Dingle, Iloilo

Dingle
Dingle
Municipality
	Municipality of Dingle
	Dingle Church
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Spelunker's Paradise
	Anthem: Town of Dingle Dingle nga Matahúm (Beautiful Dingle)
	Map of Iloilo with Dingle highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Dingle Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 11°03′N 122°40′E / 11.05°N 122.67°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	4th district
Founded as a visita of Pototan	1593 (Fray Francisco Manuel Blanco)
Established as a pueblo	1611 (Fray Pedro del Castillo)
Annexed to Dumangas	1629
Re-established as a pueblo	1634 (Fray Alonso de Méntrida)
Annexed to Laglag	1641
Re-established as a pueblo	1823 (Don Juan Marcelino Dayot)
Annexed to Pototan	1904
Chartered as a municipality	1907 (Hon. Adriano Hernández y Dayot)
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rufino P. Palabrica III
• Vice Mayor	Quindialem D. Villanueva
• Representative	Ferjenel G. Biron
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	28,253 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	98.37 km2 (37.98 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Highest elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Lowest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	45,965
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Households	11,698
Demonym(s)	Filipino: Taga-Dingle ; Kinaray-a: Dingleanon ; Hiligaynon: Dingleanon ; Spanish: dingleño (m), -ña (f)
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.13% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 178.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 803.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 126.1 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 98.44 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 2 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5035
PSGC	063016000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Karay-a; Hiligaynon; Tagalog
Website	https://lgudingle.wixsite.com/lgudingle

Dingle (IPA: [ˈdiŋlɛʔ], locally /ˈdiŋliʔ/), officially the Municipality of Dingle (Kinaray-a: Banwa ka Dingle, Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Dingle, Tagalog: Bayan ng Dingle), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,965 people.^[3]

The town is known for its baroque-architecture church and its archaeological cave sites, such as the Lapuz Lapuz Cave, famous for revealing the hunter-gatherer lives of the ancient people of Panay.

^ Municipality of Dingle | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Dingle | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–06-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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