Dingle, Iloilo
Dingle
Baong Sumandig | |
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| Municipality of Dingle | |
Memorial to the Cry of Lincud Heroes Jalaur Diversion Irrigation Dam | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: dingding maingle (Old Kinaray-a: hard wall) | |
| Nickname: Spelunker's Paradise | |
| Anthem: Town of Dingle | |
Map of Iloilo with Dingle highlighted | |
Interactive map of Dingle | |
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 (Diego Álvarez, OSA) |
| Established as the pueblo of Baong | 1611 (Pedro del Castillo, OSA) |
| Annexed to Dumangas | 1629 |
| Re-established as the pueblo of Baong | 1634 (Alonso de Méntrida, OSA) |
| Annexed to Laglag | 1641 |
| Founded as the pueblo of Dingle | 1823 (Juan Marcelino Dayot) |
| Annexed to Pototan | 1904 |
| Chartered as the municipality of Dingle | 1907 (Adriano Hernández y Dayot) |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rufino P. Palabrica III (Nacionalista) |
| • Vice Mayor | Quindialem D. Villanueva (PFP) |
| • Representative | Ferjenel G. Biron (Nacionalista) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 28,060 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census) | |
• Total | 46,032 |
| • Density | 467.9/km2 (1,212/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,698 |
| Demonym(s) | Filipino: Taga-Dingle Kinaray-a: Dingleanon Hiligaynon: Dingleanon Spanish: dingleño (m), -ña (f) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 17.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 249 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 937.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 152.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 127.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 2 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5035 |
| PSGC | |
| 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 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 46,032 people.
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.