Jaro, Administrative district in Iloilo City, Philippines.
Located on Panay Island in Western Visayas, Jaro extends across a large area with over 130,000 residents within 42 distinct barangays.
The district developed from a wealthy Spanish colonial settlement in 1886 into an independent city before merging with Iloilo City in the 1940s.
The Jaro Cathedral features the statue of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, crowned by Pope John Paul II in 1981 during his visit.
The district contains multiple shopping centers, including SM Hypermarket, Robinsons Place Jaro, and CityMall, serving the local population's retail needs.
Jaro maintained trade connections with China and Siam through its river port, establishing itself as the economic center of the Visayas region.
Location: Iloilo City
Inception: 1886
Address: Jaro, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
GPS coordinates: 10.72400,122.55700
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:40
Jaro Cathedral
101 m
Jaro Belfry
70 m
Lopez Heritage House
822 m
Old Capitol Building of Iloilo
2.8 km
San Vicente Ferrer Church
7.8 km
Rose Memorial Auditorium
1.1 km
Waterworld Iloilo
1.5 km
Patrocinio Gamboa historical marker
64 m
Graciano Lopez Jaena historical marker
400 m
Old Iloilo Prison Building
2.6 km
General Martin Teofilo Delgado historical marker
1.2 km
The Cathedral of Jaro, Iloilo historical marker
62 m
Magdalena G. Jalandoni historical marker
249 m
Colegio de San Jose historical marker
509 m
Old Iloilo City Hall historical marker
2.9 km
Hechanova Ancestral House
2.6 km
The House of Hechanova historical marker
2.6 km
Nicholas Loney historical marker
3.8 km
Seminary of Saint Vincent Ferrer historical marker
203 m
Ledesma Ancestral House historical marker
221 m
Old Capitol Building of Iloilo historical marker
2.8 km
Iloilo City Business District as Heritage Zone historical marker
3.6 km
Patrocinio Gamboa historical marker
402 m
Central Philippine University historical marker
1.2 km
West Visayas State University historical marker
1.3 km
Iloilo Customs House
3.7 km
Ledesma Ancestral House
229 m
Iloilo School of Arts and Trade historical marker
1.4 kmReviews
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