About Iloilo

QUICK FACTS ABOUT ILOILO

Province : Iloilo
Land Area : 466,342 ha. or 4,663sq.km.
Capital : Iloilo City
Municipalities : 42
Component City : 1 (Passi City)
See: ILOILO HISTORY

Source: http://www.globalpinoy.com

LOCATION
The Province of Iloilo is approximately 23.06% of the regional area and 1.55% of the total land area of the entire country. It occupies the southern and north eastern portion of Panay Island and is located centrally in Region VI, or the Western Visayas Region.

It is 238 statute miles south of Manila and could be reached forty five minutes to one hour by plane and an average of 18 hours by inter-island vessel from Manila. It is bordered and is defined by the Province of Capiz and Jintotolo Channel on the north, Panay Gulf and Iloilo Strait on the east, the Province of Antique on the west and Guimaras Strait on the south

CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
Dry from December to June. Wet from July November.
Annual rainfall is 2.357.70 mm. Average rainfall in five (5) years is 2.049.20 mm.

The whole province is dotted with long and narrow meandering rivers. Some of the large rivers are dammed either for irrigation purposes or for domestic water supplies.

TOPOGRAPHY
The topography of the province varies from flat lands and rolling hills to mountain peaks and ranges. The mountain ranges lie along the border between Iloilo and the provinces of Antique and Capiz, and roll down into the flat plain towards the coastal towns. Almost one third of the entire province is considered flat.

The whole province is dotted with long and narrow meandering rivers. Some of the large rivers are dammed either for irrigation purposes or for domestic water supplies.

DEMOGRAPHY AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
Total Population* – 2,290,822
Population Density (persons/ sq.m.) – 334
Population Growth Rates – 2.10%
No. of Households – 370,811
Average Houshold Size – 5.18
*Source: Iloilo Province Provincial Profile 2006

HUMAN RESOURCES
Iloilo has a very young population. Six out of ten (6 out of 10) belong to the under-30 age group. Iloilo’s educational institutions regularly produce 17,000 to 18,000 graduates every year for the labor pool. They are English-proficient, highly trainable and immersed in Western-oriented culture, making it ideal for service-oriented businesses, business processes outsourcing work, and jobs overseas.

Colleges and universities in Iloilo have an enrollment rate of 83,089 students annually or 44% of the whole Western Visyas, with 60% of these going to private schools. Between 17,000 – 18,000 students graduate every year with degrees in business (20%), medicine (20%), teaching (15%), maritime (11%), industrial technology (8%), information technology (7%), and engineering (5%).
Source: Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, Inc.

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
Elementary Schools*
Private – 105
Government – 1,028
Secondary Schools*
Private – 51
Government – 170
Tertiary Schools**
Private – 28
Government – 25
*Source: DepEd RVI
**Source: CHED RVI
See: ILOILO ACADEMIC INSTITUTION DIRECTORY

LITERACY
Literacy Rate – 92.8%

TOURISM STATISTICS
Tourist Arrival (2006)* – 361,225
Tourist Receipts (in millions, 2006) – 6,640.50
No. of Hotels – 23
No. of Pension Houses – 10
No. of Hospitals – 21
No. of Rooms – 1,620
See: ILOILO HOTEL DIRECTORY , ILOILO PENSION HOUSE DIRECTORY , ILOILO RESORTS
Source: DOT Region VI

INFRASTRUCTURE
ILOILO PORT PROFILE
Iloilo Port Area Old Foreign Pier – 17,000 sq.m.
River Wharf – 68,000 sq.m.
Iloilo Commercial Port Complex – 208,000 sq.m.
Back-up Area/ Commercial – 97,000 sq.m.

NEW ILOILO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
19 km north of Iloilo City in the suburbs of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
Runway – 2,500m x 45m

PEZA ACCREDITED SITES
•  Amigo Plaza Mall
•  SM City Iloilo
•  Robinsons Place Iloilo
•  Gaisano Capital Lapaz

DISTRICT COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
City Proper P12,000.00 – P40,000.00
Lapaz P15,000.00 – P18,000.00
Jaro P12,000.00 – P16,000.00
Molo P6,000.00 – P10,000.00
Mandurriao P4,000.00 – P6,000.00
Arevalo P4,000.00 – P6,000.00
Source: Iloilo Bankers Association

AVE. RATE OF LEASE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE (per m2/mo)
SM City P 600.00 – P 850.00
Marymart Mall P 300.00 – P 450.00
The Atrium P 250.00 – P 325.00
Robinsons P 550.00 – P 650.00
Gaisano City P 300.00 – P 500.00
JM Basa* P 10,000.00 – P 20,000.00
Warehouses** (for 80 – 100 m2) P1,000.00
*Per space/ month
**Near the ports

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS
•    Filinvest
•    Crown Asia
•    Fil – Estates
•    Sta. Lucia Realty
•    Megaworld (soon)

POWER SUPPLY
Provider: Panay Electric Company
and Panay Power
Total Capacity : 97 megawatts
Substation Capacity : 95 megawatts
Actual Peak Demand : 70.6 megawatts

POWER RATES (as of October 2007)
Classification     Generation Charge
(Ave. Rate/kWH)
Residential             8.7377
Intermediate           8.6777
Commercial           8.9240
Power                      8.7054
City Street Lights   8.8356
City Offices              8.7968
Other Government 8.9606

COST OF TELECOMMUNICATION
Installation Charge (Commercial)
PLDT P1,000.00
Globelines Free
Bayan Tel Cost of Handset

Monthly Recurring Rate (Commercial)
PLDT P716.16
Globelines P560.00
Bayan Tel P599.00 – P699.00
All capable of providing fiber optic, copper and microwave T1 and E1 lines.

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