گیماراس
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Guimaras (), officially the Province of Guimaras (; ), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. The capital is Jordan, while the largest local government unit is the municipality of Buenavista. The province is situated in Panay Gulf, between the islands of Panay and Negros. To the northwest is the city and province of Iloilo and to the southeast is Negros Occidental. The whole island is part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, one of the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Guimaras
- Settlement.image_caption
- (clockwise from top) Guisi coast, Guisi Beach, Guisi Lighthouse ruins, Guimaras island satellite image in 2016, Balaan Bukid Way of the Cross, and Navalas Church
- Settlement.image_flag
- PH-GUI Flag.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Ph seal guimaras.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- Mango Capital of the Philippines
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the Philippines
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Spanish Settlement
- Settlement.established_date
- 1581
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Ma. Lucille L Nava (NUP)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Vice Governor
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Cecile C. Gumarin (NUP)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of the Philippines
- Official name
- Kapuuran sg Guimarás
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Western Visayas
- Contains
- Buenavista
- Capital
- Jordan
- Population
- 192874
- Area
- 604.57
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Iloilo
- Official website
- guimaras.gov.ph
- Image
- Guisi Beach (Nueva Valencia, Guimaras; 01-25-2023).jpg
- Households
- 47476
- Dialing code
- 33
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- inception
- 1992-05-22
- Commons category
- Guimaras
- language used
- Hiligaynon
- topic's main category
- Category:Guimaras
- postal code
- 5044–5048
- electorate
- 124930
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical climate
- poverty incidence
- 7.30
- total assets
- 3785567454.36
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1278773058.84
- total liabilities
- 518298596.38
- total expenditure
- 831483544.57
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Gallery (18)
On the map
16 mapped locations