Iloilo's 2nd congressional district | |
---|---|
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
![]() Boundary of Iloilo's 2nd congressional district in Iloilo | |
![]() Location of Iloilo within the Philippines | |
Province | Iloilo |
Region | Western Visayas |
Population | 313,112 (2015)[1] |
Electorate | 181,669 (2016)[2] |
Major settlements | 8 LGUs
|
Area | 606.88 kmĀ² |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1907 |
Representative | Michael B. Gorriceta |
Political party | Nacionalista |
Congressional bloc | Majority |
Iloilo's 2nd congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the municipalities of Alimodian, Leganes, Leon, New Lucena, Pavia, San Miguel, Santa Barbara and Zarraga. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Michael B. Gorriceta of the Nacionalista Party (NP).[4]