Concepcion, Iloilo

Concepcion
Municipality of Concepcion
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Concepcion is located in Philippines
Concepcion
Concepcion
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°12′N 123°06′E / 11.2°N 123.1°E / 11.2; 123.1
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
District 5th district
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMilliard S. Villanueva
 • Vice MayorJovelyn O. Estrada
 • RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate28,525 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
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Households
11,191
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
32.50
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 185 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 330.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 150.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 105.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5013
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)33
Native languagesHiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog
Websitewww.concepcion.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Concepcion | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.