Iloilo City
| Iloilo City | ||
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| Highly Urbanized City | ||
| City of Iloilo | ||
From top, left to right: Calle Real (Royal Street) – Iloilo's historic city center, The Customs House of Iloilo (Casa de Aduana de Iloilo) and Muelle Loney (Loney Dock), Saint Anne Church of Molo (Iglesia de Sta. Ana) , Smallville Commercial Complex in Mandurriao District, Nelly Garden, and the Arroyo Fountain (Fuente Arroyo) and (Casa Real de Iloilo) Iloilo Royal House - The old provincial capitol
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| Nickname(s): "Most Loyal and Noble City" (La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad) "City of Love" "The (Original) Queen's City of the South" |
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 Map of Iloilo showing the location of Iloilo City |
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 Iloilo City
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| Coordinates: 10°43′N 122°34′E / 10.72°N 122.57°ECoordinates: 10°43′N 122°34′E / 10.72°N 122.57°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | |
| Province | Iloilo (geographically only) | |
| Legislative district | Lone district of Iloilo City | |
| Founded | 1581 (as La Villa Rica de Arévalo) | |
| Cityhood | 5 October 1889 (Royal decree) | |
| Reestablished | July 16, 1937 | |
| Barangays | 180 | |
| City geographical districts | ||
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jed Patrick E. Mabilog (Liberal) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Jose S. Espinosa III (NUP) | |
| • City Representatives | Geronimo "Jerry" P. Treñas (Liberal) | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 78.34 km2 (30.25 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,105.53 km2 (426.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • City | 447,992 | |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 946,146 | |
| • Metro density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Ilonggo (masculine)/Ilongga (feminine) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 5000 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)33 | |
| Income class | 1st class city; highly urbanized | |
| Languages | Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Kinaray-a, Filipino, English | |
| Website | www |
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Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Iloilo; Karay-a: Syudad kang/ka Iloilo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo; Spanish: Ciudad de Iloílo), is a highly urbanized city on southeastern tip of Panay island in the Philippines. It is the capital city of the province of Iloilo where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent from it. In addition, it is the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area, as well as the regional center of the Western Visayas region. In the 2015 census, Iloilo City had a population of 447,992, with a 1.02% population annual growth rate. For the metropolitan area, the total population is 946,146.
Iloilo City is bordered by the towns of Oton in the west, Pavia in the north, Leganes in the northeast and the Iloilo Strait in its eastern and southern coastline. The city was a conglomeration of former towns, which are now the geographical districts consisting of: Jaro (an independent city before), Molo, La Paz, Mandurriao, Villa Arevalo and Iloilo City Proper. The district of Lapuz, a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008.
According to ancient legends, some of the inhabitants of Panay island were originally from other islands, including Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumatra. Panay might be named after the kingdom of Pannai which is located in Sumatra, since i and y are interchangeable in Spanish. Proof for this is corroborated by linguistic evidence or it may as well be as a shortening of the Ati word, "Ananipay".
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