Pototan
Pototan, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 78,919 people. In December 1997, it was declared as the "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas" because of its famed Christmas Festival of Lights.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mina and Dingle.
Mina
Town
Mina, officially the Municipality of Mina, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,145 people. Mina is situated 7 km west of Pototan.
Dingle
Town
Dingle, officially the Municipality of 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. Dingle is situated 8 km northeast of Pototan.
New Lucena
Town
New Lucena, officially the Municipality of New Lucena, is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,785 people. The "New" in the name was added in 1955. New Lucena is situated 8 km southwest of Pototan.
Pototan
- Type: Town with 75,100 residents
- Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Iloilo
- Categories: municipality of the Philippines and locality
- Location: Bayan ng Pototan, Iloilo, Western Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.94212° or 10° 56′ 32″ north
Longitude
122.63583° or 122° 38′ 9″ east
Population
75,100
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
7Q24WJRP+R8
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Amis to Zulu—“Pototan” goes by many names.
- Amis: “Pototan”
- Asturian: “Pototan”
- Balinese: “Pototan”
- Banjar: “Pototan”
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- Catalan: “Pototan”
- Cebuano: “Pototan”
- Central Bikol: “Pototan”
- Chavacano: “Pototan”
- Dagbani: “Pototan”
- Danish: “Pototan”
- Dutch: “Pototan”
- Esperanto: “Pototan”
- Fijian: “Pototan”
- Filipino: “Pototan”
- French: “Pototan”
- Georgian: “პოტოტანი”
- German: “Pototan”
- Gorontalo: “Pototan”
- Hausa: “Pototan”
- Hiligaynon: “banwa sg Pototan”
- Hiligaynon: “Pototan”
- Hiri Motu: “Pototan”
- Igbo: “Pototan”
- Iloko: “Pototan”
- Indonesian: “Pototan”
- Irish: “Pototan”
- Italian: “Pototan”
- Jamaican Creole English: “Pototan”
- Javanese: “Pototan”
- Kinaray-A: “banwa kang Pototan”
- Kinaray-A: “Pototan”
- Kongo: “Pototan”
- Korean: “포토탄”
- Malagasy: “Pototan”
- Malay: “Pototan”
- Maori: “Pototan”
- Minangkabau: “Pototan”
- Nauru: “Pototan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pototan”
- Norwegian: “Pototan”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Pototan”
- Oromo: “Pototan”
- Paiwan: “Pototan”
- Pampanga: “Pototan”
- Pangasinan: “Pototan”
- Portuguese: “Pototan”
- Portuguese: “Potôtan”
- Rinconada Bikol: “Pototan”
- Sakizaya: “Pototan”
- Samoan: “Pototan”
- Scots: “Pototan”
- Spanish: “municipio de Pototan”
- Spanish: “Pototan”
- Sundanese: “Pototan”
- Swahili: “Pototan”
- Swedish: “Pototan”
- Tagalog: “Pototan”
- Tahitian: “Pototan”
- Tok Pisin: “Pototan”
- Urdu: “پوٹوٹن”
- Vietnamese: “Pototan”
- Waray (Philippines): “Pototan”
- Welsh: “Pototan”
- Xhosa: “Pototan”
- Yoruba: “Pototan”
- Zulu: “Pototan”
- “Pototan”
- “Pototan, Iloilo”
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