HomeIloiloGoogle Earth Series: Iloilo City Part 1Now that hi-res images of Iloilo City can be accessed in Google Earth, let’s tour around the prominent and interesting landmarks around the city. From well … space, Iloilo looks quite messy compared to other cities in the country. This could be owed By Marcos Detourista on May 19, 2008Now that hi-res images of Iloilo City can be accessed in Google Earth, let’s tour around the prominent and interesting landmarks around the city.From well … space, Iloilo looks quite messy compared to other cities in the country. This could be owed to the fact that Iloilo is an old city and no careful urban planning was done during waves of urbanization over the decades. Urban development is densest in the city proper, which then stretches either inland or southwards. Although, quite dense there are still large spaces of land, mostly utilized for fishponds or saltbeds, in between or just beside the dense areas.One such area is the area around the airport in Mandurriao, where majority of the land there is owned by a few individuals/families and development was limited because of proximity to the airport. Another is the area near the Jaro River, found at the northern and eastern portions, which has a low desirability for development because the area gets easily flooded whenever the river overspills during heavy rains.Iloilo Seaports The hive of Iloilo’s seaport operations in the Iloilo River Wharf, a natural harbor considered as one of the safest in the world. Docked at the river wharf are cargo ships and along it are ferry and RORO terminals servicing the Iloilo-Bacolod, Guimaras, Palawan Routes. Near the mouth of the River is the Domestic Port and further south is the Fort San Pedro. Iloilo’s International Port is located in La Paz District, at the northeastern part of the City.Iloilo City ProperThis is a part of the Downtown of Iloilo City, the other parts are inconveniently covered by clouds. Dominating the cityscape of Iloilo are its malls, which reflects the city’s consumer driven economy. Robinsons Place is the largest mall in the city proper followed by Marymart Center, which is composed of three buildings connected by bridges. Near Marymart are: SM Delgado, Amigo, and The Atrium (not shown in picture). Calle Real is the old shopping district of Iloilo City and the hive of downtown Iloilo. It’s a great place to look for inexpensive buys.This is one of the Provincial Gov’t lots in the city. At the far right is the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Beside it is the Old Rehabilitation Center (Square-shaped building), Museo Iloilo (Green Roof), and the Department of Tourism (White Roof) regional Office. The large building at the left side is the Hall of Justice and the white building in front of it is Castle Hotel.Diversion Road AreaThe area surrounding Benigno Aquino Jr. Ave. (more commonly known as Diversion road) looks like its mostly composed of idle land, fishponds, and salt beds. It’s actually a prime space in Iloilo and will be the future Central Business District of the City. This satellite photo was shot in 2005 and you could still see a plane in the airport terminal. It’s closed now after the new airport in Santa Barbara was completed and the old airport lot was bought by Megaworld Corp, one of the country’s largest property developers. Other prominent places in the area is SM City, Iloilo’s largest mall and Smallville, a complex of restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, bars, and clubs.In case you’re wondering low long SM City’s length is, well its 200 meters.Molo DistrictThis is Molo. The building shaped like a cross in the right side is ofcourse the Molo Church and infront of it is the Molo Public Plaza. The subdivision in the upper left with the swimming pools is Southville.Jaro DistrictThis is Jaro District, the most populous district of the city. The cross-shaped building is the Jaro Church and infront of it is, yes you’ve guessed it, the Jaro PlazaLa Paz DistrictThis is La Paz District. I decided to post this picture instead of the plaza-church area. The big building is Gaisano Capital Mall.During the next post, I’ll be posting the different schools and hospitals in Iloilo City.Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website ΔThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Comments Ronell saysAugust 11, 2012 at 10:02 amGood day,I just want to ask if there is a training or orientations about google earth here in Iloilo City?Thank you and more power.Reply Vic saysMarch 21, 2012 at 10:37 amHelo oiloil , that’s true. those places you mentioned and For anticipation of geographical fairness , I made one example in America ( NEw York) and one in South East Asia ( Tokyo)Reply oiloil saysMarch 21, 2012 at 8:40 amVic, why Tokyo and New York we can have Singapore and Hong Kong and even Macau and even just Taipeh and KL where the latest tallest structural icons are located.Reply Vic saysFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:02 pmoiloil..are you looking for skycrapers? try to view New York City or TokyoReply oiloil saysFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:52 amThese are archaic posts and pics.We can always view good of a city in these vantage(s) if its filled with skyscrapers but not Iloilo City.Reply Marcos C. saysJune 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm[re=64732]X[/re]: The typhoon ended just 2-3 days after the flooding. This is probably the first time in more than 50 years that a storm has damaged Iloilo in this magnitude. I don’t know with the seaport but the Iloilo Airport is already fully functional.The local government is doing everything they can to help the families displaced by the storm. They have already placed Iloilo in a state of calamity to hasten the access to calamity funds.Reply X saysJune 26, 2008 at 12:12 pmWHEN DID THE TYPHOON END, AFTER STARTING ON SATURDAY 5/20/8? WHERE DID THE PEOPLE THAT EVACUATE LEAVE GOTO TO WHERE ???? WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP THE CHILD VICTIMS OF THIS TYPHOON & IS THE AIRPORT WORKING & CAN PEOPLE ARRIVE THERE BY AIRPORT OR BY BOAT, HOW CAN SOMONE COME FROM MANILA THERE AFTER THIS DISASTER, HOW IS IT BEST FOR SOMEONE COME FROM MANILA ? WHAT IS THE LOCAL & NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DOING TO HELP THERE? IS TYPHOON LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR OR ONLY ONCE A DECADE THERE ??Reply kaze saysMay 23, 2008 at 3:44 pm[re=61153]romel[/re]: ellow henge number?hehehehehhe what about liganesReply romel saysMay 21, 2008 at 1:35 amMarcos, What about Mandurriao and Arevalo?Reply
Ronell saysAugust 11, 2012 at 10:02 amGood day,I just want to ask if there is a training or orientations about google earth here in Iloilo City?Thank you and more power.Reply
Vic saysMarch 21, 2012 at 10:37 amHelo oiloil , that’s true. those places you mentioned and For anticipation of geographical fairness , I made one example in America ( NEw York) and one in South East Asia ( Tokyo)Reply
oiloil saysMarch 21, 2012 at 8:40 amVic, why Tokyo and New York we can have Singapore and Hong Kong and even Macau and even just Taipeh and KL where the latest tallest structural icons are located.Reply
Vic saysFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:02 pmoiloil..are you looking for skycrapers? try to view New York City or TokyoReply
oiloil saysFebruary 20, 2012 at 9:52 amThese are archaic posts and pics.We can always view good of a city in these vantage(s) if its filled with skyscrapers but not Iloilo City.Reply
Marcos C. saysJune 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm[re=64732]X[/re]: The typhoon ended just 2-3 days after the flooding. This is probably the first time in more than 50 years that a storm has damaged Iloilo in this magnitude. I don’t know with the seaport but the Iloilo Airport is already fully functional.The local government is doing everything they can to help the families displaced by the storm. They have already placed Iloilo in a state of calamity to hasten the access to calamity funds.Reply
X saysJune 26, 2008 at 12:12 pmWHEN DID THE TYPHOON END, AFTER STARTING ON SATURDAY 5/20/8? WHERE DID THE PEOPLE THAT EVACUATE LEAVE GOTO TO WHERE ???? WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP THE CHILD VICTIMS OF THIS TYPHOON & IS THE AIRPORT WORKING & CAN PEOPLE ARRIVE THERE BY AIRPORT OR BY BOAT, HOW CAN SOMONE COME FROM MANILA THERE AFTER THIS DISASTER, HOW IS IT BEST FOR SOMEONE COME FROM MANILA ? WHAT IS THE LOCAL & NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DOING TO HELP THERE? IS TYPHOON LIKE THIS EVERY YEAR OR ONLY ONCE A DECADE THERE ??Reply
kaze saysMay 23, 2008 at 3:44 pm[re=61153]romel[/re]: ellow henge number?hehehehehhe what about liganesReply