in Barangay Tabucan, Barangay Gaub, Barangay Duyan-Duyan and Barangay Manguna, all in Cabatuan. The airport can be reached either from the Cabatuan access roads (Barangay Tabucan and Barangay Tiring, Cabatuan) or from the Pavia-Santa Barbara-Cabatuan (Barangay Duyan-Duyan, Cabatuan) access road.^[4] The airport complex consists of a single runway, various administrative and maintenance buildings, waste sorting and water treatment facilities, a power generating station, a cargo terminal and a main passenger terminal. Its location on the Tomas Confesor Highway, a major highway transversing the island, makes the airport accessible from all parts of Iloilo and Panay by road, while its proximity to the currently defunct Panay Railways network could potentially link the airport to the rest of Panay by rail.

Seaport[]

The Port of Iloilo is the port serving the general area of Iloilo and the rest of Panay Island and Guimaras Island.

Iloilo Diversion Road

There are 5 seaports in Metro Iloilo, these are the Iloilo Ferry Port and Terminal Complex, Iloilo River Port and Terminal Complex, Iloilo Domestic Port and Terminal Complex, Dumangas Ro - Ro Port and Terminal Complex and The Iloilo Commercial Port Complex which is located on 20.8 hectares of reclaimed land. It has facilities that include 11,400 sq. meters of open space for operations, supplemented by a backup area of 97,000 sq. meters, a crane, rails of 348 lineal meters, roll-on/roll-off support, a freight station, and a 720 sq. meter passenger shed. The port complex is ideal for ships plying international routes having a berth length of 400 meters, a width of 26.26 meters and a berthing depth of 10.50 meters.

There are a number of shipping companies that use the Port of Iloilo, among them, the Aboitiz Shipping Company, Amigo Shipping Company, New Panay Shipping Company, Negros Navigation Company, Sulpicio Lines, William Lines, and Trans-Asia Shipping Lines. Fast ferries serve Iloilo-Bacolod routes eight times daily. Negros Navigation and Superferry dock to the city where it serves routes going to Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro City.

Fishing Port[]

The only fishing port complex in the Visayas, the Iloilo Fish Port Complex is located at the mouth of the Batiano River on a reclaimed 20.5 hectare land.

Public-transport terminals[]

Iloilo International Port

Iloilo City boast of 5 integrated transport terminals, these are the Northern Iloilo Integrated Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Tagbac, Jaro. The Central Line Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Ungka, Jaro. The Upland Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Mandurriao. The Souther Coast Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Mohon, Arévalo and the North Coastal Jeepney and Bus Terminal in Ingore, La Paz.

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