Western Visayas - Provinces and Independent Cities

Provinces and Independent Cities

Province/City Capital Population
(2010)		 Area
(km²)		 Pop. density
(per km²)
Aklan Kalibo 535,725 1,817.9 294.7
Antique San Jose de Buenavista 546,031 2,522.0 216.5
Capiz Roxas City 719,685 2,633.2 273.3
Guimaras Jordan 162,943 604.7 269.5
Iloilo Iloilo City 1,805,576 4,719.4 382.6
Negros Occidental Bacolod City 2,396,039 7,926.1 302.3
Bacolod City — 511,820 161.5 3169.2
Iloilo City — 424,619 56.0 7582.5

Notes:

  • On 23 May 2005, Executive Order 429 ordered Palawan and Puerto Princesa City transferred from Region IV-B to Region VI. But on 19 August 2005, Administrative Order 129 ordered the transfer held in abeyance.
  • c Bacolod City and Iloilo City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Negros Occidental and Iloilo respectively.

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