Anilao, Iloilo

Anilao
Municipality
Municipality of Anilao
Anilao Municipal Legislative Building
Flag Seal
Map of Iloilo with Anilao highlighted
Interactive map of Anilao
Anilao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°58′43″N122°45′11″E / 10.978514°N 122.753069°E / 10.978514; 122.753069
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	4th district
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ma. Teresa F. Debuque (NP)
•  Vice Mayor	Lyka Joy A. Debuque (NP)
•  Representative	Ferjenel G. Biron (NP)
•  Municipal Council	Members Marina C. Buyco Eduardo P. Jorque, Jr. Isidro B. Arandilla, II Emma Christine E. Buyco Alex D. Araño Maxson Matthew D. Mana-ay Alger F. Lamprea Regina S. Gilmero
•  Electorate	19,877 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	100.31 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Highest elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	30,612
• Density	305.17/km2 (790.40/sq mi)
•  Households	7,650
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.29 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 175.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 750.8 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 111.4 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 113.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5009
PSGC	063003000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog
Website	www.anilao.gov.ph

Anilao, officially the Municipality of Anilao (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Anilao; Ati : Banwa ki Anilao; Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Anilao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Anilao), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 30,612 people. ^[5]

Geography

Anilao is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Iloilo City.

Barangays

Anilao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Agbatuan
• Badiang
• Balabag
• Balunos
• Cag-an
• Camiros
• Sambag Culob
• Dangula-an
• Guipis
• Manganese
• Medina
• Mostro
• Palaypay
• Pantalan
• Poblacion
• San Carlos
• San Juan Crisostomo
• Santa Rita
• Santo Rosario
• Serallo
• Vista Alegre

Climate

Climate data for Anilao, Iloilo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	31 (1.2)	20 (0.8)	25 (1.0)	39 (1.5)	152 (6.0)	269 (10.6)	314 (12.4)	285 (11.2)	303 (11.9)	208 (8.2)	95 (3.7)	70 (2.8)	1,811 (71.3)
Average rainy days	9.5	7.1	9.0	11.3	21.0	25.7	28.1	26.5	27.3	24.6	16.5	12.1	218.7
Source: Meteoblue [7] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Demographics

Population census of Anilao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	1,911	—
1948	8,518	+3.38%
1960	10,153	+1.47%
1970	12,722	+2.28%
1975	14,067	+2.04%
1980	15,782	+2.33%
1990	19,560	+2.17%
1995	20,711	+1.08%
2000	22,170	+1.47%
2007	23,465	+0.79%
2010	27,486	+5.92%
2015	28,684	+0.82%
2020	30,520	+1.31%
2024	30,612	+0.07%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2024 census, the population of Anilao, Iloilo, was 30,612 people, ^[13] with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Anilao

10

20

30

40

50

60

2000
55.80

2003
44.09

2006
30.30

2009
31.52

2012
27.34

2015
25.52

2018
22.61

2021
27.29

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]}

One Town One Product

Anilao markets ginamos under the One Town One Product (OTOP) program. ^[22]

References

1.   Municipality of Anilao | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
7. "Anilao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
22. "The Ginamos of Anilao". The News Today. Retrieved August 22, 2011.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Official History of Anilao