Western Visayas

Area: 2,002,311 hectares
Provinces and their capitals:
Aklan: Kalibo
Antique: San Jose de Buenavista
Capiz: Roxas City
Guimaras: Jordan
Iloilo: Iloilo City
Negros Occidental: Bacolod City

Cities: Bacolod, Bago, Cadiz, Iloilo City, La Carlota, San Carlos, Silay, Passi

Region VI is Western Visayas. The provinces in the region have, more or less, the same land feature. They have wide stretches of rivers, coastal lowlands, and series of rugged hills and mountains in the big inter-island bodies of water-the Sulu Sea and Visayas Sea.

Aklan is the northwestern part of Panay Island. Almost one-third of Aklan is mountainous. The rest is a narrow strip of lowland. There are five major rivers; the largest are the Aklan and Ibajay River.

Antique is a long stretch of land along the coast of Panay Island. It consists of narrow coastal plains, valleys, and rugged mountains that separate the province from the rest of Panay. There are numerous rivers. The major peaks are Mt. Madia-as, Mt. Mangtud, and Mt. Baloy.

Capiz is the third province comprising the island of Panay. It is mountainous with rolling hills descending gradually to broad plains. Four major rivers - Mambusao, Panay, Badbaran and Mayon - interconnect with each other, creating a large valley basin as they empty to the sea. Along the northern coast are extensive swamps and marshes.

Guimaras is one broad flatland. Mt. Acdan and Pandin are the only highlands. It is a beautiful, serene island with plenty of dormant volcanoes. It is where the best mangoes are harvested.

Iloilo rolls down to a vast flat plain toward the coastal towns.

Negros Occidental is the fourth largest island in the Philippines. The northern and western parts are largely level plains. The remaining portion consists of mountain ranges. Mt. Kanlaon is the highest peak in the Visayas. Other major mountains are Mt. Mandalangan and Mt. Silay. There are six big rivers; the largest is Ilog River.

Climate

Seasonal changes are not pronounced in the region. The even distribution of rainfall throughout the year and infrequent occurrence of typhoons make the region suitable for agriculture.

Beautiful Spots

Boracay Island is famous for its white sand beach. The island can be reached by motorized banca from Caticlan.

Javili Falls between Kalibo and Boracay has been basins arranged in tiers. Each basin is a swimming area.

Tulingon Cave is believed to be one of the longest in the country.

Ingus-Ingus Hill in Burwanga is an elevated mass of rocks overlooking the sea.

If Boracay is famous for its white sand, Baybay Beach in Roxas city has black sand. Bontod Beach in Panay is three kilometers of black sand protected by Napti Island and the mountains of Pilar.

Napti Island is uninhabited. Rocky on one side and sandy on the other, the island has caves almost connected to each other