Leganes | |
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Municipality of Leganes | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°47′N 122°35′E / 10.78°N 122.58°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1584 |
Chartered | 1858 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vicente P. Jaen II |
• Vice Mayor | Lyle L. Bartolome |
• Representative | Michael B. Gorriceta |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,332 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 32.20 km2 (12.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 34,725 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,145 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 139.4 million (2020), 59.26 million (2012), 63.22 million (2013), 73.37 million (2014), 82.57 million (2015), 92.44 million (2016), 103.6 million (2017), 115.5 million (2018), 125.7 million (2019), 16.92 million (2021), 204.7 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 365.1 million (2020), 123.3 million (2012), 132.6 million (2013), 149.6 million (2014), 164.6 million (2015), 192.5 million (2016), 243.1 million (2017), 287.5 million (2018), 328.3 million (2019), 410.8 million (2021), 536.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 105.3 million (2020), 47.01 million (2012), 54.45 million (2013), 56.05 million (2014), 56.66 million (2015), 62.89 million (2016), 72.7 million (2017), 78.92 million (2018), 91.16 million (2019), 110 million (2021), 146.2 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 86.88 million (2020), 58.72 million (2012), 66.74 million (2013), 71.53 million (2014), 68.06 million (2015), 69.37 million (2016), 87.51 million (2017), 101 million (2018), 89.29 million (2019), 90.47 million (2021), 123 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5003 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Karay-a Tagalog |
Website | www |
Leganes, officially the Municipality of Leganes (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Leganes, Tagalog: Bayan ng Leganes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,725 people.[3]
It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the capital Iloilo City. Like most Philippine towns that sprawl outward from the capital, is made up of houses, farms and light agricultural industry. The major thoroughfare runs right through the center of the town.
Leganes is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City.