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MIAGAO , a See also: town on the See also: southern See also: coast of the province of Iloilo, See also: island of Panay, Philippine Islands, about 25 M
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W.S.W. of the town of Iloilo, the capital
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Pop
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(1903), 20,656; in the same See also: year the neighbouring town of See also: San Joaquin (pop
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1903, 14,333) was incorporated with Miagao
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It has a cool and healthful See also: climate
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The neighbouring country is hilly and sterile, but produces sibucao in considerable quantities
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The See also: weaving of fabrics of aback (Musa textilis), or See also: Manila See also: hemp, and pineapple fibre is the most important See also: local industry
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The language is Panay-Visayan
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