Leon, officially the Municipality of Leon (, , ), is a

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in the

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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 ...

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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 Bucari is a barangay in the municipality of Leon, Iloilo, Philippines. It is a popular tourist destination in the province known for its cool climate and highland attractions, and often regarded as the summer capital of Iloilo and "little Baguio. ...

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 Alimodian, officially the Municipality of Alimodian (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,722 people. Nicknamed as the ''Banana Capital of Iloilo, According to ...

Barangays

Leon is politically subdivided into 85

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. * 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 *

* 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 *

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* 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
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Philippine Census Information

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