Iloilo City,is a first class, highly urbanized city onPanayisland in thePhilippines. It is the capital city of the province ofIloiloand it is the center of Metro Iloilo and also the regional center of theWestern Visayasregion as well as the center of theIloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area.
Iloilo City is bordered by the towns ofOtonin the west,Paviain the north,Leganesin the northeast and theIloilo Straitin its eastern and southern coastline. The city was a conglomeration of former towns, which are now the geographical districts consisting of:Jaro(an independent city-before),Molo,La Paz,Mandurriao,Villa Arevalo, andIloilo City Proper. The district ofLapuz, a former part of La Paz, was declared a separate district in 2008.