Western Visayas Kabisay-an Nakatundan Kanlurang Kabisayaan Region VI
Region
From upper-left to bottom-right: Jaro Cathedral ( Iloilo ); The Ruins ( Negros Occidental ); Boracay Island ( Aklan ); Roca Encantada House ( Guimaras )
Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Island group	Visayas
Regional center	Iloilo City
Area
? Total	20,794.18 km 2 (8,028.68 sq mi)
Population   (2015) [1]
? Total	7,536,383
? Density	360/km 2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 ( PST )
ISO 3166 code	PH-06
Provinces	6 Aklan Antique Capiz Guimaras Iloilo Negros Occidental
Cities	16 Bacolod Bago Cadiz Escalante Himamaylan Iloilo City Kabankalan La Carlota Passi Roxas Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias
Municipalities	117
Barangays	4,051

Western Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines . It is also known as Region VI . The regional center is Iloilo City .

It has six provinces : Aklan , Antique , Capiz , Guimaras , Iloilo and Negros Occidental . There are also two independent cities: Bacolod City and Iloilo City . Western Visayas has the islands of Panay and the smaller Guimaras , as well as several outlying islands. It also includes the western half of the island of Negros .

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