Oton, Iloilo

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Oton
Municipality
Official seal of Oton
Seal
Map of Iloilo with Oton highlighted
Map of Iloilo with Oton highlighted
Oton is located in Philippines
Oton
Oton
Location within the Philippines
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Country Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Iloilo
Legislative district 1st district of Iloilo
Founded May 3, 1572
Barangays 37
Government[1]
 • Mayor Vicente B. Flores Jr.
Area[2]
 • Total 86.44 km2 (33.37 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 82,572
 • Density 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 5020
Dialing code 33
Website www.oton.gov.ph

Oton is a first class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 82,572.[3] Oton is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west from Iloilo City.

The main languages spoken in Oton are Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon.

Barangays

Oton is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.[2]

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Demographics

Old Oton cathedral, destroyed in the 1948 earthquake (1901).
Population census of Oton
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 52,125 —    
1995 56,821 +1.63%
2000 65,374 +3.05%
2007 77,621 +2.40%
2010 82,572 +2.28%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][4]

References

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