# Leon, Iloilo

Leon, officially the Municipality of Leon (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Leon, Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Leon, Tagalog: Bayan ng Leon), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,990 people.
It is known as the "Vegetable Basket of Iloilo Province" due to its supply of asparagus, cabbages, baguio beans, sayote, eggplants, carrots and other vegetables.
A popular tourist attraction in the municipality is the Bucari Mountain Range, which is known as the Summer Capital of Iloilo and Vegetable Garden of Iloilo.

## Geography

Leon has a total land area of 14,020 hectares (34,600 acres) of which 276.16 hectares is classified as an urban area and 13,728.84 hectares as rural land. It is 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Iloilo City and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Alimodian.

### Barangays

Leon is politically subdivided into 85 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Agboy Norte
* Agboy Sur
* Agta
* Ambulong
* Anonang
* Apian
* Avanzada
* Awis
* Ayabang
* Ayubo
* Bacolod
* Baje
* Banagan
* Barangbang
* Barasan
* Bayag Norte
* Bayag Sur
* Binolbog
* Biri Norte
* Biri Sur
* Bobon
* Bucari
* Buenavista
* Buga
* Bulad
* Bulwang
* Cabolo-an
* Cabunga-an
* Cabutongan
* Cagay
* Camandag
* Camando
* Cananaman
* Capt. Fernando
* Carara-an
* Carolina
* Cawilihan
* Coyugan Norte
* Coyugan Sur
* Danao
* Dorog
* Dusacan
* Gines
* Gumboc
* Igcadios
* Ingay
* Isian Norte
* Isian Victoria
* Jamog Gines
* Lanag
* Lang-og
* Ligtos
* Lonoc
* Lampaya
* Magcapay
* Maliao
* Malublub
* Manampunay
* Marirong
* Mina
* Mocol
* Nagbangi
* Nalbang
* Odong-odong
* Oluangan
* Omambong
* Paoy
* Pandan
* Panginman
* Pepe
* Poblacion
* Paga
* Salngan
* Samlague
* Siol Norte
* Siol Sur
* Tacuyong Norte
* Tacuyong Sur
* Tagsing
* Talacuan
* Ticuan
* Tina-an Norte
* Tina-an Sur
* Tunguan
* Tu-og

### Climate

Climate data for Leon, Iloilo :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 10,277 | — |
| 1918 | 23,045 | +5.53% |
| 1939 | 20,797 | −0.49% |
| 1948 | 21,805 | +0.53% |
| 1960 | 25,099 | +1.18% |
| 1970 | 27,018 | +0.74% |
| 1975 | 30,185 | +2.25% |
| 1980 | 31,552 | +0.89% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 36,948 | +1.59% |
| 1995 | 41,043 | +1.99% |
| 2000 | 43,729 | +1.37% |
| 2007 | 45,647 | +0.59% |
| 2010 | 47,522 | +1.48% |
| 2015 | 49,875 | +0.92% |
| 2020 | 51,990 | +0.82% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :
In the 2020 census, the population of Leon, Iloilo, was 51,990 people, with a density of 370 inhabitants per square kilometre or 960 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Leon
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 2006 35.30
* 2009 33.66
* 2012 23.97
* 2015 23.70
* 2018 22.06
* 2021 22.26
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority