Concepcion | |
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Municipality of Concepcion | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°12′N 123°06′E / 11.2°N 123.1°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 5th district |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Milliard S. Villanueva |
• Vice Mayor | Jovelyn O. Estrada |
• Representative | Raul C. Tupas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 28,525 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 86.12 km2 (33.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Highest elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,633 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,191 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 185 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 330.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 150.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 105.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5013 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Concepcion, officially the Municipality of Concepcion (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Concepcion, Tagalog: Bayan ng Concepcion), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,633 people.[3]
It was the capital of the Comandancia de Concepcion, a unit equivalent to a sub-province headed by a Corregidor, before it was merged with the Province of Iloilo.