Leon, officially the Municipality of Leon (, , ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Iloilo
Iloilo ( ; ), officially the Province of Iloilo (; ; ; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Iloilo City, the regional center of Western Visayas and politically independen ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,990 people.
It is known as the "Vegetable Basket of Iloilo Province" due to its supply of asparagus, cabbages, baguio beans, sayote, eggplants, carrots and other vegetables.
A popular tourist attraction in the municipality is the
Bucari Mountain Range, which is known as the ''Summer Capital of Iloilo'' and ''Vegetable Garden of Iloilo''.
Geography
Leon has a total land area of of which 276.16 hectares is classified as an urban area and 13,728.84 hectares as rural land. It is from
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines, located on the southeastern coast of th ...
and from
Alimodian.
Barangays
Leon is politically subdivided into 85
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
* Agboy Norte
* Agboy Sur
* Agta
* Ambulong
* Anonang
* Apian
* Avanzada
* Awis
* Ayabang
* Ayubo
* Bacolod
* Baje
* Banagan
* Barangbang
* Barasan
* Bayag Norte
* Bayag Sur
* Binolbog
* Biri Norte
* Biri Sur
* Bobon
*
Bucari
* Buenavista
* Buga
* Bulad
* Bulwang
* Cabolo-an
* Cabunga-an
* Cabutongan
* Cagay
* Camandag
* Camando
* Cananaman
* Capt. Fernando
* Carara-an
* Carolina
* Cawilihan
* Coyugan Norte
* Coyugan Sur
* Danao
* Dorog
* Dusacan
* Gines
* Gumboc
* Igcadios
* Ingay
* Isian Norte
* Isian Victoria
* Jamog Gines
* Lanag
* Lang-og
* Ligtos
* Lonoc
* Lampaya
* Magcapay
* Maliao
* Malublub
* Manampunay
* Marirong
* Mina
* Mocol
* Nagbangi
* Nalbang
* Odong-odong
* Oluangan
* Omambong
* Paoy
* Pandan
* Panginman
* Pepe
*
Poblacion
* Paga
* Salngan
* Samlague
* Siol Norte
* Siol Sur
* Tacuyong Norte
* Tacuyong Sur
* Tagsing
* Talacuan
* Ticuan
* Tina-an Norte
* Tina-an Sur
* Tunguan
* Tu-og
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Leon, Iloilo, was 51,990 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
Municipal Government Website*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Iloilo
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