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Area of Responsibility: Western (Hiligaynon: Kabisay-an Nakatundan; Tagalog: Kanlurang Kabisayaan) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces: (, , , , Iloilo and Occidental) and two highly urbanized cities : ( City and Iloilo City). The regional center is Iloilo City.[2] The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, Aklanon and Capiznon. The land area of the region is 20,794.18 km2 (8,028.68 sq mi), and with a population of 7,536,383 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas. On May 29, 2015, the region was redefined, when (Region VI) both lost the province of and the highly urbanized city of Bacolod to the newly formed Region. However, the region was dissolved, with Negros Occidental and Bacolod returned to Western Visayas on August 9, 2017.

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Western Visayas consists of 6 provinces, 2 highly urbanized cities, 16 component cities, 117 municipalities and 4,051 barangays.

Highly Component Province Capital Urbanized Municipalities Barangays Cities Cities

Aklan Kalibo 0 17 327 San Jose de

Antique 0 18 590

Buenavista

Capiz Roxas 1 16 473

Guimaras Jordan 0 5 98

Iloilo Iloilo City 1 2 42 1,721

Negros

Bacolod 1 13 19 601

Occidental

Total 2 16 117 4,051

REGION VI WESTERN VISAYAS

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PROVINCE OF AKLAN

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PROVINCE OF CAPIZ

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PROVINCE OF GUIMARAS

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PROVINCE OF ILOILO

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PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

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