Jaro is a district in Iloilo City, Philippines, located on Panay Island in the Western Visayas region. It is the largest district in terms of both area and population, with 130,700 people according to the 2020 census. Jaro merged with Iloilo City in the 1940s during the American administration in the Philippines. It is also the largest among the seven districts of Iloilo City. La Paz district and the present municipalities of Leganes and Pavia were historically part of Jaro before becoming independent.
Image: Jaro Cathedral (Catedral de Jaro) (cropped)
Image: Lopez Heritage House Nelly's Garden (E. Lopez, Jaro, Iloilo City; 10 22 2022) (cropped)
Image: Central Philippine University Church
Image: Villa Lizares (Lizares Mansion)
Iloilo City is a conglomeration of former cities and towns in the Philippines, which are now the geographical or administrative districts (boroughs) composed of seven: Arevalo, City Proper, Jaro, La Paz, Lapuz, Mandurriao, and Molo. All administrative districts are divisions of the lone congressional district of Iloilo City, and each is composed of barangays (barrios), with a total of 180 city barangays.
Villanueva Building, formerly known as International Hotel, in a historic street of Calle Real in Iloilo City Proper
La Paz Public Market, considered the birthplace of La Paz Batchoy
Jaro Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro in Western Visayas
Molo Mansion, formerly Yusay-Consing Mansion, a neoclassical and art deco heritage house