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San Dionisio, Philippines
San Dionisio is a town of 3,134 people in Western Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit San Dionisio
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 7 parks and trails, 15 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Buraay and Mount Malpal.
Weather in San Dionisio
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About San Dionisio
San Dionisio, officially the Municipality of San Dionisio (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang San Dionisio, Tagalog: Bayan ng San Dionisio), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 39,423 people.
From the Wikipedia article San Dionisio, Iloilo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: San Dionisio on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Sara Public Plaza
Park · 9.1 km
Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road, Sara, Iloilo Province, Philippines
Restaurants and cafes15
3 more on the map.
History
During the Spanish Colonization of Philippines, a native leader named "Dionisio" had cleared the forest land to create a settlement called "Lakdayan". In 1877 Spanish arrived and renamed "Lakdayan" to "Dionisio" in the honor of humble fisherman founder of the settlement. Spanish converted the natives and appointed St. Vincent Ferrer as Patron Saint of the settlement. Spanish set up the municipality at Concepcion, of which Dioniso was a part of. During Spanish times, the head of the local government of Concepcion was titled "Kapitan" (captain) and the subordinate leaders in San Dionisio were titled "Tenientes" (lieutenant) and hereditary Cabeza de Barangay (head of barangay). Eventually Sara was carved out of Concepcion to establish an eponymous municipality, which also included Dionisio as one of the constituent barangay of Sara. In 1920, San Dionisio municipality was established after carving it out of Sara municipality.
From the History section of San Dionisio, Iloilo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship5
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State University
School · 8.7 km
Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road
Healthcare6
Map of San Dionisio
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sicogon Airport (ICO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.
- Estancia 21 km north, about 21 min by car
- Cadiz 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Victorias 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Enrique B. Magalona 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Roxas City 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Sagay 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Passi 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Talisay 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Escalante 65 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Bacolod City 69 km south, about 1 h 15 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
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View to San Dionisio Iloilo from top of Mount Opao, User: (WT-shared) Usdp at wts wikivoyage, Public domain
- Dafalongs Flower Garden, San Dionisio, Iloilo 20240824 140931wc, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dafalongs Flower Garden, San Dionisio, Iloilo 20240824 135441wc, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dafalongs Flower Garden, San Dionisio, Iloilo 20240824 135204wc, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dafalongs Flower Garden, San Dionisio, Iloilo 20240824 135212wc, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Low Tide (Concepcion, Iloilo), Shubert Ciencia, CC BY 2.0
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