According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 35,842 people in 7,046 households. As of 2011 LGPMS information
Lgu Name: Municipality of Estancia
Basic Profile:
LGU Type: Municipality
Income Class: 2nd
Population: 39,479
Total Land Area (in has): 2,938.00
No. of Households: 7,896
Financial Profile:
IRA Share: Php 54,017,461.76
Local-Sourced Revenues: Php 21,057,972.85
Other R
evenues: Php 0.00
Total LGU Income: Php 75,075,434.61
Estancia is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. Estancia is located in the northern part of the Iloilo Province approximately 135 kilometers from the capital of the province Iloilo City. Estancia was originally a ranch for a wealthy Spaniard named Rodrigo who intermarried with a local woman. Estancia is not known for its agricultural products nor livestock but rather for its impressive marine resources. Estancia has a fishport and a pier - these being one of the most developed in northern visayas, a banking industry, cable television, a hospital, and resorts. Estancia is known around the country as a center for commercial fishing, so much so that it carries the name "Alaska of the Philippines" as a testament to its bountiful marine resources. The reason for this is that Estancia lies in the Visayan Sea triangle, an imaginary triangle extending from the provinces of Iloilo, Negros, Cebu, Samar, and Masbate. This triangle is a part of the "Sulu-Sulaweisi Triangle" of the Sulu Sea and neighboring Indonesia where a large concentration of marine organisms coupled with climate conditions support a massive marine ecosystem. Various commercial species are harvested along Estancia's waters, namely mackerel, barracuda, sardines, shad, pompano, grouper, squid, cuttlefish, shrimp, prawns, shells, seaweed and others.
