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Ilaya, Philippines

Ilaya is a town of 3,123 people in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.

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Population3,123 GeoNames
Elevation10 m 33 ft
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area18.4 km²
Nearest airportDipolog Airport (DPL) 12 km

About Ilaya

Ilaya is one of the interior barangays in Dapitan City, in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. It is located 15.8 km south from Dapitan City proper along Dapitan river. It has a land area of 1,839.75 hectares and a population of 2,873 people as of 2020.

From the Wikipedia article Ilaya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship1

Ilaya Chapel

Church · Roman Catholic

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Gas and EV charging1

JRD Energy

Gas station · 1.1 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries11

Santo Niño Elementary School

School · 1.9 km

Ilaya-Isis-Polanco Road, Polanco

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Baao Elementary School

School · 3.3 km

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Barcelona Central School

School · 2.4 km

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Barcelona National High School

School · 2.9 km

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Burgos Elementary School

School · 2.5 km

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Crisologo Elementary School

School · 3.4 km

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Hilltop Elementary School

School · 2.7 km

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Ilaya Elementary School

School

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Ilaya National High School

School

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San Miguel Elementary School

School · 1.9 km

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Yabu Primary School

School · 1.6 km

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History

Long before the Spanish came to Zamboanga peninsula, the area around Ilaya was already settled by the peaceful Subanen tribes. Subanen are indigenous people known to live along the river or "suba" in the local language. They fished, hunted and crops for food. They also hand-wove their own clothing out of plant fibers.

From the History section of Ilaya on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Ilaya

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Getting there and nearby towns

Dipolog Airport (DPL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

  • Dipolog 11 km west, about 11 min by car
  • Dapitan 12 km north, about 12 min by car
  • Oroquieta 42 km east, about 42 min by car
  • Ozamiz City 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Tangub 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Tubod 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Lazi 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Siquijor 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Pagadian 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Dumaguete 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

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