Zarraga
# Zarraga

Zarraga, officially the Municipality of Zarraga (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Zarraga, Tagalog: Bayan ng Zarraga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,305 people.

Zarraga is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north from Iloilo City.

## Geography

### Barangays

Zarraga is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

* Balud Lilo-an
* Balud I
* Balud II
* Dawis Centro
* Dawis Norte
* Dawis Sur
* Gines
* Inagdangan Centro
* Inagdangan Norte
* Inagdangan Sur
* Jalaud Norte
* Jalaud Sur
* Libongcogon
* Malunang
* Pajo
* Ilawod Poblacion
* Ilaya Poblacion
* Sambag
* Sigangao
* Talauguis
* Talibong
* Tubigan
* Tuburan
* Tuburan Sulbod - this barangay was transferred from Santa Barbara in 1948.

### Climate

Climate data for Zarraga, Iloilo :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) | 37 (1.5) | 41 (1.6) | 42 (1.7) | 98 (3.9) | 155 (6.1) | 187 (7.4) | 162 (6.4) | 179 (7.0) | 188 (7.4) | 114 (4.5) | 78 (3.1) | 1,338 (52.8) |
| Average rainy days | 12.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 24.6 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 216.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Zarraga was 27,305 people, with a density of 500 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.

