| Anini-y | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Municipality of Anini-y | ||
Anini-y Church | ||
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| Anthem: Anini-y, Banwang Pinili (Unofficial) | ||
 Map of Antique with Anini-y highlighted | ||
  Anini-y Location within the Philippines | ||
| Coordinates: 10°26′N121°56′E / 10.43°N 121.93°E Coordinates: 10°26′N121°56′E / 10.43°N 121.93°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | |
| Province | Antique | |
| District | Lone district | |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) | |
| Government [1] | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Maxfil B. Pollicar | |
| • Vice Mayor | Glenn Henaez | |
| • Congressman | Paolo S. Javier | |
| • Governor | Rhodora Cadiao | |
| • Vice Governor | Edgar Denosta | |
| Area [2] | ||
| • Total | 66.17 km2 (25.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) [3] | ||
| • Total | 21,201 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 5717 | |
| PSGC | 060601000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 | |
| Climate type | tropical climate | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
| Native languages | Kinaray-a, Hiligaynon, Ati | |
| Major religions | Roman Catholic, Iglesia Filipina Independiente | |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of San Jose de Buenavista | |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph the Worker | |
| Parish of Anini-y | St. John of Nepomuk | |
| Parish of Casay | St. Theresa of Avila | |
| Municipal Festival | Urukay Festival | |
| Website | elgu | |
Anini-y, officially the Municipality of Anini-y, (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Anini-y; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Anini-y; Filipino : Bayan ng Anini-y), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,201 people. [3]
The Hiligaynon language, also often referred to by most of its speakers simply as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, mainly in Western Visayas and Soccsksargen, most of whom belong to the Visayan ethnic group, mainly the Hiligaynons. It is the second-most widely spoken language and a member of the so-named Visayan language family and is more distantly related to other Philippine languages.
Filipino is the national language of the Philippines. Filipino is also designated, along with English, as an official language of the country. It is a standardized variety of the Tagalog language, an Austronesian regional language that is widely spoken in the Philippines. As of 2007, Tagalog is the first language of 28 million people, or about one-third of the Philippine population, while 45 million speak Tagalog as their second language. Tagalog is among the 185 languages of the Philippines identified in the Ethnologue. Officially, Filipino is defined by the Commission on the Filipino Language as "the native dialect, spoken and written, in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, and in other urban centers of the archipelago."
Antique is a province of the Philippines located in the region of Western Visayas. The province capital is San Jose, the most populous town in Antique. The province is situated in the western section of Panay Island and borders Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo to the east, while facing the Sulu Sea to the west.
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During the Spanish Era, Anini-y was already an independent town with a Baroque church located on the heart of its town proper. Sometime during the American Period, Anini-y was integrated to the Municipality of Tobias Fornier (formerly Dao). Somewhere in the year 1940's, the town of Anini-y became independent from the Municipality of Tobias Fornier and Mayor Obaga became the first mayor. The current mayor of the town is Maxfil Belleza Pollicar and Glenn Hernaez as the vice mayor. Anini-y is also a kingdom with many rivers as local legend told.
