Iloilo River

Iloilo River
View of the Iloilo River looking towards the Iloilo Provincial Capitol (right)
Iloilo River is located in Visayas
Iloilo River
Iloilo River mouth
Iloilo River is located in Philippines
Iloilo River
Iloilo River (Philippines)
Native nameSubâ sang Iloilo (Hiligaynon)
Location
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
City/municipality
Physical characteristics
SourceIloilo-Batiano River Basin
 • locationOton
MouthIloilo Strait
 • location
Iloilo City
 • coordinates
10°41′34″N 122°35′05″E / 10.69278°N 122.58472°E / 10.69278; 122.58472
Length26.4 km (16.4 mi)[1]
Basin size82.5 sq.kilometres (31.8 sq. miles)
Basin features
ProgressionIloilo River – Iloilo Strait

The Iloilo River is an estuary river located in the province of Iloilo, in Western Visayas, Philippines. The river starts in Oton at the Batiano estuary, then traverses through the Iloilo City districts of Arevalo, Molo, Mandurriao, La Paz, Lapuz, and the City Proper, before emptying into the Iloilo Strait.

As an estuary, the river level fluctuates with the tides. This flow brings in nutrients from the sea, which makes the Iloilo River a nursery for fish species such as bangus and tilapia. The banks of the river are home to 22 of the country's 35 mangrove species, as well as the rare metapenaeus insolitus.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Iloilo River Protection". www.riversnetwork.org. Rivers Network. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.