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	Analysis of Multipolarization and Multi-Band Radar Data Over Iloilo City and Vicinities
		The major river systems in the Iloilo area are the Jalaud River in the northeast, the Jaro River and Iloilo River in the southwest.
		South of Iloilo City and separated from it by the Iloilo Strait is Guimaras Island.
		We used the data to: 1) geologically map Iloilo City and the surrounding coastal areas in reference to the major lithologic and structural units, and 2) study the coastal environment and the impact assessment of flood-prone areas.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/2000/ts17/aima0009pf.htm (2443 words)

	Analysis of Multipolarization and Multi-Band Radar Data Over Iloilo City and Vicinities
		The major river systems in the Iloilo area are the Jalaud River in the northeast, the Jaro River and Iloilo River in the southwest.
		Quaternary Alluvium underlains Iloilo and composed of unconsolidated sand, silt, pebbles, and cobbles with broken shells and foraminefera.
		Iloilo is a flat to almost flat relief of broad and poorly drained alluvial plain.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/2000/ts17/aima0009pf.htm (2443 words)

	Analysis of Multipolarization and Multi-Band Radar Data Over Iloilo City and Vicinities
		The major river systems in the Iloilo area are the Jalaud River in the northeast, the Jaro River and Iloilo River in the southwest.
		Iloilo is a flat to almost flat relief of broad and poorly drained alluvial plain.
		We conducted a fieldwork in Iloilo and Guimaras to verify the features observed in the AirSAR image and the accuracy of our preliminary maps and mapped the geologic and the geomorphologic terrain of Iloilo and Guimaras.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/2000/ts17/aima0009pf.htm (2443 words)

	Barotac Viejo, Iloilo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barotac Viejo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.
		The Municipality of Barotac Viejo is found on the northern part of the Province of Iloilo facing the strait of Guimaras and the island of Negros.
		The Barotac Viejo River is the longest and the widest river passing through the heart of the town.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barotac_Viejo,_Iloilo (443 words)

	Iloilo -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		At the mouth of the Jaro River on the Iloilo Strait and sheltered by the offshore Guimaras Island, it is the commercial centre of Panay and a regional centre for sugar exports.
		The northern terminus of the transisland railway from Iloilo, Roxas serves as the entrepôt for a fertile agricultural area, exporting surplus rice to nearby...
		The province has an area of 2,056 sq mi (5,324 sq km) and is mountainous in the west and hilly in the northeast, where the Bulabog-Putian National Park lies between Dingle and San Enrique.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042156 (443 words)

	Iloilo -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		At the mouth of the Jaro River on the Iloilo Strait and sheltered by the offshore Guimaras Island, it is the commercial centre of Panay and a regional centre for sugar exports.
		The northern terminus of the transisland railway from Iloilo, Roxas serves as the entrepôt for a fertile agricultural area, exporting surplus rice to nearby...
		It lies along the Panay River delta 4 miles (6.5 km) from its mouth on the Sibuyan Sea.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042156 (443 words)

	San Miguel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		San Miguel River (South America), a river in South America
		San Miguel (municipality) is a municipality of Santiago, Chile
		San Miguel Arcangel de la Frontera mission is a spanish dominican mission in Ensenada, Baja California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Miguel (443 words)

	Iloilo, Philippines, Pictures
		Iloilo, which is located at the mouth of the Iloilo River, is the capital of Iloilo Province.
		Iloilo, chartered city in the western Philippines, on the island of Panay.
		Iloilo is an important seaport and commercial center.
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Philippines/Iloilo_city.html (154 words)

	ILOILO - LoveToKnow Article on ILOILO
		, a town, port of entry and the capital of the province of Iloilo, Panay, Philippine Islands, at the mouth of Iloilo river, on the S.E. coast.
		In commercial importance Iloilo ranks next to Manila among Philippine cities; it has manufactures of pina, jusi, coconut oil, lime, vinegar and various articles made from palm wood.
		The surrounding country, which is traversed by gravel roads leading to the principal towns of the province, is fertile and well cultivated, producing sugar, tobacco and rice in abundance.
	www.1911ency.org /I/IL/ILOILO.htm (207 words)

	Pototan, Iloilo - Wikipedia
		The town lies on the banks of the Suage River, 17 miles or 30 km distant the City of Iloilo.
		Considered the rice granary of Panay, the town is bordered by Passi City to the north, Zarraga to the south, New Lucena to the east, and Dumangas to the west.
		Pototan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pototan,_Iloilo (207 words)

	Iloilo, Philippines, Pictures
		Iloilo, which is located at the mouth of the Iloilo River, is the capital of Iloilo Province.
		Iloilo, chartered city in the western Philippines, on the island of Panay.
		city information and pictures about Iloilo with discussion forum, map, real estate and Iloilo population & photos
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Philippines/Iloilo_city.html (207 words)

	Iloilo City -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		At the mouth of the Jaro River on the Iloilo Strait and sheltered by the offshore Guimaras Island, it is the commercial centre of Panay and a regional centre for sugar exports.
		The province has an area of 2,056 sq mi (5,324 sq km) and is mountainous in the west and hilly in the northeast, where the Bulabog-Putian National Park lies between Dingle and San Enrique.
		chartered city, capital of Iloilo province, on the southeastern coast of Panay, Philippines.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9042157 (207 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Iloilo
		Iloilo, which is located at the mouth of the Iloilo River, is the capital...
		Iloilo, chartered city in the western Philippines, on the island of Panay.
		Philippines, Republic of the: Iloilo Plain on Panay Island
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Iloilo.html (110 words)

	JANIUAY - LoveToKnow Article on JANIUAY
		JANIUAY, a town of the province of Iloilo, Panay, Philippine Islands, on the Suague river, about 20 m.
		The surrounding country is hilly but fertile and well cultivated, producing rice, sugar, tobacco, vegetables (for the Iloilo market), hemp and Indian corn.
		Janiuay was founded in 1578; it was first established in the mountains and was subsequently removed to its present site.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JA/JANIUAY.htm (110 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
		Iloilo City is located along Iloilo River on the southern tip of Panay Island, the opposite end of which is Kalibo, Aklan, and Boracay.
		The sole purpose of the Iloilo City Convention Bureau, a private organization of hoteliers, is to entice conventions to their city.
		Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas who won in a landslide victory in the recent elections, with his wife Ma.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/06/18/SCTY2004061812102.html (1321 words)

	Iloilo, Philippines, Pictures
		Iloilo, which is located at the mouth of the Iloilo River, is the capital of Iloilo Province.
		Iloilo, chartered city in the western Philippines, on the island of Panay.
		city information and pictures about Iloilo with discussion forum, map, real estate and Iloilo population & photos
	www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Philippines/Iloilo_city.html (154 words)

	iloilo . life in the small city
		Ever wonder how cheap partying in Iloilo is? How cheap our beer is? It's coz it's risky to run a bar where your drinks and your food are expensive, of course, not unless your bar is appealingly designed to cater the wealthier breed of coñitos and coñitas who enjoy their 70-peso beers.
		Wherever you are in Iloilo City this weekend, it is hard to escape the party atmosphere of Dinagyang.
		I've actually been disturbed by this one incident not too long ago when I was crossing a bridge on this city and witnessed that this commercial complex was dumping some kind of reddish watery material (like water with red dye) from their drainage system, and into the river.
	www.iloilo.blogspot.com (4319 words)

	Iloilo City -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		At the mouth of the Jaro River on the Iloilo Strait and sheltered by the offshore Guimaras Island, it is the commercial centre of Panay and a regional centre for sugar exports.
		A city is a concentrated center of population that includes residential housing and, typically, a wide variety of workplaces, schools, and other permanent establishments as well as a transportation network.
		It is the oldest city in North America, a continuation of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán, founded in about 1325.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9042157?tocId=9042157&query=cebu (863 words)

	Iloilo Online
		Long before the coming fo the Spaniards to the Philippines, Iloilo River was already noted to be a busy artery of commerce to the towns of Molo and Jaro.
		Its capital, Iloilo City, the second oldest city in the Philippines, is rich in history and culture and has played a major role in the affairs of the country over the years.
		The Province of Iloilo is located at the central part of the Philippine Archipelago and serves as a gateway to the southern part of the country.
	chymera.freespaces.com /mylokality (863 words)

	Teresa Magbanua: Visayas' Joan of Arc
		The wife of Alejandro Balderas, a rich landowner from Sara, Iloilo, Magbanua spent most of her time fencing, studying the use of firearms, and horseback riding in her husband's ranch.
		A homemaker, she was among the first to enlist in the fight for Philippine independence when the Revolution spread in Iloilo -- even though it went against her husband's wishes and conventional wisdom.
		Even as a child, Magbanua loved to play with her brothers, fight with boys, climb trees, swim in the Jaluar river, and ride horses and carabaos.
	www.pia.ops.gov.ph /kalayaan/magbanua.htm (863 words)

	YEHEY!News
		The river is the main source of potable water tapped by the Metro Iloilo Water District for Iloilo City and other municipalities.
		It was in 1997 when environmental associations from the different barangays in Maasin and Alimodian towns actively participated in government efforts to rehabilitate the denuded forest of Maasin.
		It has a total area of 6,738.52 hectares, or 30% of the total area of the municipality of Maasin, an upland town in the interior portion of Iloilo.
	news.yehey.com /news3.asp?c=14&i=69796 (863 words)

	Sun.Star Iloilo - Leon forest enclave beckons as eco-tourism destination
		The Leon side is the headwater of the Sibalom River that in 1997 rampaged and wrecked the multi-million Sibalom Bridge in Tigbauan town, cutting off Iloilo City from the rest of southern Iloilo and all the way to Antique.
		Iloilo had only two percent forest cover compared to its land area as shown by the Swedish satellite photo in 1989.
		Its vegetation have grown to 11 percent by 1999 but environmentalists said it is still deficient because a given land area needs at least 30 to 50 percent forest cover to maintain equilibrium.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ilo/2003/09/19/news/leon.forest.enclave.beckons.as.eco.tourism.destination.html (863 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Iloilo City and Province Thread II
		Along with other rice-growing towns in central Iloilo, the watershed is nourished by the Jalaur River.
		Iloilo has only less than 10 percent of forest cover, of which 40 percent is needed to support agriculture.
		Downstream and 24 km from Alimodian is Iloilo City, which enjoys piped water coming from the watershed of the Tigum-Aganan.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=214487&page=5 (3964 words)

	Road Trip - INQ7.net's guide to transportation and travel
		ILOILO EVOKES MANY PLEASANT images, each one as soothing as its melodious language whose lilt perfectly sums up the local lifestyle and culture: laid-back Southern gentility graciously lived in a city on the banks of a river whose languorous flow sets the peaceful tone of the residents' pulse.
		Descendants of illustrious Iloilo families continue to live in their stately homes that stand sometimes alone, at other times behind rows of commercial developments, on city streets that retain shabby remnants of its former grandeur.
		Muelle Loney, the city dock, commemorates Nicholas Loney, the Englishman who industrialized the sugar industry in the 19th century, exported sugar globally from Iloilo, and brought prosperity to the province.
	ruby.inq7.net /roadtrip/display.php?fld=tourguide/2006/mar&art=0324tourguide4.php (1225 words)

	Municipality of Ajuy
		A popular story of how Ajuy got its name is as follows; “During the Spanish era, a Spaniard who was assigned to list the names of coastal villages of this portion of Iloilo, came to this place where he met a native who was gathering wood.
		The present municipality of Ajuy started as a small settlement established by the early Malayan freedom seekers on the north side of the Gubaton River near the present site of Barangay Lanjagan.
		The municipality of Ajuy was formerly a part of Sara.
	elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/ajuy-iloilo/index.php?cat1=5&cat2=3 (240 words)

	AirSAR Capability to Geomorphology and Geologic Mapping Application
		These deposits are found along the rivermouth of Iloilo, Jaro and Jalaud, where silty to sandy beds are much pronounced deposition, forming continuously along coastline of the Iloilo Strait.
		In more details of the geology, Quaternary alluvial deposits are unconsolidated sand, silt, pebbled, cobbles with broken shells and foraminefera on beaches and river deltas (Geologic Map of Iloilo, 1996).
		In contrast to the limestone in Iloilo, the Dingle Formation ahs thi bedded, cream to gray, hard and fragmental, with interbeds of very limy coarse g rained sandstone and limestone (Geologic Map of Dumangas, 1996).
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/1998/ts10/ts10002.shtml (240 words)

	DENR - FASPO - Maasin central Elementary School Outreach Program: A Campaign Towards Environmental Awareness
		In the school nursery a total of 4,000 mahogany seedlings have been raised and planted for the adopt a park and adopt a river activities while, a total of 4,000 coffee seedlings were procured and planted in Maasin Watershed for the project's adopt a mountain activity.
		Maasin Central Elementary School was chosen as Likas Yaman Awardee for Environmental Excellence under the category of School Outreach Program in 1997.
		Maasin central Elementary School Outreach Program: A Campaign Towards Environmental Awareness
	faspo.denr.gov.ph /article/articleprint/829/-1/228 (240 words)

	r6_4d_iloilo.htm
		Channel Irrigation from the Waters of the Jalaur River to Brgy.
		Iloilo IV Construction/Completion of Sitio Lip-Ac, Jalaud Road
		Bantud Fabrica, Dumangas, Iloilo for distribution to all
	www.dbm.gov.ph /dbm_releases/2nd_tranche_2002_dpwh/Region_6/r6_4d_iloilo.htm (240 words)

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