Madalag

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Madalag
Municipality of Madalag
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Aklan River in Madalag
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Motto: 
Madalagnon Ako Banwa Ko Amligan Ko
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Map of Aklan with Madalag highlighted
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Madalag
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′37″N122°18′23″E / 11.5269°N 122.3064°E / 11.5269; 122.3064 Coordinates: 11°31′37″N122°18′23″E / 11.5269°N 122.3064°E / 11.5269; 122.3064
Country Philippines
Region Western Visayas
Province Aklan
District 1st district
Founded 1948
Barangays 25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Rex T. Gubatina
   Vice Mayor Alfonso A. Gubatina
   Representative Carlito S. Marquez
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 13,362 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total269.6 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Timbaban)
1,777 m (5,830 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total18,890
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
   Households
4,638
Demonym Madalagnon
Economy
   Income class 4th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
21.70
% (2018) [4]
   Revenue 124.2 million (2020)
   Assets 438.2 million (2020)
   Expenditure 119.3 million (2020)
   Liabilities 52.49 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5603
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)36
Native languages Aklan
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Madalag, officially the Municipality of Madalag (Aklanon: Banwa it Madalag; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Madalag; Tagalog : Bayan ng Madalag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It is Aklan's largest municipality by land area and also the most sparsely populated. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,890 people. [3]

Contents

Madalag was formerly an arrabal and part of Libacao. In 1948, it was separated and constituted as a separate town, with the following barrios: Logohon, Singay, Balactasan, Cabangahan, Cabilawan, Pangitan, San Jose, Talimagao, Talangban, Alaminos, Catabana, Bakyang, Calicia, Mercedes, Maria Cristina, Dit-ana, Guinato-an, Tigbauan, Alas-as, Mamba, Medina, Panikyason, and Paningayan. [5]

Geography

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Variant flag of Madalag

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 269.6 square kilometres (104.1 sq mi) [6] constituting

Madalag is situated in the south-central section of the province, bounded on the east by Balete, west by the Province of Antique, north by Malinao and Banga, and south by Libacao. It is 192 kilometres (119 mi) away from regional capital, Iloilo City, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south from the provincial capital Kalibo.

Soil

There are four varied soil types found in the municipality. They are the San Miguel Clay Loam, Alimodian clay loam, Sapcan clay and Sigcay clay. San Miguel clay is found in barangay Panipiason and Medina. Alimodian clay is found in barangay San Jose, Ma. Cristina and Galicia. Sapian clay is found in the barangay of Mercedes, Bacyang and Alaminos. Sigcay clay is found in the Poblacion, Logohon and Cabilawan.

Land Use

Some 7,717.0251 hectares (19,069.184 acres) or 28.80% of Madalag land area is planted with high value crops leaving only about 17,772.1917 hectares (43,916.042 acres) (66.35) as timber land and 24.6342 hectares (60.872 acres) or .09% are utilized as dwelling areas majority of which are in the Poblacion.

Climate

Climate data for Madalag, Aklan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)27
(81)
28
(82)
30
(86)
32
(90)
32
(90)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
29
(85)
Average low °C (°F)22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)47
(1.9)
33
(1.3)
39
(1.5)
48
(1.9)
98
(3.9)
150
(5.9)
169
(6.7)
147
(5.8)
163
(6.4)
172
(6.8)
118
(4.6)
80
(3.1)
1,264
(49.8)
Average rainy days11.48.29.39.719.125.627.425.525.525.218.514.5219.9
Source: Meteoblue [7] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Madalag has a Type III climate which is relatively dry from March to May and wet for the rest of the year.

Barangays

Madalag is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. [8]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 [3] 2010 [9]
060410001 Alaminos 6.7% 1,257 1,071 1.61%
060410002 Alas-as 3.8% 710 684 0.37%
060410003 Bacyang 2.7% 509 439 1.49%
060410004 Balactasan 3.9% 735 722 0.18%
060410005 Cabangahan 2.3% 433 494 −1.31%
060410006 Cabilawan 2.6% 487 616 −2.32%
060410007 Catabana 2.4% 448 513 −1.35%
060410008 Dit-Ana 2.3% 441 395 1.11%
060410009 Galicia 1.9% 363 362 0.03%
060410010 Guinatu-an 2.4% 445 404 0.97%
060410011 Logohon 2.7% 504 523 −0.37%
060410012 Mamba 4.4% 830 756 0.94%
060410013 Maria Cristina 4.7% 887 938 −0.56%
060410014 Medina 5.8% 1,105 1,085 0.18%
060410015 Mercedes 2.9% 546 543 0.06%
060410016 Napnot 2.7% 517 789 −4.14%
060410017 Pang-itan 4.8% 906 893 0.14%
060410018 Paningayan 6.0% 1,127 1,352 −1.80%
060410019 Panipiason 7.9% 1,484 1,326 1.13%
060410020 Poblacion 9.4% 1,775 1,562 1.29%
060410021 San Jose 5.0% 937 863 0.83%
060410022 Singay 2.2% 413 450 −0.85%
060410023 Talangban 2.7% 506 437 1.48%
060410024 Talimagao 1.8% 347 345 0.06%
060410025 Tigbawan 3.6% 677 606 1.11%
Total18,89018,1680.39%

Demographics

Population census of Madalag
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,476    
1948 8,664+2.05%
1960 10,883+1.92%
1970 12,440+1.34%
1975 14,209+2.70%
1980 14,128−0.11%
1990 15,166+0.71%
1995 16,659+1.77%
2000 17,441+0.99%
2007 17,889+0.35%
2010 18,168+0.56%
2015 18,389+0.23%
2020 18,890+0.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [9] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, Madalag had a population of 18,890. [3] The population density was 70 inhabitants per square kilometre (180/sq mi).

Madalag being predominantly a rural community has a slow growing population. It had a total population of 17,889 persons in 2007, a reduction of .05 percent or 897 persons from the 1995 population, basically due to migration towards industrial and trade centers of the country such as Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and other highly urbanized provinces and municipalities.

The municipality has twenty-five component barangays with two barangays, Poblacion and Alaminos as urban area and the twenty-three remaining barangays as rural areas. Barangay Poblacion is the most populous with 1,775 residents, followed by Panipiason (1,484 residents) and Alaminos (1,257). [10]

Economy

Infrastructure

Communication

The communication system are operated by a wireless handset (cellPhone) distributed by SMART, GLOBE and SUN while the postal system is managed by the Philippines Postal Corporation. The post office is managed by a postal master, and a mail sorter/carrier. There are no mail distribution and collection centers in the barangays, hence the residents go to the Poblacion to post or get their mails.

Power and energy

There are 100 household in the barangay Poblacion of Madalag served by electricity with only 5 percent of households not served by power. The remaining twenty-four have electrical power.

Transportation

The total length of all roads types within the geographical boundaries of the municipality is 38.50 kilometres (23.92 mi) in 2011. Of these lengths, ten percent are paved. A total of fifty percent of the road surface is earth fill while thirty percent is gravel surface. All barangays are accessible by roads except, Medina and Panipiason, that cannot be reach by four wheel vehicle. Generally, the barangays connected to the national road have better road condition compared to the interior barangays.

Water system

Water is supplied by the Poblacion Water District and Poblacion Spring Development. The other barangays are dependent from their Spring Development and artesian and shallow wells.

Healthcare

Madalag has one rural health unit (RHU) and one municipal hospital (Don Leovigildo N. Diapo Sr Memorial Hospital).

Education

Madalag has 21 primary and 8 elementary schools with a total enrollment of 2,927 pupils and 108 teachers. It has three secondary public schools with a total enrollment of 1,368 students and 43 teachers.

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