Lemery | |
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| Municipality of Lemery | |
| Sugarcane plantation in Lemery | |
| Map of Iloilo with Lemery highlighted | |
Interactive map of Lemery | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°14′N122°56′E / 11.23°N 122.93°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Named after | José Lémery e Ibarrola |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Oscar C. Villegas Jr. (Lakas) |
| • Vice Mayor | Lowel T. Arban (Lakas) |
| • Representative | Binky April M. Tupas (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,444 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.90 km2 (46.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 32,836 |
| • Density | 273.86/km2 (709.30/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,718 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.88 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 178.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 525.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 117.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 89.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5043 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Lemery, officially the Municipality of Lemery (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Lemery, Tagalog : Bayan ng Lemery), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,836 people. [5]
Lemery was created from the barrios of Lemery, Tabunan, Tuburan, Nagsulang, Daga, Tuguis, Singcua, Agpipili, Pacuan, Milan, Alagiñgay, Tuga, Bajo, San Antonio, Capeñahan, Bankal, Geroñgan, Omio, Nasapahan, Abuac-Dalipe, San Jose, Cabantohan, Dapdapan, Butuan, Anabo, and Buenavista from the municipality of Sara by virtue of Republic Act No. 197, enacted June 22, 1947. [6] It was named after Spanish governor-general José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney.
Lemery is 87 kilometres (54 mi) from Iloilo City and 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Roxas City.
Lemery is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Lemery, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) | 39 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 48 (1.9) | 90 (3.5) | 144 (5.7) | 152 (6.0) | 145 (5.7) | 163 (6.4) | 160 (6.3) | 120 (4.7) | 90 (3.5) | 1,258 (49.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 221 |
| Source: Meteoblue [8] | |||||||||||||
Population census of Lemery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Lemery was 32,836 people, [14] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Lemery
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]