Region 6 Basic Geography

Western Visayas
• Is one of the regions of the Philippines,
designated as Region VI.
• It consists of 6 province and 16 cities making it
the region with the highest number of cities.
• Iloilo City is the regional center.
• Is composed of six provinces and the highly
urbanized cities of Bacolod and Iloilo.
• Typically western Visayas is found on the west
part of the major island of the Philippines which is
Visayas it is surrounded by water.

AKLAN
( Home of Abaca and Piña Fiber )

AKLAN
The Capital is
KALIBO
• Total Land Area : 1,853 sq. km.
• Oldest Province of the Philippines
• High Geographic Diversity
• Endemic Species in the Philippines
are found in the province
• Main inhabitants of the is the
AKLANON
• Most prominent dialect are
AKEANON, MALAYNON and
BURUANGANON
• Aklan has a total of 327 barangays,
17 municipalites

Natural Resources of AKLAN
Agriculture, fishery and forestry are
currently the dominant economic
activities in the province of Aklan. A
total of 85,437.92 hectares are
devoted to agriculture. These are
planted mostly to rootcrops, rice
and coconuts.

AKLAN Tourist Attraction
• Boracay
• Island in Malay, Aklan
• Boracay is a small island in the central
Philippines. It's known for its resorts
and beaches. Along the west coast,
White Beach is backed by palm trees,
bars and restaurants. On the east
coast, strong winds make Bulabog
Beach a hub for water sports. Nearby,
the observation deck on Mount Luho
offers panoramic views over the island.
Offshore, coral reefs and shipwrecks
are home to diverse marine life.

PANDAN HILLS NEW WASHINGTON
PAGATPAT MANGROOVE
PARK HACIENDA MARIA

BAKHAWAN ECO PARKMALAY ECO PARK
ARIEL’S POINT
HINUGTAN BEACH

CULTURE AND TRADITION
• From the historical point of view
as far is tradition is concerned,
the Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival in
honor of the Sto. Niño is a pagan
festival raised to the level of
Christianity where human
established customs and traditio
ns were transformed in a
collective display of faith.

ANTIQUE
( Were Mountain meet the Sea )

ANTIQUE
The Capital is
San Jose De Buenavista
• Total Land Area 2,729.sq. km²
• Located in the western portion of Panay Island and borders
Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo to the east, whilst facing the Sulu Sea to
the west
• The province was known as Hantík, the local name for the large
black ants found on the island. The Spanish chroniclers,
influenced by the French, recorded the region's name as
Hantique, which was then read as 'antique (silent 'h'). The locals
then pronounced the name into its present name "Antique"
• It was one of the three districts of Panay before the Spanish
colonizers arrive
• formely known as ‘’HANTIK’’
• Negritos of the ‘’Atis’’ were believe to be the earliest people who
settled in the island of panay
• They have their own distinct language called the ‘’Kinara
• Antique has total of 590 barangays and 18 municipalities

Natural Resources of
ANTIQUE
The main industry in the province.
Rice is particularly its primary
crop.Antique has its own Fishery,
Livestock and poutry sectors . Its main
product that are shipped out of the
province to other centers in the
country include rice, muscovado
sugar, fruits and vegetable, copra and
seaweeds. It also exports
manufactured items and handicrafts.
There are a handful of mining facilities
that exploit mineral resources in the
province like marble, coal, gold,
copper,gemstones, ang limestone

ANTIQUE Tourist Attraction
SIBALOM NATURAL PARK
MALALISON ISLAND

NOGAS ISLAND MALUMPATI COLD SPRING
SECO ISLAND IGPASUNGAW FALLS

BUGANG RIVER
BUGTONG BATO
FALLS
ANTIQUE RICE
TERRECES
KAYAK IN

• The Binirayan Festival
commemorates the legend of the
arrival of the ten Bornean datus on
the island of Aninipay now known
as Panay. (See the legend
of Maragtas.) As Governor Evelio B.
Javier, the Father of Binirayan
Festival, reminded the Antiqueños
during the earlier celebrations, "let
us gather the strands and memories
of our past, as we look back with
pride, that we may look ahead with
confidence to Antique tomorrow.

CAPIZ
( Seafood Capital of the Philippines )

CAPIZ
The Capital is
ROXAS CITY
• Total Land Area 2,594.64 square kilometres (1,001.80 sq
mi)
• Capiz is known for the Placuna placenta oyster shell that
has the same name locally and is used for decoration, and
for making lampshades, trays, window doors. The province
is known as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines
• The birth place of former President Roxas.
• Known for the Mother-of-Pearl shell
• Aeta, Negritos and Mundo tribe inhabited the province of
capiz
• Became the second Spanish Settlement afte cebu
• Located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island,
bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the
south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Dubbed
as the “Seafood Capital of the Philippines”, Capiz boasts of
its 80-kilometer coastline and wide expanse of swampy lands
easily converted into fishponds. It holds one of the richest
fishing grounds and a major contributor in the aquamarine
industry of the Philippines.

CAPIZ
Capiz is dubbed as the "Seafood
Capital of the
Philippines".Farming and fishing
are the primary sources of
income for the people. The
combined natural bounty of land
and sea sustain a vibrant food
industry. Primary agricultural raw
products are rice, corn, coconut,
sugarcane, banana and cut
flower.

CAPIZ Tourist Attraction
• When Capiz town became a city in
1951, it was renamed Roxas after
its greatest son, President Manuel
Acuña Roxas. The city sits at the
base of mangrove forests and
aquaculture ponds that fan out to
the sea, supplying an abundance
of marine life that make it the self-
proclaimed “Seafood Capital of the
Philippines”. It’s also called the
“Venice of the Visayas” after the
Panay River that cuts through the
town center surrounded by some
colonial structures.

PANAY CHURCH
ANG PANUBLION
MUSEUM
ROXAS CITY PLAZA MANTALINGA ISLAND

• The Sinadya sa Halaran Festival
• The ancient folklore and traditions of
Capiz remain vividly alive in the culture of the
people. In the first weekend of October, the
city of Roxas commemorates the coming of
the legendary Bornean datus by holding the
Halaran Festival. It celebrates the gifts given
by the datus to the Negritos as tokens of
goodwill
• Capiz celebrates rich cultural heritage and
awesome marine bounty. Mounds and
mounds of seafood such as prawn, talaba and
other shellfish were served during
Capiztahan, the annual fiesta
of Capiz province on Panay island in Western
Visayas late last month.

ILOILO
( Food Basket and Rice Granary of Western Visayas )

ILOILO
The Capital is
ILOILO CITY
• Total Land Area 78.34 km²
• Have a 42 municipalities and 1,721 Baranggays
• Iloilo City was former Irong-irong River
• Have a Coat of Arms inscripted with “La Muy Leal Y Noble
Ciudad de Iloilo”
• People are called Ilonggos
• Local languages spoken it the province are Hiligaynon ang
Kinaray-a
• Iloilo is widely known for beautiful old world Architecture
similar to that of Latin American countries
• Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western
Visayas region. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of Panay
Island and is bordered by province of Antique to the west and
province of Capiz and the Jintotolo Channel to the north. Just
off Iloilo's southeast coast is the island province Guimaras,
once part of Iloilo but now an independent province.

ILOILO
Iloilo is historically one of the
major agricultural centers of
the country exporting sugar,
copra, bananas, mangoes, and
other natural resourcesduring
the Spanish and American
colonial periods. Rice is the
major crop in the province
of Iloilo

ILOILO Tourist Attraction
GARIN FARM
JARO CATHEDRAL

ST. ANNE PARISH
MOLO CHURCH
GUIMARAS
ISLAND
GIGANTES
ISLAND

• The Dinagyang Festival is a religious
and cultural festival in Iloilo
City, Philippines held on the 4th
Sunday of January, or right after
the Sinulog in Cebu and the Ati-
Atihan Festival in Kalibo, Aklan.
Dubbed as the Queen of all Philippine
Festivals,Dinagyang was also voted as
the Best Tourism event three times in
a row among any other festivals in the
Philippines, it is also the most awarded
festival in the country, because of its
legacy, popularity and innovation . it
receives an honor and regarded as
World Class Festival.

GUIMARAS
The Capitas is
JORDAN
•Total Land Area 604.57 square
kilometres (233.43 sq mi)
• 5 Municipalities and 98
Baranggays
•The people is considered as
Guimarasnon
•Hilgaynon and Kinaray-a was their
local dialect
•Smallest province and The island
is located in the Panay Gulf,
between the islands of Panay and
Negros. To the northwest is the
province of Iloilo and to the
southeast is Negros Occidental.

GUIMARAS
The province is basically agricultural with
palay, coconut, mango, vegetables, livestock,
poultry and fishing as major products. Its
major industries are tourism, fruit
processing, coconut processing, fish farming,
handicrafts making, mining, quarrying and
lime production. Guimaras is well known
for its agricultural crops, particularly
mangoes, where some 50,000 of these trees
are planted. The Guimaras Island is famous
for producing some of the sweetest mangoes
in the world.
Mango Mango jam and other products are
available at the Trappist Monastery.

GUIMARAS Tourist Attraction
BARAS CAVE FAIRY CASTLE

TAKLONG ISLAND
BALAAN BUKID(Holy Mountain)
LAMURAWAN
GUISI LIGHT
HOUSE

• Manggahan Festival is a month long
celebration of Guimaras’ rich
culture, and their feast of
thanksgiving for having bestowed a
rich land where delicious mangoes
are being grown. Originally, it was
just a week-long celebration of
Guimaras as an independent
province since May 22, 1992, but
through the years, with all the
success that the province has
attained, Manggahan Festival has
evolved to a more vibrant and fun-
filled month long event.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
( Sugar Bowl of the Philippines )

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
The Capital is
BACOLOD
• Total Land Area 7,965.21 square kilometres (3,075.38
sq mi).
•19 Municipalities and 601 Barangays
•It has basically a volcanic land
•The province is originally known to the natives as
‘’Buglas’’
•The earliest native settlments were Binalbagan and
Ilog
•The people was called the ‘’Negrense’’
• Negros Island was originally known to the natives as
"Buglas". When the Spaniards arrived in April 1565,
they named it "Negros" because of the dark-skinned
natives they found. Two of the earliest native
settlements were Binalbagan and Ilog which later
became towns in 1572 and 1584, respectively.

NATURAL
RESOURCES
Negros Occidental, also known as
the Sugar Bowl of the Philippines,
is the country's top sugar producer.
This is a friend's photo of the sugar .
Negros Occidental has long been a
center of culture and arts; the
wealth brought about by
the sugar industry made sure that
the Negrense principalía enjoyed an
above-average standard of living.

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL Tourist Attraction
LAKAWON ISLAND
CAPITOL PARK AND LAGOON

BERNARDINO JALANDINO
MUSEUM
MAMBUNKAL MOUNTAIN
RESORT
THE RUINSMANJUYOD SANDBAR

CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
• Maskarra Festival San Sebastian Cathedral Is
a late 19th-century church in Bacolod City,
Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It is the
seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Bacolod.
• The term Masskara is coined from two words:
mass, meaning crowd, and the Spanish word
cara, for face; thus the double meaning for
"mask" and "many faces". The Masskara
festivalwas first conceived in 1980 to add
color and gaiety to the Bcolod City's
celebration of its Charter Day anniversary, on
19 October.

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