District Representative:
Municipality | Classification | Land Area (Has.) | No. of Barangays | Population (2020 Census) |
Distance from the City (kms) |
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Cabatuan | Second | 8,248 | 68 | 61,110 | 24.2 |
Mina | Fifth | 4,335 | 22 | 24,042 | 44.0 |
Pototan | First | 9,131 | 50 | 78,298 | 29.0 |
Maasin | Third | 15,658 | 50 | 38,461 | 29.5 |
Janiuay | First | 17,910 | 60 | 66,786 | 29.0 |
Badiangan | Fourth | 7,750 | 31 | 27,056 | 39.0 |
Lambunao | First | 24,692 | 73 | 81,236 | 48.0 |
Calinog | First | 23,280 | 59 | 62,853 | 59.3 |
Bingawan | Fifth | 8,500 | 14 | 16,164 | 68.0 |
Visits to its destinations makes good day trips. The West Visayas State University-College of Agricultural and Forestry, Lambunao campus in Barangay Jayubo is a 2.5 hectare agri-eco park and a rescue and captive breeding center of prominent waterfalls amidst majestic trees and flora endemic to the area. The indigenous people of Lambunao, the Bukidnons ,occupy the higher mountain area of the municipality and are known for its variety and richness of its Binanog dance enhance by colorful costumes and complex gong-bamboo musical accompaniment.
One of the main players in Badiagan’s backyard industries is weaving. It became a popular income-generating activity in the communitySawali-making or interwoven of strips coming from smaller variety of the bamboo plant that is used for walling is a livelihood source in Maasin. Pototan is popularly known as the Rice Granary of Panay with its 6,414 hectares from its land area is devoted for planting rice with its best varieties.
The lakatan, considered to be the elite of the banana varieties are grown on huge plantations in Lambunao. Numerous jeepneys run daily from this terminal to the municipalities of Maasin, Lambunao,Leon and Calinog. Vans and buses are also available to get to Calinog at the PAVIA PEOPLE TERMINAL in Barangay Ungka-II, Pavia.Iloilo.
After about 20 mins. travel from this this terminal you come to the oldest existing golf course in Iloilo built in 1907. There are several jeepneys from this terminal to the municipalities of Cabatuan, New Lucena,Janiuay, Badiangan and Inca Lambunao daily. Vans also run several times daily to Lambunao and Calinog at the ILOILO-BUS-JEEPNEY TERMINAL fronting Christ the King Memorial Park in Jaro, Iloilo City.