Hamtic | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Hamtic | |
Municipal hall | |
Map of Antique with Hamtic highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°42′N121°59′E / 10.7°N 121.98°E Coordinates: 10°42′N121°59′E / 10.7°N 121.98°E | |
Country | |
Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
Province | Antique |
District | Lone district |
Chartered | January 20, 1954 |
Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) |
Government [1] | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Julius Ronald L. Pacificador |
• Electorate | 25,076 voters (2016) |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 113.03 km2 (43.64 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) [3] | |
• Total | 48,592 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 5715 |
PSGC | 060608000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
Climate type | Tropical climate |
Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
Revenue (₱) | 105,445,062.96 (2016) |
Website | elgu |
Hamtic, officially the Municipality of Hamtic, (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Hamtic; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Hamtic; Filipino : Bayan ng Hamtic), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 48,592 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.
Hamtic was formerly named Antique, after which the province was named. It is the oldest town and the first capital of the province before it was transferred to San Jose de Buenavista in 1802. The town speaks two languages, namely Hamtikanon (a unique town language) and Kiniray-a (the lingua franca of Antique province). [4]
Hamtic is located at the southwester portion of Antique and is seven (7) kilometres from San Jose de Buenavista, the provincial capital and about 90 kilometers from Iloilo City. It has a total land area of 135.0 square kilometre and is one of the smallest municipalities, roughly, it ranks 8th among the smallest. It is composed of 47 barangys, 43 of which are rural and which occupy an area of 13,074 hectares while 5 are considered urban have an area of 870 hectares while the smallest is Poblacion 1 with a land area of 10 hectares. Of the 47 barangays, 13 are found along the coast.Sixteen barangays are in the upland areas and 31 are in the lowland areas. Nevetheless, Hamtic is proud to be the birthplace of famous Antiqueños, foremost of whom is former governor Evelio B. Javier, born in Brgy. Lanag(now renamed Brgy. EBJ) and is considered as the local hero of Antique. Gen. Leandro Fullon, whose statue is erected at the town’s plaza, was the last general to surrender and the first revolutionary governor of Antique, also a Hamticanon.
“Hantik” was named after the humming big black ants that produce the sound “tik” when they bite.
Hamtic or Hamtik is the oldest town in Antique. It was the first capital of the province during the Spanish regime. Later, San Jose de Buenavista was made capital by the Spaniards in 1802. Hamtic was then relegated to a mere barrio, forming a part of San Jose.
Local historians tell how Hamtic came to be thru its legend. During the 13th century, at the time that Sulu experienced a change from the high influence of Banjarmasin, Borneo was full of discontentment. The leader of Borneo then was Sultan Makatunaw, known for its cruelty and greediness. To escape from his wrath, the ten datus led by datu Puti sailed away in their “balangays” in search of freedom in a new and peaceful land. The other nine (9) datus were Datu sumakwel, Bangkaya, Paiburong, Padohinog, Lubay , Dumalugdog, Dumangsil, Dumangsol and Balinsusa. Strong winds and tides brought this group of sailors, businessmen, sculpturs, farmers, blacksmiths/carpenters and spiritual babaylan to the Sirawagan River, once a portion of Antique but presently claimed by San Joaquin, Iloilo. Nearby lies the Andona Creek where these foreigners met with the natives, black, short and kinky-haired inhabitants called atis or negritoes as the Spaniards used to call them. The leader of the datus, datu Puti met with Datu Marikudo, heir of datu Polpolan, the chieftain of the Atis, who immediately asked what they (the foreigners) wanted. Datu Puti replied that they need to purchase a land they can call their own and where they can live peacefully. Marikudo readily agreed to allow them to occupy the area near the sea while the Atis will occupy the hillsides and the mountainous part. The agreement would be done with a barter. The Atis were happy with what they got – a gold salakot, a long necklace and a gold “batya”. Unluckily, the land that the datus purchased run out of food, water and other provisions. Datu Puti sent Datu Sumakwel to travel north with a group of other Datus’ wives, “bangut-banwa”, guides and the rest. They reached the shores of Hantik, and later anchored at Malandog or “Malindog” (tabungos). They sailed towards the mouth of the two rivers, Bocboc and Malandog and carefully anchored thereat. Datu Sumakwel went around the land and found out that there was abundance of harvest in the fields and foods from the seas and wild animals in the hills and mountains. He then went back to Sirawagan to report to Datu Puti what he had discovered. Datu Puti then called everyone to prepare to sail northbound, to Malandog. Later, Datu Puti sailed north from Malandog and reached the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and to other parts of Luzon. With him were Datu Dumangsil and Datu Balinsusa. Meanwhile, Datu Sumakwel became the most respected leader of Hamtic and later the whole of Panay.
Hamtik was already a flourishing Malayan settlement when the Spaniards came to Panay. However, the settlement was later renamed Antique by the Spaniards and made the first capital of the province, which later on became the name of the whole province. In 1762, the seat of the Province was transferred to Bugasong, another progressing Spanish Settlement, but in 1802 it was moved to San Jose de Buenavista, the present capital of the Province of antique. The town of Hamtic was created separately from the Municipality of San Jose by virtue of Executive Order No. 3, series of 1954 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay and was officially inaugurated on January 20,1954. Since then, the Municipality is celebrating its birth anniversary. [5]
Hamtic is located at 10°42′N121°59′E / 10.7°N 121.98°E . It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 113.03 square kilometres (43.64 sq mi) [2] constituting 4.14% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was created on September 12, 2013 when the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III. The new government authority was created by merging the National Statistics Office, the National Statistical Coordination Board, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, and the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics.
Hamtic is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. [6]
A barangay or baranggay (, formerly referred to as barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb or a suburban neighborhood. The word barangay originated from balangay, a kind of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2015 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
060608001 | Apdo | 1.7% | 818 | 798 | 0.47% | |
060608002 | Asluman | 4.7% | 2,296 | 2,041 | 2.27% | |
060608003 | Banawon | 2.2% | 1,069 | 1,043 | 0.47% | |
060608005 | Bia-an | 2.2% | 1,089 | 1,087 | 0.04% | |
060608006 | Bongbongan I-II | 1.6% | 764 | 790 | −0.64% | |
060608008 | Bongbongan III | 1.0% | 475 | 425 | 2.14% | |
060608009 | Botbot | 0.9% | 449 | 392 | 2.62% | |
060608010 | Budbudan | 2.2% | 1,076 | 873 | 4.06% | |
060608011 | Buhang | 4.4% | 2,159 | 1,960 | 1.86% | |
060608012 | Calacja I | 1.8% | 878 | 827 | 1.15% | |
060608013 | Calacja II | 1.9% | 904 | 873 | 0.67% | |
060608014 | Calala | 1.7% | 802 | 769 | 0.80% | |
060608015 | Cantulan | 0.4% | 180 | 194 | −1.42% | |
060608016 | Caridad | 4.2% | 2,043 | 1,940 | 0.99% | |
060608017 | Caromangay | 1.3% | 627 | 622 | 0.15% | |
060608018 | Casalngan | 1.3% | 613 | 589 | 0.76% | |
060608019 | Dangcalan | 0.8% | 398 | 348 | 2.59% | |
060608020 | Del Pilar | 0.6% | 277 | 326 | −3.05% | |
060608021 | Fabrica | 1.4% | 688 | 678 | 0.28% | |
060608022 | Funda | 4.7% | 2,298 | 2,141 | 1.36% | |
060608023 | General Fullon (Tina) | 1.4% | 703 | 672 | 0.86% | |
060608030 | Gov. Evelio B. Javier (Lanag) | 3.8% | 1,844 | 1,694 | 1.63% | |
060608024 | Guintas | 4.7% | 2,264 | 2,165 | 0.85% | |
060608025 | Igbical | 1.3% | 618 | 583 | 1.12% | |
060608026 | Igbucagay | 1.2% | 561 | 491 | 2.57% | |
060608027 | Inabasan | 1.6% | 787 | 762 | 0.62% | |
060608028 | Ingwan-Batangan | 2.0% | 989 | 964 | 0.49% | |
060608029 | La Paz | 4.1% | 2,000 | 1,791 | 2.12% | |
060608031 | Linaban | 3.2% | 1,538 | 1,414 | 1.61% | |
060608033 | Malandog | 4.0% | 1,959 | 1,941 | 0.18% | |
060608034 | Mapatag | 4.1% | 1,979 | 1,799 | 1.83% | |
060608035 | Masanag | 1.6% | 800 | 716 | 2.13% | |
060608036 | Nalihawan | 0.6% | 276 | 307 | −2.01% | |
060608037 | Pamandayan (Botbot) | 0.4% | 172 | 152 | 2.38% | |
060608038 | Pasu-Jungao | 0.3% | 151 | 157 | −0.74% | |
060608039 | Piape I | 3.0% | 1,442 | 1,331 | 1.54% | |
060608040 | Piape II | 1.3% | 612 | 608 | 0.12% | |
060608041 | Piape III | 2.3% | 1,101 | 1,411 | −4.61% | |
060608042 | Pili 1, 2, 3 | 0.7% | 337 | 336 | 0.06% | |
060608045 | Poblacion 1 | 2.0% | 964 | 953 | 0.22% | |
060608046 | Poblacion 2 | 1.8% | 887 | 862 | 0.55% | |
060608047 | Poblacion 3 | 1.4% | 658 | 607 | 1.55% | |
060608048 | Poblacion 4 | 2.1% | 1,020 | 1,011 | 0.17% | |
060608049 | Poblacion 5 | 3.5% | 1,680 | 1,590 | 1.05% | |
060608050 | Pu-ao | 2.1% | 1,040 | 980 | 1.14% | |
060608051 | Suloc | 0.2% | 117 | 115 | 0.33% | |
060608053 | Villavert-Jimenez | 4.5% | 2,190 | 1,855 | 3.21% | |
Total | 48,592 | 45,983 | 1.06% |
Population census of Hamtic | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1960 | 18,534 | — |
1970 | 22,987 | +2.17% |
1975 | 24,967 | +1.67% |
1980 | 28,526 | +2.70% |
1990 | 34,394 | +1.89% |
1995 | 36,167 | +0.95% |
2000 | 38,230 | +1.20% |
2007 | 42,375 | +1.43% |
2010 | 45,983 | +3.02% |
2015 | 48,592 | +1.06% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8] [9] |
In the 2015 census, Hamtic had a population of 48,592. [3] The population density was 430 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,100/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 25,076 registered voters. [10]
The latest edition to the strings of tourist attractions found in Hamtic, aside from the hero’s birthplace, is the Rosa Mystica Park in Brgy. EBJ (formerly Brgy. Lanag) where soul-searchers can have a corner to come to and to meditate. The Park boasts of statues depicting the Lord’s Via Crucis and is situated on top of a hill, also Rosa Mystica’s image, thus the park is named. It can be reached by tricycle and has minimal entrance fee. It is open daily to accommodate local and foreign visitors.
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