Guimaras | |
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  .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) (clockwise from top) Guimaras island satellite image in 2016, Guisi Beach, Guisi Lighthouse ruins, Balaan Bukid way of the Cross, and Navalas Church | |
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| Nickname: Mango Capital of the Philippines | |
.svg) Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 10°34′N 122°35′E / 10.57°N 122.58°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Spanish Settlement | 1581 |
| Founded | May 22, 1992 |
| Capital | Jordan |
| Largest Municipality | Buenavista |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava (NUP) |
| • Vice Governor | John Edward G. Gando (PDP) |
| • Representative | Maria Lucille L. Nava (PDP) |
| • Legislature | Guimaras Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 604.57 km2 (233.43 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 77th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 187,842 |
| • Rank | 74th out of 81 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 28th out of 81 |
| Demonym | Guimarasnon |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 98 |
| • Districts | Legislative district of Guimaras |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 5044–5048 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-GUI |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 4th class |
| GDP (2022) | ₱16.13 billion $275.2 million [3] |
| Growth rate |  9% |
| Website | guimaras |
Guimaras ([ɡimaˈɾas]), officially the Province of Guimaras (Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Guimaras; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Guimaras), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista. The province is situated in Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros. To the northwest is the city and province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental. The whole island is part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, one of the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines.
The province consists primarily of Guimaras Island, and also includes Inampulugan, Guiwanon (or Guiuanon), Panobolon, Natunga, Nadulao, and many surrounding islets.[4]
Guimaras, formerly known as Himal-os, was a sub-province of Iloilo until it was made an independent province on May 22, 1992.
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)". openstat.psa.gov.ph. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Official map of province Archived May 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Province of Guimaras