Editing Guimaras

{{redirect|Guimaras Island||Guimaras (disambiguation)}}
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Guisi coast (Nueva Valencia, Guimaras; 01-25-2023).jpg
| photo2a = Guimaras, Navalas church.jpg
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| photo3a = Balaan Bukid Cross (Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras; 01-25-2023).jpg
| photo3b = Guisi Point Lighthouse and ruins (Nueva Valencia, Guimaras; 01-25-2023).jpg
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| image_caption      = (clockwise from top) [[Nueva Valencia|Guisi coast]], [[Nueva Valencia|Guisi Beach]], Guisi Lighthouse ruins, Guimaras island satellite image in 2016, [[Balaan bukid|Balaan Bukid Way of the Cross]], and Navalas Church
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| leader_name1       = [[JC Rahman Nava|Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava]] ([[National Unity Party (Philippines)|NUP]])
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| leader_name2       = John Edward G. Gando ([[PDP-Laban|PDP]])
| leader_title3      = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#Current composition|Representative]] <!--congressman or congresswoman -->
| leader_name3       = Maria Lucille L. Nava ([[PDP-Laban|PDP]])
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| leader_name4       = [[Guimaras Provincial Board]]
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| blank1_info_sec2   = [[Philippine peso|₱]]16.13 billion <br />[[USD|$]]275.2 million <ref name="grdp">{{Cite web |title=2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)|url=https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/grdp/tables |access-date=April 26, 2024 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|website=openstat.psa.gov.ph}}</ref>
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'''Guimaras''' ({{IPA|tl|ɡimaˈɾas|}}), officially the '''Province of Guimaras''' ({{langx|hil|Kapuoran sang Guimaras}}; {{langx|tl|Lalawigan ng Guimaras}}), is an island province in the [[Philippines]] located in the [[Western Visayas]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]]. The capital is [[Jordan, Guimaras|Jordan]], while the largest [[Local government in the Philippines|local government unit]] is the municipality of [[Buenavista, Guimaras|Buenavista]]. The province is situated in [[Panay Gulf]], between the islands of [[Panay]] and [[Negros (island)|Negros]]. To the northwest is the [[Iloilo City|city]] and [[province of Iloilo]] and to the southeast is [[Negros Occidental]]. The whole island is part of the [[Metro Iloilo–Guimaras|Metro Iloilo''–''Guimaras]], one of the twelve [[List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines|metropolitan areas of the Philippines]].

The province consists primarily of Guimaras Island, and also includes [[Inampulugan]], Guiwanon (or Guiuanon), Panobolon, Natunga, Nadulao, and many surrounding islets.<ref>[http://guimaras.gov.ph/images/Administrative-Map.gif Official map of province] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511230821/http://guimaras.gov.ph/images/Administrative-Map.gif |date=May 11, 2011 }}. Province of Guimaras</ref>

Guimaras, formerly known as ''Himal-os'', was a [[Sub-provinces of the Philippines|sub-province]] of Iloilo until it was made an independent province on May 22, 1992.

==History==

===Spanish colonial era===
About 1581, [[Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa]], Spanish governor and Captain-General of the Philippine Islands, established a settlement in Guimaras for the purpose of Christianizing the island's natives. He and his subordinates organized the ''pueblicitos'' or villages of Nayup under the [[patron saint|patronage]] of Saint [[Peter the Apostle]], and Igang with [[Saint Anne]] as patroness.

Evangelization of Guimaras occurred around the same time the friars were making inroads in Panay. The [[Augustinians]] established the ''visitas'' ([[chapelry|chapelries]]) of Nayup and Igang as subordinate to [[Oton, Iloilo]]. [[Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas]], the 7th [[Governor-General of the Philippines#Under New Spain (1565–1761)|Spanish]] [[Governor-General of the Philippines|Governor-General]], noted in a June 20, 1591, report to King [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]] that the friars of Oton made regular visits to the island.

In 1742, the island came under the jurisdiction of Dumangas – now known as [[Iloilo]], until 1751 when the Augustinian Order was replaced by the [[Jesuit]]s, after which the [[Dominican order]] took over Guimaras. The Jesuits, who had established a school in Iloilo and had missions in Molo and Arevalo, took charge of the island. By 1755, it was organized into a regular parish. When the population increased considerably, the island was given its municipal status with a seat of government at Tilad (today [[Buenavista, Guimaras|Buenavista]]).

===American colonial era===
Under [[American Colonial Period (Philippines)|American rule]], the Guimarasnons were given the opportunity to elect their municipal president in 1908.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://guimaras.islandsphilippines.com/guimaras-history.php|title=Guimaras History|publisher=Islands Philippines|access-date=June 2, 2012|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011859/http://guimaras.islandsphilippines.com/guimaras-history.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Douglas MacArthur]], a fresh graduate from [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] as a [[Second Lieutenant]] at the age of 23, came to Iloilo as the head of the company of [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. They constructed roads and the Santo Rosario Wharf, presently named MacArthur's Wharf, which are still in use today. In November 1903, while working on Guimaras, he was ambushed by a pair of Filipino brigands or guerrillas; he shot and killed both with his pistol.<ref>{{cite book |title="Volume 1, 1880–1941", The Years of MacArthur |last=Clayton |first=James, D. |year=1970 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |isbn=0-395-10948-5 |pages= 87–89}}</ref>

===Japanese occupation===
In 1942, [[Japanese Imperial Army|Japanese Imperial forces]] landed on Guimaras Island as the [[Empire of Japan]] began its [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|occupation]] of the country during the [[Second World War]]. The Japanese controlled almost every island between the Philippines and Hawaii. The U.S. Forces needed these islands to run aircraft to and from the Philippines, while denying Japan usage. The U.S. Army and Navy planned indirect attacks that would eventually lead them to [[Luzon]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Forces Began Main Battle For Philippines 75 Years Ago |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2048611/us-forces-began-main-battle-for-philippines-75-years-ago/https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2048611/us-forces-began-main-battle-for-philippines-75-years-ago/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=U.S. Department of Defense |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 1945, 10 U.S. divisions and 5 independent regiments would battle for Luzon, making it the largest campaign of the war and involving more troops than the United States had used in North Africa, Italy or southern France. The combined [[United States]] and [[Philippine Commonwealth]] forces landed on Guimaras Island, attacking the Japanese and defeating them in the Battle of Guimaras, which led to the liberation of the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Triumph/USA-P-Triumph-31.html|title=US Army in WW II|publisher=Robert Ross Smith}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

===Philippine independence===
====Provincial status====
Guimaras gained its status as a sub-province of Iloilo through ''[[Republic Act]] 4667'',<ref name=ChanRobles-RA4667>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 4667 - An Act Creating the Subprovince of Guimaras in the Province of Iloilo|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/47_republicacts.php?id=4671|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> which was enacted by [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] on June 18, 1966. It was proclaimed as a regular and full-fledged province on May 22, 1992, after a [[plebiscite]] was conducted to ratify the approval of its conversion pursuant to Section 462 of ''R.A. 7160''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html|title=An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991|publisher=The LawPhil Project}}</ref>

Shortly after Guimaras acquired its provincial status, [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Fidel V. Ramos]] appointed Emily Relucio-López as its first Governor.

The province of Guimaras was originally composed of three municipalities: Buenavista, Jordan, and [[Nueva Valencia]]. In 1995, through ''Republic Act No. 7896'' and ''Republic Act No. 7897'',<ref name=GovPH-RA7896>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 7896; An Act Creating the Municipality of Sibunag in the Province of Guimaras|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1995/02/20/republic-act-no-7896/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|date=February 20, 1995 |access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=ChanRobles-RA7897>{{cite web|title=Republic Act No. 7897 - An Act Creating the Municipality of San Lorenzo in the Province of Guimaras|url=http://laws.chanrobles.com/republicacts/79_republicacts.php?id=7901|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> the municipalities of Sibunag and [[San Lorenzo, Guimaras|San Lorenzo]] were created. The two new municipalities officially acquired their municipal status after the May 8, 1995, [[plebiscite]] held simultaneously with the local election.

Ernesto L. Gedalanga was the first appointed mayor of Sibunag and Arsenio Zambarrano was also appointed mayor of San Lorenzo. The temporary seat of government of the Municipality of Sibunag is at Barangay Dasal while the temporary seat of Government of the Municipality of San Lorenzo is at Barangay Cabano.

===Contemporary===
====Guimaras oil spill====
In August 2006, the [[Guimaras oil spill]] occurred. The 998-ton MT ''Solar 1'', [[Chartering (shipping)|chartered]] by [[Petron]] (the Philippines' largest oil refiner), carrying 2.4 million litres of [[bunker fuel]], sank {{convert|17|km}} off the island's southern coast, contaminating {{convert|24|km2}}. The [[Philippine Coast Guard]] called this the worst oil spill in the country's history. According to officials, {{convert|1,100|ha}} of [[mangrove]]s were affected, including parts of the [[Taklong Island National Marine Reserve]].<ref name="Bulatlat-2006OilSpill">{{cite news|last1=Ombion|first1=Karl G.|last2=Lachica|first2=Ryan B.|title=Guimaras Oil Spill Ship Found Unfit for Sailing|url=http://www.bulatlat.com/news/6-28/6-28-spill.htm|access-date=April 15, 2016|work=Bulatlat|date=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109204031/http://www.bulatlat.com/news/6-28/6-28-spill.htm|archive-date=January 9, 2007|quote=As of press time, the ship’s sinking has already caused an oil spill contaminating 200 kilometers of the coastline of  Nueva Valencia, Sibunag and San Lorenzo towns. This has reportedly affected more than 20 sq. km of coral reefs, 1,100 has. of the Taclong  national marine reserve in Nueva Valencia, at least 4,000 fishermen and 17,000 households in several coastal villages.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Guimaras comprises primarily of Guimaras Island, and numerous minor islets, prominent among which are Inampulugan, Guiwanon (or ''Guiuanon''), Panobolon, Natunga and Nadulao. The province covers a total area of {{convert|604.57|km2}}{{PSGC detail|nscb}} occupying the southeastern section of the [[Western Visayas]] region.

[[Sibunag River]] is the longest river in Guimaras with a total length of  {{cvt|28.8|km|abbr=on}} in municipality of [[Sibunag, Guimaras|Sibunag]], followed by [[Cabano River]] {{cvt|23.7|km|abbr=on}} long in [[San Lorenzo, Guimaras|San Lorenzo]], [[Mantangingi River]] 17.4&nbsp;km in [[Buenavista, Guimaras|Buenavista]].

[[Mount Bontoc]] is the highest point in the province of Guimaras with an elevation of {{cvt|892|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, located in municipality of Sibunag. [[Mount Dinulman]] is the second highest mountain with an elevation of {{cvt|879|ft|abbr=on}} also located in Sibunag.

The province has 5 municipalities. There is only one [[legislative district of Guimaras]] which encompasses all five towns.

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! style="border-width:0 thin thin 0;text-align:center;" | {{small|(2015)}}{{PH census|2015|06}}
! style="border-top:0;" |
! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | km<sup>2</sup>
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! style="border-width:0 0 thin thin;text-align:center;" | /km<sup>2</sup>
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! style="border-top:0;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.6970|N|122.6479|E|name=Buenavista|type:city_region:PH-GUI|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Buenavista, Guimaras|Buenavista]]
| {{percent and number|52,899|187,842|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 50,437
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|52,899|2015.3315|50,437}}
| {{convert|115.60|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|52,899/115.60|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
|-
! scope="row" style="border-width:medium 0 medium medium;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.6611|N|122.5909|E|name=Jordan|region:PH-GUI_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-width:medium 0 medium;" | [[Jordan, Guimaras|Jordan]]
| style="border-width:medium medium medium 0;padding-right:0.7em;" | †
| {{percent and number|39,566|187,842|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 36,096
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|39,566|2015.3315|36,096}}
| {{convert|126.11|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|39,566/126.11|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.5265|N|122.5396|E|name=Nueva Valencia|region:PH-GUI_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Nueva Valencia, Guimaras|Nueva&nbsp;Valencia]]
| {{percent and number|42,771|187,842|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 39,810
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|42,771|2015.3315|39,810}}
| {{convert|137.12|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|42,771/137.12|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 22
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.5913|N|122.7024|E|name=San Lorenzo|region:PH-GUI_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[San Lorenzo, Guimaras|San&nbsp;Lorenzo]]
| {{percent and number|29,444|187,842|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 26,112
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|29,444|2015.3315|26,112}}
| {{convert|106.23|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|29,444/106.23|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" style="border-right:0;background-color:initial;" | {{coord|10.5028|N|122.6304|E|name=Sibunag|region:PH-GUI_type:city|format=hidden}}
| style="text-align:left;font-weight:bold;border-left:0;" colspan="2" | [[Sibunag, Guimaras|Sibunag]]
| {{percent and number|23,162|187,842|disp=table|1|pad=yes}}
| 22,158
| {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|23,162|2015.3315|22,158}}
| {{convert|126.81|km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| {{convert|{{sigfig|23,162/126.81|2}}|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
|- class="sortbottom"
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! colspan="3" style="border-left:0;text-align:left;font-size:medium;font-variant:small-caps;letter-spacing:0.05em;" | Total
! style="text-align:right;" | 187,842
! style="text-align:right;" | 174,613
! style="text-align:right;" | {{PAGR|color=true|2020.5835|187,842|2015.3315|174,613}}
! style="text-align:right;" | 611.87
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|611.87|km2|disp=number|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{sigfig|187,842/611.87|2}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{convert|{{sigfig|187,842/611.87|2}}|PD/km2|disp=number}}
! style="text-align:center;" | 98
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| colspan="5" style="border-width:thin 0 0 0;text-align:center;padding:0.7em 0;" | {{Color box|white|†|border=darkgray}}{{thinsp}}Provincial&nbsp;capital
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[[File:Ph fil guimaras.png|thumb|center|alt=Political map of Guimaras showing its component municipalities]]
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==Demographics==
[[File:Guimaras Provincial Capitol (Circumferencial Road, Jordan, Guimaras, 04-04-2024).jpg|thumb|New Guimaras Capitol Building under construction]]
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The population of Guimaras in the 2020 census was 187,842 people, with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|187,842/604.57|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.<ref name=":0" />

===Language===
The people of the province, called ''Guimarasnon'', speak [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] as the primary language, as it was once a sub-province of [[Iloilo]]. [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[English language|English]] are widely spoken and understood.
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===Religion===
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====Catholicism====
The two predominant religions in the municipality are the [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Roman Catholic Church]] and the [[Philippine Independent Church|''Iglesia Filipina Independiente'']] (Philippine Independent Church). The St. Paul's Theological Seminary (SPTS) in Jordan is the regional seminary of the Philippine Independent Church serving its Visayas and Mindanao dioceses.

==Economy==
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[[File:Mango Fever.jpg|thumb|280x280px|Mangoes galore in the Guimaras Manggahan Festival]]
The sectors having the most potential to support Guimaras' economic development are mangoes, tourism, cashew cultivation, and food processing. Another expanding sector is fishery, which includes growing seaweed. Infrastructure, capacity-building initiatives, more favorable legislation, and higher investments are just a few examples of local variables that have boosted the potential growth of these industries.

[[File:Guimaras Island, Philippines.jpg|thumb|left|Guimaras greenery]]

Guimaras is well known for its agricultural crops, particularly the [[mango]]es, half of all exported mangoes come from this island. The island province is famous for producing one of the sweetest mangoes in the world, thus earning the nickname "''Mango Capital of the Philippines''" from local and foreign tourists. Guimaras mangoes are reportedly served at the [[White House]] and [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cerphin.net/balita/The-hidden-jewel-that-is-Guimaras/artikulo/35301/|title=The hidden jewel that is Guimaras|author=Alexander R. Bautista|publisher=Manila Standard Today|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702102412/http://cerphin.net/balita/The-hidden-jewel-that-is-Guimaras/artikulo/35301/|archive-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stefanie-journeyofalifetime.blogspot.com/2010/10/site-debriefing.html|title=Journey of a lifetime|publisher=blogspot|author=Stefanie|date=October 4, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miIokxiHJe0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/miIokxiHJe0| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Philippine Mangoes Naihain na sa White House at Buckingham Palace|publisher=GMA News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Guimaras' largest event of the year is the ''[[Manggahan Festival]]'' (the Mango Festival).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guimaras.gov.ph/tourism/manggahan-2/|title=Manggahan Festival|publisher=guimaras.gov|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702174223/http://guimaras.gov.ph/tourism/manggahan-2/|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref> The variety of mangoes produced are also best for making dried mangoes, jam and other special delicacies. They also produce other fruits and vegetables such as bananas, tomatoes, and eggplants among others.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-09-25 |title=Beyond Guimaras Mango: What is the Economy of Guimaras? - Streamtech |url=https://www.streamtech.com.ph/news/economy-of-guimaras-mago-fiber-internet/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Transportation==
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[[Bangka (boat)#Modern bangka|Steel or Fiberglass Ferry boats]] ply regularly from Iloilo-Guimaras Ferry Terminal in [[Iloilo City Proper]] to Jordan, Guimaras and Buenavista, Guimaras, taking about 15 to 20 minutes per journey. RORO or [[roll-on/roll-off]] vessels sail from [[Lapuz, Iloilo City]] to Jordan Port in Jordan, Guimaras,  every 30 minutes to one hour starting at 4:30AM to 6:30PM, taking about 30mins per way.

There is also a Ferry plying  from Sibunag Port to [[Pulupandan]] in Negros Occidental.

==Government==
The Governor of Guimaras is Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava, a member of the [[National Unity Party (Philippines)|National Unity Party]]. The province's Vice Governor is John Edward G. Gando, a member of [[PDP–Laban]]. Guimaras is represented in the Philippine House of Representatives by Lucille Nava, also a member of [[PDP–Laban]].

==Tourism==
[[File:Kasadyahan Manggahan Festival of Guimaras.jpg|thumb|Hubon Guimarasnon of [[Manggahan Festival]], declared champion in [[Kasadyahan Festival]] 2018 in Iloilo City]]
Guimaras attracts tourists particularly in May, when the [[Manggahan Festival]] takes place. In the festival, locals wear mango-inspired costumes and design mango-themed floats in a parade that makes its way around the island. Pastries and confectionery with mango ingredients, as well unprepared mangoes, are also sold in relatively large quantities. Tourism also includes visits to agricultural areas across the island, such as the Oro Verde Mango Plantation.
[[File:Taklong Island Front Beach.jpg|left|thumb|Taklong Island Beach]]
The island is also a growing destination for [[ecotourism]]. [[Taklong Island|Talkong Island]], off Guimaras' south coast, is a area of natural beauty recognized by the Philippine government. Tourists frequently visit areas such as the Guisi, Alubihod, Tatlong Pulo, and Natago beaches. [[Ave Maria Island]] is another ecological destination near Jordan. Some tourists also choose to visit the San Lorenzo Wind Farm, a series of turbines located near the island's eastern coast.

Guimaras is also a site for [[religious tourism]]. The [[Balaan bukid|Balaan Bukid]] Shrine hosts twelve markers of the [[Way of the Cross]] as individuals make an ascent towards a hilltop where the main shrine rests. Navalas Church, built between 1880 and 1885, bears one of the few remaining sites of [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Spanish Colonization of the Philippines|Spanish]] heritage on the island. The [[Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist Monastery|Trappist Monastery]] is located near the center of the island, providing a [[Retreat (spiritual)|retreat center]] for visitors in addition to selling various mango-based foodstuffs to help support the monks of the monastery.<ref name=":2" />

==Notable people==
*Chrisanta Seboc - Child hero who saved two of her younger siblings from a fire at home in July 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Defeo |first=Ruben |date=July 28, 2003 |title=Why is Lorenza Agoncillo's portrait hanging in Museo Pambata? |work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]] |publisher=Philstar Global Corp. |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2003/07/28/215269/why-lorenza-agoncillo146s-portrait-hanging-museo-pambata |accessdate=7 February 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of islands of the Philippines]]
* [[Taklong Island National Marine Reserve]]

==References==
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==External links==
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| East   = ''[[Guimaras Strait]]'' / [[Negros Occidental]]
| South  = ''[[Guimaras Strait]]''<br/>[[Negros Occidental]]
| West   = [[Iloilo]] / ''Santa Ana Bay ([[Panay Gulf]])''
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