Location
Iloilo is at the heart of the Philippine archipelago and the gateway to the flourishing region of Western Visayas. It occupies a huge portion of the island of Panay and is surrounded by the provinces of Antique in the west, Capiz in the north, the Jintotolo Channel in the northeast, the Guimaras Strait in the east, and the Iloilo Strait and Panay Gulf in the southwest.