The City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Ciudad sang Iloilo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo) is the capital city of the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. It is the regional center and the main economic hub of the Western Visayas region. Iloilo is historically one of the major agricultural centers of the country, and began exporting sugar, copra, bananas, mangoes, and other natural resources during the Spanish and American colonial periods. In the 2000 census, Iloilo City had a population of 365,820 people in 72,218 households with a 1.93% annual growth rate. It is the ninth most populous city in the Philippines. Average population density is 6,533 people per square kilometer which is half that of Tokyo.