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Cabatuan is a first class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.[2] According to the 2010 census by the National Statistics Office, it has a population of 54,950 people. It is described as a cultural and religious town in the heart of Panay Island, located along a branch of the Suage River about 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo province.
Cabatuan is mainly agricultural with 8,251.18 hectares (20,389.1 acres) of agricultural land. Certain crops are abundantly produced including rice, corn, sweet potato, taro, and cassava. Sugar cane, coffee, tropical fruits and vegetables, and coconut are also produced in certain areas. Cabatuananons also earn from livestock and poultry. Moreover, the land is also an excellent source of gravel and sand for the production of concrete.
The new Iloilo International Airport is located in Cabatuan; specifically in Barangay Tabucan, Barangay Gaub, Barangay Duyan-Duyan and Barangay Manguna, all in Cabatuan. The airport can be reached either from the Cabatuan access roads (Barangay Tabucan and Barangay Tiring, Cabatuan) or from the Pavia-Santa Barbara-Cabatuan (Barangay Duyan-Duyan, Cabatuan) access road