La Paz, Iloilo City
La Paz is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, on the island of Panay, in Western Visayas.[2] It was formerly known as Ilawod or "sea/wet land" together with Jaro which was referred to as Ilaya or "mountain/dry land".[3]
La Paz District
Distrito sang La Paz | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo |
| City | Iloilo City |
| Founding | 1584 (As a part of Jaro) |
| Incorporated | July 16, 1937 (as a district of Iloilo City) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Geronimo "Jerry" P. Trenas (Mayor of Iloilo City) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5000 |
| Area code(s) | 33 |
| Gentilic | Ilonggo |
| Patron Saint | Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje |
| Feast Day | May 24 |
Barangays by district
Before it became a district of Iloilo City, La Paz was at different times a separate town and a part of Jaro City, now the district of Jaro.
Its name, which translates from Spanish as "peace", is derived from its patron saint, Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje in Spanish; in English Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage.
La Paz Batchoy is dish named after the district.
References
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- National Statistics Office. "2010 Census of Population and Housing — Western Visayas". pp. 100–104.
- Panes, Cornelio P. "Iloilo, My City, My Pride". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- Regalado, Felix B. (1973). History of Panay. Central Philippine University.
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