BAROTAC NUEVO

barotac nuevo, a town of the province of iloilo, panay, philippine islands, near the jalaur river, above its mouth on the s.e. coast, and about 15 m. n.e. of iloilo, the capital. pop. (1903) 9904; in 1903 after the census had been taken the neighbouring town of dumangas (pop. 12,428) was annexed to barotac nuevo. the town lies in a fertile plain and deals in rice, trepang and pina. here, in what was formerly dumangas, are a fine church and convent, built of iron, pressed brick and marble. dumangas was destroyed by fire in june 1900, during a fight with insurgents, but its rebuilding was begun in may 1901.