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Guimbal, Philippines
Guimbal is a town of 7,232 people in Western Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1703.
Why visit Guimbal
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 9 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Guimbal
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About Guimbal
Guimbal, officially the Municipality of Guimbal (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Guimbal; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Guimbal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guimbal), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 35,129 people.
From the Wikipedia article Guimbal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay1
History
The first reference to Guimbal by such name in Spanish records appeared in Father Coco's appendix to Medina's “The History of the Augustinian Order in the Philippines” where it referred to the establishment of a convent in Guimbal, Iloilo in 1590.
A closer fact compared to some other writings showed that the name of the municipality was derived from a musical instrument called guimba drum. The Spaniards discovered the settlers using the instrument to warn the people of the coming of the raiding Moro pirates who used to loot the town and capture the natives to be sold as slaves in Mindanao. To show gratitude to the instrument, with high spirit and pride as the unconquered people, the inhabitants had named their settlement Guimbal.
From the History section of Guimbal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Igcocolo Roman Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.5 km
Guimbal-Tubungan Road, Guimbal
Lokal ng Guimbal, Iglesia ni Cristo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 0.7 km
Rizal Street, Guimbal
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries28
Cabasi-Santa Rosa Integrated School
School · 1.6 km
Iloilo – Antique Road, Guimbal
P.G. Garin Memorial Elementary School
School · 4.1 km
Igbaras National Road, Guimbal
Healthcare5
Map of Guimbal
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Getting there and nearby towns
Iloilo International Airport (ILO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Tigbauan 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Miagao 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Leon 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Oton 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- San Joaquin 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Iloilo 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Pavia 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Santa Barbara 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Maasin 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Leganes 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Guimbal Municipal Hall, Rabosajr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Guimbal Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (2), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish bell tower (Guimbal, Iloilo) 2022-07-05, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guimbal Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (1), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guimbal Church, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guimbal Municipal Hall, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish (Guimbal, Iloilo) 2022-07-05, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish reredos (Guimbal, Iloilo) 2022-07-05, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guimbal River from Guimbal Bridge, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Provincial Road, Guimbal, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guimbal church in 2025, A.C.T. Alejandre, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tigbauan Main Station of SEAFDEC-AQD, RDBD86, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS023-E-32554 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, cycloscope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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