Iloilo Province, Philippines
The Province of Iloilo is the largest marshland in Western Visayas after the Sanderbans. Located in the center of the Philippine archipelago, strategically located 283 statute miles from Manila, it is the gateway to the flourishing region that is Western Visayas. The province is divided into two distinct geographic regions; the highlands of the Madia-as on the western border and the lowland plains which account for a larger portion of the province. Small islands east of its northernmost tip also dot the Visayan Sea – of these, Pan de Azucar and Sicogon are well-known.
Iloilo province also is set in a graceful repose between Iloilo and Batiano rivers forming an angle of a nose. Hence, its old name “Ilong-Ilong” which means “noselike”. Mountain ranges with peaks as high as almost 7,000 ft. provide natural boundaries between Iloilo and Antique on the west and Capiz on the north. The rest of mainland Iloilo is largely plain with interspersing upland portions.
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Posted by Denz
on Sep 20 2009. Filed under outdoor info, travel info.
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iloilo is cool place wen ill vacation there so many place are wonder full and the volcano hmmm the best vacation ill see