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Iloilo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (786 words) |
 | Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. |
 | Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north. |
 | Iloilo is subdivided into 42 municipalities and 2 cities. |
| Pavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (964 words) |
 | Pavia (population 71,000, pronounced Pavìa), the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. |
 | Pavia remained the capital of the Italian kingdom and the centre of royal coronations until the diminution of imperial authority there in the twelfth century. |
 | Pavia was then ruled by the Austrians until 1796, when it was occupied by the French army under Napoleon. |