Estancia, Iloilo

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Estancia
Official seal of Estancia
Seal
Etymology: its name came from the Spanish word "estancia" (ranch) because it was a part of the wide ranch of Don Felipe Aguilar.
Motto: 
" Kusog Uswag Estancia "
OpenStreetMap
CountryPhilippines
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • MayorMary Lynn N. Mosqueda
 • Vice MayorMark J. Cordero
 • RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electoratevoters (?)
Highest elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Economy
 • Poverty incidence% (?)
Service provider
 • Electricity—
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
PSGC
PSGC unknown

Estancia (ɛsˈtanʃa), officially the Municipality of Estancia (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Estancia, Tagalog: Bayan ng Estancia), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,200 people. [3]

Estancia is located in the northern part of the province and is 131 kilometres (81 mi) from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) from Roxas City.

History

Estancia was originally a ranch for a wealthy Spaniard named Rodrigo who married a local woman. Estancia is not known for its agricultural products nor livestock but rather for its location as it is adjacent to Carles' impressive marine resources. Estancia has a fishport and a pier - these being one of the most developed in Northern Visayas, a banking industry, cable television, a hospital (adjacent only, that belongs to the Municipality of Balasan) and resorts.

Estancia is known around the country as a center for commercial fishing, so much so that it shares to carries the name Alaska of the Philippines. The name “Alaska of the Philippines” reflects back from early 1900s up to pre-World War II when major commercial fishing activities was within Carles fishing ground and small portion of Estancia water territory, with bountiful catches, running out place to process and preserve their catch ended up rotting by beaches. Commercial fishing boats from Cebu, Capiz, Samar, Leyte, Masbate, and Negros came to Carles to fish. As a testament to its location adjacent to Carles' bountiful marine resources. The reason for this is that Carles lies in the Visayan Sea triangle, an imaginary triangle extending from the provinces of Iloilo, Negros, Cebu, Samar, and Masbate. This triangle is a part of the "Sulu-Sulawesi Triangle" of the Sulu Sea and neighboring Indonesia where a large concentration of marine organisms coupled with climate conditions support a massive marine ecosystem. Various commercial species are harvested along Carles' waters, namely mackerel, barracuda, sardines, shad, pompano, grouper, squid, cuttlefish, shrimp, prawns, shells, seaweed and others, these all are catches from Carles' water territory and brought to fishports of Estancia and Bancal, Carles.

The method predominantly used are purse seining, trawling and gill netting as these are suited for the relatively shallow waters (up to 60 fathoms) of the Visayan Sea.

However, as of recent years, pollution, heavy overfishing, and irresponsible fishing practices have slowly diminished the once abundant fish stocks of Estancia, and now problems like diminishing catches and unpredictable weather are beginning to surface. These factors have raised awareness in the government as well as the private sector and currently an artificial reef is off the shore of Brgy. Paon in an attempt to provide juvenile fish with shelter in hopes of restocking these once populous waters. For now, Estancia is experiencing influx of investments as Gaisano Grand put up their first mall in the 5th District of Iloilo, also Prince Hypermart and some mall like CityMall shows interests to come in.

Geography

Barangays

Estancia is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.PSGC unknown

  • Lumbia (Ana Cuenca)
  • Bayas
  • Bayuyan
  • Botongon
  • Bulaqueña
  • Calapdan
  • Cano-an
  • Daan Banua
  • Daculan
  • Gogo
  • Jolog
  • Loguingot
  • Malbog
  • Manipulon
  • Pa-on
  • Pani-an
  • Poblacion Zone 1
  • Lonoy (Roman Mosqueda)
  • San Roque
  • Santa Ana
  • Tabu-an
  • Tacbuyan
  • Tanza
  • Poblacion Zone II
  • Poblacion Zone III

Climate

Climate data for Estancia, Iloilo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		27
(81) 		29
(85)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
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[4]

Demographics

Population census of Estancia
YearPop.±% p.a.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [6] [7]

In the 2020 census, the population of Estancia, Iloilo, was 53,200 people, [3] with a density of 1,800 inhabitants per square kilometre or 4,700 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Natural disasters

Typhoon Haiyan

Parts of Estancia were heavily damaged by Typhoon Haiyan. The roof of Northern Iloilo State University (NISU: Estancia) was completely torn off. Estancia Central School was also hit by the said typhoon and almost all of the classrooms were totally damaged. The Principal (Dr. Gerry J. Tingson) of the said school with his utmost will is now trying to restore the damages caused by typhoon Haiyan through national and foreign aid.[8] Other partsof the town that suffered damage included the market and the port.[9]

Media

References

  1. ^
  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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Estancia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ^ Typhoon Haiyan: Images from Panay Island
  9. ^ "Provincial board declares Iloilo under state of calamity". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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