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Coordinates: 10°38′39″N 122°14′07″E / 10.6442°N 122.2352°E / 10.6442; 122.2352
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Miagao
Municipality
Municipality of Miagao
Miagao Church
Miagao Church
Flag of Miagao
Flag
Official seal of Miagao
Seal
Nickname: 
"Onion Capital of the Visayas"
Map of Iloilo with Miagao highlighted
Map of Iloilo with Miagao highlighted
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Map
Miagao is located in Philippines
Miagao
Miagao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°38′39″N 122°14′07″E / 10.6442°N 122.2352°E / 10.6442; 122.2352
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
District 1st district
Barangays119 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorOscar "Richard" S. Garin Jr.
 • Vice MayorMacario M. Napulan, MD
 • RepresentativeJanette L. Garin
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate41,603 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
156.80 km2 (60.54 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation
1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
68,115
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
16,006
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
16.19
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 218.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 693 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 165.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 191.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIloilo 1 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5023
PSGC
063030000
IDD : area code +63 (0)33
Native languagesKaray-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.miagao.gov.ph

Miagao (also written Miag-ao), officially the Municipality of Miagao (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Miagao; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Miagao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Miagao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,115 people.[3]

Miagao is considered as the "Onion Capital of the Visayas". The town center of the municipality lies on the western bank of the Tumagbok River, the largest river in the municipality.[5] The poblacion is made up of eight barangays.[6]

The town holds their patronal fiesta in honor of St. Thomas of Villanova (more commonly known as Santo Tomas de Villanueva) every September 22 that lasts several days. The town is also the location of one of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines, the Miagao Church, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The entire town of Miagao was later inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage City and became a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC).

Etymology

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The name of Miagao has many disputed etymologies. One of the most popular, and probably the most widely accepted version is that the name of the town was derived from a plant named Miagos. Miagos or Osmoxylon lineare is a flowering plant from the family Araliaceae that used to grow abundantly in the area when the Spaniards came. Because of its abundance in the area, the Spaniards named the place Miagos which later became Miagao. Another version, according to Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Torres of Igbaras, is that a native named "Miyagaw" was asked by the Spaniards for the name of the place but gave his name instead.[7]

History

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A picture of miagos plant at the front of Miagao Municipal Hall. Miagao derived its name from this plant.

A settlement in Damilisan were recorded by Spanish Map early in 1700 with 13,493 people and 2,974 houses.[8] Miagao gained its independence as a municipality in 1716 .[9] Prior to that, it used to be a part of an arrabal of four different towns in southern Iloilo. Until 1580, Miagao was an arrabal of Oton. From 1580 until 1652, it was an arrabal of Tigbauan. It was an arrabal of Suaraga (now San Joaquin) from 1652 to 1703 and before becoming independent, it became an arrabal of Guimbal from 1703 to 1716. In 1731, Miagao had its first capitan and teniente mayor (now equivalent to mayor and vice mayor) after an election was held in Guimbal under the supervision of Victorino C. Ma., an authorized representative of the governor.[7]

Geography

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Topography

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Miagao is a coastal town with a hilly to mountainous terrain. Most of the flat areas in the municipality are found either in coasts or along the town's major rivers which include the Naulid, Tumagbok, Oyaoy, Bacauan, Tabunacan, Oyungan, Lanutan, and San Rafael rivers. A mountain range forms a natural boundary between Miagao and the province of Antique to the north.[10]

The highest point in the municipality is the summit of Mount Tulajon, locally spelled as Tulahong, at 1,100 meters asl located in Barangay Ongyod.[11]

Climate

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Climate data for Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		32.00
(89.60)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.71
(81.88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24
(75) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24.00
(75.20)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 79.2
(3.12) 		47.7
(1.88) 		63.3
(2.49) 		52.0
(2.05) 		126.8
(4.99) 		228.6
(9.00) 		239.4
(9.43) 		181.2
(7.13) 		204.2
(8.04) 		283.1
(11.15) 		245.1
(9.65) 		186.6
(7.35) 		1,937.2
(76.27)
Source: [12]

The municipality has a type I climate based on PAGASA's climate classification chart. The climate of Miagao is greatly affected by north-east and south-west monsoons. The town experiences a pronounced wet season from May to October and a dry season from November to April. The coolest months are the months of December to February while the hottest months are the months of April and May.[10]

Barangays

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Map of the Municipality of Miagao showing barangay names and boundaries and roads.
This is a bloom of Rafflesia speciosa found in the mountainous barangays of Miagao.
Inside Sinuhotan Cave in Barangay Onop, Miagao, Iloilo
Canopy of the Tulahong Pine Forest in Miagao, Iloilo
Tinagong Dagat or Danao is a small freshwater lake on top of a mountain in Barangay Ongyod, Miagao.
Gui-ob ni Tidoy is a limestone monolith in Miagao, Iloilo near the Tulahong Pine Forest and Tinagong Dagat/Danao.

Miagao is politically subdivided into 119 barangays. [13] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

It has more barangays than any other municipality in the Philippines.[14] The municipality has 22 coastal barangays and 97 landlocked barangays.

Name PSG Code[15] Population (2015)[16] Population (2020)[3] ±% p.a.
Agdum 063030001 345 400 +3.00%
Aguiauan 063030002 460 481 +0.90%
Alimodias 063030003 764 652 −3.12%
Awang 063030004 156 139 −2.28%
Bacauan 063030006 611 624 +0.42%
Bacolod 063030007 471 515 +1.80%
Bagumbayan 063030008 939 988 +1.02%
Banbanan 063030009 485 419 −2.88%
Banga 063030010 222 224 +0.18%
Bangladan 063030011 348 366 +1.01%
Banuyao 063030012 898 937 +0.85%
Baraclayan 063030013 400 414 +0.69%
Bariri 063030014 133 143 +1.46%
Baybay Norte (Poblacion) 063030015 2932 3013 +0.55%
Baybay Sur (Poblacion) 063030016 998 969 −0.59%
Belen 063030017 191 199 +0.82%
Bolho (Poblacion) 063030018 457 387 −3.27%
Bolocaue 063030019 195 194 −0.10%
Buenavista Norte 063030020 385 413 +1.41%
Buenavista Sur 063030021 291 293 +0.14%
Bugtong Lumangan 063030022 327 350 +1.37%
Bugtong Naulid 063030023 203 197 −0.60%
Cabalaunan 063030024 252 258 +0.47%
Cabangcalan 063030025 137 144 +1.00%
Cabunotan 063030026 306 243 −4.51%
Cadoldolan 063030027 151 113 −5.63%
Cagbang 063030028 310 321 +0.70%
Caitib 063030029 634 564 −2.31%
Calagtangan 063030030 423 481 +2.60%
Calampitao 063030031 798 826 +0.69%
Cavite 063030032 209 203 −0.58%
Cawayanan 063030033 261 285 +1.77%
Cubay 063030034 753 830 +1.97%
Cubay Ubos 063030035 162 158 −0.50%
Dalije 063030036 1809 1627 −2.10%
Damilisan 063030037 1305 1295 −0.15%
Dawog 063030038 826 830 +0.10%
Diday 063030039 760 767 +0.18%
Dingle 063030040 379 427 +2.41%
Durog 063030041 1064 1072 +0.15%
Frantilla 063030042 162 190 +3.24%
Fundacion 063030043 339 316 −1.40%
Gines 063030044 685 752 +1.88%
Guibongan 063030045 977 1089 +2.19%
Igbita 063030046 324 236 −6.14%
Igbugo 063030047 505 523 +0.70%
Igcabidio 063030048 300 322 +1.43%
Igcabito-on 063030050 344 461 +6.03%
Igcatambor 063030051 312 326 +0.88%
Igdalaquit 063030052 205 182 −2.35%
Igdulaca 063030053 706 708 +0.06%
Igpajo 063030054 380 332 −2.66%
Igpandan 063030055 303 317 +0.91%
Igpuro 063030056 468 538 +2.83%
Igpuro-Bariri 063030057 304 314 +0.78%
Igsoligue 063030058 460 452 −0.35%
Igtuba 063030059 1157 1345 +3.06%
Ilog-ilog 063030060 233 175 −5.56%
Indag-an 063030061 694 623 −2.14%
Kirayan Norte 063030062 1727 1834 +1.21%
Kirayan Sur 063030063 1440 1475 +0.48%
Kirayan Tacas 063030064 1087 1376 +4.83%
La Consolacion 063030065 451 471 +0.87%
Lacadon 063030066 682 692 +0.29%
Lanutan 063030067 470 549 +3.16%
Lumangan 063030068 796 792 −0.10%
Mabayan 063030069 213 226 +1.19%
Maduyo 063030070 169 163 −0.72%
Malagyan 063030071 1409 1641 +3.10%
Mambatad 063030072 939 982 +0.90%
Maninila 063030073 1063 1139 +1.39%
Maricolcol 063030074 339 359 +1.15%
Maringyan 063030075 674 558 −3.71%
Mat-y (Poblacion) 063030076 2346 2197 −1.30%
Matalngon 063030077 161 136 −3.32%
Naclub 063030078 647 577 −2.26%
Nam-o Sur 063030079 217 211 −0.56%
Nam-o Norte 063030080 291 307 +1.08%
Narat-an 063030082 591 759 +5.13%
Narorogan 063030083 226 239 +1.12%
Naulid 063030084 800 820 +0.50%
Olango 063030085 335 333 −0.12%
Ongyod 063030086 176 208 +3.40%
Onop 063030087 291 268 −1.63%
Oya-oy 063030005 297 308 +0.73%
Oyungan 063030088 1417 1495 +1.08%
Palaca 063030089 2142 2178 +0.33%
Paro-on 063030090 299 130 −15.34%
Potrido 063030091 403 363 −2.07%
Pudpud 063030092 514 598 +3.07%
Pungtod Monteclaro 063030093 302 320 +1.16%
Pungtod Naulid 063030094 171 161 −1.20%
Sag-on 063030095 390 332 −3.17%
San Fernando 063030096 428 464 +1.63%
San Jose 063030097 466 439 −1.19%
San Rafael 063030098 1303 1204 −1.57%
Sapa (Poblacion) 063030099 822 679 −3.75%
Saring 063030100 416 422 +0.29%
Sibucao 063030101 338 371 +1.88%
Taal 063030102 197 191 −0.62%
Tabunacan 063030103 514 504 −0.39%
Tacas (Poblacion) 063030104 759 747 −0.32%
Tambong 063030105 205 188 −1.72%
Tan-agan 063030106 556 569 +0.46%
Tatoy 063030107 605 647 +1.35%
Ticdalan 063030108 425 312 −5.99%
Tig-amaga 063030109 252 228 −1.98%
Tig-Apog-Apog 063030110 281 257 −1.77%
Tigbagacay 063030111 274 230 −3.44%
Tiglawa 063030112 183 165 −2.05%
Tigmalapad 063030113 528 521 −0.27%
Tigmarabo 063030114 451 505 +2.29%
To-og 063030115 157 134 −3.12%
Tugura-ao 063030116 314 304 −0.65%
Tumagboc 063030117 415 442 +1.27%
Ubos Ilawod (Poblacion) 063030118 1003 800 −4.42%
Ubos Ilaya (Poblacion) 063030119 896 918 +0.49%
Valencia 063030120 465 475 +0.43%
Wayang 063030121 229 240 +0.94%

Demographics

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Population census of Miagao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 20,656—    
1918 24,556+1.16%
1939 30,179+0.99%
1948 30,143−0.01%
1960 32,117+0.53%
1970 37,585+1.58%
1975 40,603+1.56%
1980 45,816+2.44%
1990 51,738+1.22%
1995 52,276+0.19%
2000 57,092+1.91%
2007 60,498+0.80%
2010 64,545+2.38%
2015 67,565+0.87%
2020 68,115+0.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19]

In the 2020 census, the population of Miagao was 68,115 people,[3] with a density of 430 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Almost all people in Miagao speak Kinaray-a as it is the primary language of the municipality. Hiligaynon is spoken as a second language by many and is especially useful when going to Iloilo City where Hiligaynon is the dominant language.[20]

Healthcare

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Barangay Health Service (BHS) Zones of the Municipality of Miagao, Iloilo

The municipality's healthcare services is under the management of the Miagao Municipal Health Office (MHO), headed by its Municipal Health Officer, Rural Health Physicians, Nurses, Midwives, and other allied health workers and staff. The MHO is directly under the administration of the Local Government Unit.

The Municipal Health Office ensures that the delivery of basic services and provisions of adequate facilities relative to health services provided under Section 17 of the Universal Healthcare Law of the Philippines (Population-based Health Services) are effectively implemented.[21]

The main components of the Municipal Health Office include the following:

  • MHO Office including the headquarters of its different health programs
  • First-aid Clinic
  • Out-patient Clinic
  • Birthing Clinic
  • Animal Bite Treatment Center
  • DOTS Center and COVID-19 Swabbing Center
  • The 19 Barangay Health Stations (BHS) spread across the municipality
    • The Main Health Center (MHC) caters to three BHS, namely: MHC-A, MHC-B, and MHC-C

There are also other private medical, dental and veterinary clinics, laboratories, and pharmacies located primarily in the poblacion area.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Miagao

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
28.10
2009
26.06
2012
18.78
2015
20.65
2018
17.43
2021
16.19

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Agriculture

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A road sign seen upon entering the first barangay (Barangay Calampitao) of the Municipality of Miagao from Iloilo City.
Azolla or water fern, a known biofertilizer, freely grows in the submerged rice paddies in the upland barangays of Miagao.

The municipality of Miagao is a largely agricultural town. Around 52% of the municipal land area is classified as agricultural and around 40% of the total land area is planted.[10] Rice is the primary crop of the town while corn is considered as a secondary crop.

Miagao is hailed as the "Onion Capital of the Visayas" because it is the largest producer of bulb onion not only in Western Visayas but in the whole Visayas and Mindanao.[30][31][32] In 2022, 92% of the region's onion production was produced by the municipality of Miagao which targets to further increase production by expanding the plantation area.[33]

Other crops produced by the municipality include eggplants, peanuts, monggo, tomatoes, root crops, and bamboo.[34][35]

Banks

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Miagao is a financial center in southern Iloilo. The town has a total of five banks.

Infrastructure

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Iloilo-Antique Road in Miagao

Public Transport

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Miagao is strategically located along the Iloilo-Antique road.[5] Because of this, transportation is not a big problem in the municipality. The town proper is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Iloilo City and 57 kilometres (35 mi) from San Jose de Buenavista, the capital of Antique.[36]

Buses

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Several bus companies operate in Miagao. Buses that ply the Iloilo-Antique, Iloilo-Caticlan via San Jose, and Iloilo-Manila routes pass by the municipality every day. Ceres Liner by Vallacar Transit passes by Miagao almost every 30 minutes on its way to Iloilo from Antique and vice versa.

Manila bound buses also pass by Miagao. Dimple Star Transport, Gasat/Valisno Transport, and Ceres Liner pass by Miagao every morning on their way to Manila. In addition, RM Liner also heads to Manila everyday but passes by Miagao early in the evening.

Jeepneys

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Jeepneys serve the Miagao-Iloilo City route more frequently than buses. The typical jeepney can contain around 22 to as many as 34 or more passengers. The town is mainly served by Miagao-Iloilo City bound jeepneys but San Joaquin-Iloilo City bound jeepneys also serve the area. These jeepneys generally pass by every 10–20 minutes so catching a jeepney bound for Iloilo City is not a problem. Several mountain barangays of Miagao are also served by jeepneys because smaller modes of transportation aren't usually strong enough to climb steep and unpaved roads. In that case, habal-habal or plain motocycles can also be used.

Jeepneys serving the hinterlands of the municipality include regular routes from the poblacion area to the following barangays:

  • Miagao - Tiglawa/Banga via Banbanan/Cavite
  • Miagao - San Jose via Banbanan
  • Miagao - Tigmarabo via Banbanan/Oya-oy
  • Miagao - Tig-amaga/Pudpud via Ticdalan
  • Miagao - Tigmalapad/Igbita
  • Miagao - Bacolod (barangay)
  • Miagao - Dalije via Bacolod
  • Miagao - Alimodias via Olango/Bacolod (rainy season) or via Pudpud (dry season)
  • Miagao - Tigbagacay/Naclub
  • Miagao - Maricolcol/Baraclayan

Tricycles

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Tricycles are the most common form transportation in the municipality. These are the Philippines' version of tuk-tuk in other Asian countries. Tricycles are often limited to operate within the municipality but special and private trips to other places are allowed. Miagao has established several tricycle routes in the municipality. Tricycles are color-coded to indicate the route assigned to them. Yellow ones are northbound while blue ones are southbound. Green tricycles are bound to the mountain barangays of the town passing through barangay Mat-y. Tricycles assigned to operate within the town proper are colored red. The following table shows the routes of all tricycles-for-hire within the municipality of Miagao.

From To From To From To From To
Miagao Ubos Area Miagao Damilisan Miagao Tan-agan Miagao Naulid
Miagao Baybay Area Miagao Narat-an Miagao Banbanan Miagao Calampitao
Miagao Sapa and UPV Area Miagao Calagtangan Miagao Ticdalan Miagao Caitib
Miagao Malagyan Miagao Tugura-ao/Gines Palaca Miagao La Consolacion Miagao Dawog
Miagao Bagumbayan Miagao Igbugo/Cawayanan Miagao Igpuro
Miagao Ilog-ilog Miagao Guibongan
Miagao Igdulaca

Government

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Miagao Municipal Hall

As with other municipal/city level political administration in the country, Miagao is governed by popularly elected Mayor, Vice Mayor, and eight Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Members. The current government officials of the municipality are listed below.[37]

Elected officials

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Members of the municipal council (2022-2028):

  • Mayor: ENGR. Oscar "Richard" S. Garin Jr.
  • Vice Mayor: Macario Napulan, M.D.
  • SB Members:
    • Hon. Japhet Grace N. Moleta, RN, MPG
    • Hon. Jun Carlu A. Napulan, MD.
    • Hon. Gemma Rei S. Nismal
    • Hon. Aaron M. Noble
    • Hon. Cezar N. Florece
    • Hon. Mario Thomas Nicolas P. Torrecampo
    • Hon. Ma. Salve N. Pechayco, MD
    • Hon. Richard E. Esposo
  • Ex-Officio Member
    • Junjun Galvez (LNB President)

Highlights

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The Miagao Church
Closeup view of the whole facade of Miagao Church showing its intricate baroque design with a touch of the native culture.

Miag-ao Church

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Main article: Miagao Church

The Miagao Church, or the Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva, was built in 1786 by Spanish Augustinian missionaries and was declared as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Baroque Churches of the Philippines" in 1993. On the front facade, which is flanked by two watchtower belfries, one can see the unique blending of Spanish and native influences.

The central feature of the bas-relief facade is a large coconut tree which reaches almost to the apex. While an integral part of the Philippine landscape, the coconut tree is also the subject of lore. According to an old Philippine legend, the coconut tree was the only bequest from a loving mother to her two children, a tree which sustained them for life. On the church's facade the coconut tree appears as the "tree of life" to which St. Christopher carrying the Child Jesus on his shoulder is clinging to. The lesser facades feature the daily life of Miagaowanons during the time. Also depicted are other native flora and fauna, as well as native dress.

The church and its watchtowers were also built to defend the town and its people against raids by the Moro people. It therefore has thick walls and, reportedly, secret passages. Indeed, stretching along the Iloilo coast are defensive towers, but none that equal the size of the Miagao. It is because of this defensive purpose that it is sometimes referred to as the Miag-ao Fortress Church.

Education

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The primary and secondary education in the municipality of Miagao is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Iloilo under the Department of Education Region 6.[38] Miagao is subdivided into two school districts namely, Miagao East and Miagao West. The schools under each district as well as private, secondary, and tertiary schools in the municipality are listed below.[39]

Elementary education

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Miagao East elementary schools:

  • Aguiauan ES
  • Bacauan-Mambatad ES
  • Guibongan-Igtuba ES
  • Indag-an-Tanagan ES
  • Kirayan ES
  • La Consolacion ES
  • Malagyan ES
  • Miagao (East) Central ES
  • Miranda ES
  • Monteclaro ES
  • Pungtod-Caitib ES
  • San Jose ES
  • Ticdalan ES
  • Tigmarabo ES
  • Valencia ES

Miagao West elementary schools:

  • Alimodias ES
  • Bacolod ES
  • Cadoldolan ES
  • Dalije ES
  • Diday ES
  • Igbita-Tigmalapad ES
  • Igdulaca ES
  • Igpajo ES
  • Ilog-ilog ES
  • Jesus Nievales Memorial ES
  • Miagao West Central ES
  • Naclub ES
  • Olango ES
  • Oyungan ES
  • San Fernando ES
  • San Rafael ES

Private primary schools:

  • Kaunlaran Learning Center (KLC)[40]
  • Acorn Dale Montessori

Secondary education

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Secondary schools:

  • Alejandro Firmeza Memorial NHS
  • Bacolod NHS
  • Kirayan NHS
  • Miagao NHS
  • Palaca-Damilisan NHS
  • San Jose NHS
  • San Rafael NHS
  • Supt. Arsenio M. Napud Memorial NHS

Private secondary schools:

  • Doanne Christian Fellowship Academy
  • Kaunlaran Integrated School Foundation INC
  • St. Louise de Marillac School of Miagao[41]

Colleges and Universities

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University of the Philippines Visayas
UP Visayas Administration Building

The Miagao campus of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) spreads out over 12 km2 on the outskirts of the town proper. This is the main campus of UPV which is composed of the UPV College of Management (CM) in Iloilo City, UPV High School in Iloilo (UPVHSI) in Iloilo City, UPV College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), UPV School of Technology (SoTech), and the flagship college of this campus, the UPV College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) which focuses on marine science, aquaculture, fish processing, natural products development, and post-harvest/food science. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Thailand and Cambodia sent exchange students to the school to study fish and rice production, and after graduating returned home where they began out-producing and out-exporting the Philippines in these commodities.

Iloilo Science and Technology University - Miagao Campus

The Iloilo Science and Technology University - Miagao Campus (formerly Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College) is one of the tertiary institutions in the municipality. The college started as Miagao Regional High School in 1945 and became the Miagao Vocational School in 1958. In 1984, Miagao Vocational School was converted to Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College (SIPC) to meet the demands of the changing times and for expansion purposes. SIPC was then integrated to Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (now Iloilo Science and Technology University) on November 24, 2000, by virtue of the Republic Act(RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994 and RA No. 8292". Currently, the school offers courses in the fields of electronics and technology, hospitality, and primary and secondary education.[42]

Media

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  • DYUP-FM 102.7
  • DYUP-AM 873
  • Hot-FM Miag-ao
  • Falconite – FM/AM Miagao

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References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Miagao | (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.
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  5. ^ a b Miagao Satellite Map
  6. ^ Miagao Barangays Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b Miagao History
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  11. ^ "Mount Tulajon mountain".
  12. ^ "Miagao Monthly Climate Average, Philippines". World Weather Online. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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  14. ^ Barangay in numbers
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  16. ^ a b Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Province of Iloilo". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  20. ^ Ethnologue - Languages of the World
  21. ^ "Municipal Health Office". miagao.gov.ph. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  22. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  23. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  24. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  25. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  26. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  28. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  29. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  30. ^ News Feature: Miagao town prides itself as onion capital of Western Visayas Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  31. ^ Miagao town notes increased onion production Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Other Crops: Volume of Production by Region and by Province[permanent dead link‍]
  33. ^ DA eyes 200 hectares of onion plantation in W. Visayas
  34. ^ Socio-Economic Profile of the Municipality of Miagao
  35. ^ Miag-ao FITS Center Opens to Clients Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ^ Municipality of Miagao
  37. ^ "Miagao, Iloilo Elections". ph.rappler.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  38. ^ Department of Education, Region IV
  39. ^ Division of Iloilo
  40. ^ Miagao Website
  41. ^ Private Schools - Philippines
  42. ^ "Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College". Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
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