Patnongon, Antique

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Patnongon
Municipality
Municipality of Patnongon

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Patnongon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°55′N121°59′E / 10.92°N 121.98°E / 10.92; 121.98 Coordinates: 10°55′N121°59′E / 10.92°N 121.98°E / 10.92; 121.98
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Antique
District Lone district
Barangays 36 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Johnnyflores S. Bacongallo
 • Electorate 19,248 voters (2016)
Area  [2]
 • Total 167.92 km2 (64.83 sq mi)
Population (2015 census) [3]
 • Total 37,176
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 5702
PSGC 060612000
IDD  :  area code   +63 (0)36
Climate type tropical climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/patnongon-antique/

Patnongon, officially the Municipality of Patnongon, (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Patnongon; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Patnongon; Filipino : Bayan ng Patnongon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 37,176 people. [3]

Hiligaynon language Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines

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 language official language of the Philippines

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 (province) Province in Western Visayas, Philippines

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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Geography

Patnongon is located at 10°55′N121°59′E / 10.92°N 121.98°E / 10.92; 121.98 . It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 167.92 square kilometres (64.83 sq mi)  [2] constituting 6.15% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.

Philippine Statistics Authority Philippines principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data

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.

Barangays

Patnongon is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. [4]

Barangay administrative division in the Philippines

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.
2015 [3] 2010 [5]
060612001 Alvañiz 0.7% 257 212▴ 3.73%
060612002 Amparo 2.0% 725 676▴ 1.34%
060612003 Apgahan 4.5% 1,671 1,573▴ 1.16%
060612004 Aureliana 6.9% 2,551 2,272▴ 2.23%
060612005 Badiangan 2.0% 725 685▴ 1.09%
060612006 Bernaldo A. Julagting (Bitas) 2.1% 786 749▴ 0.92%
060612007 Carit-an 5.4% 2,018 1,912▴ 1.03%
060612008 Cuyapiao 2.8% 1,050 1,020▴ 0.55%
060612010 Gella 1.1% 416 388▴ 1.34%
060612011 Igbarawan 4.2% 1,565 1,418▴ 1.90%
060612012 Igbobon 2.0% 742 597▴ 4.23%
060612013 Igburi 3.4% 1,260 998▴ 4.54%
060612014 La Rioja 6.1% 2,278 2,266▴ 0.10%
060612015 Mabasa 3.1% 1,151 1,032▴ 2.10%
060612016 Macarina 1.9% 689 659▴ 0.85%
060612017 Magarang 1.2% 441 355▴ 4.22%
060612018 Magsaysay 4.1% 1,533 1,457▴ 0.97%
060612019 Padang 4.5% 1,663 1,576▴ 1.03%
060612020 Pandanan 2.6% 953 911▴ 0.86%
060612021 Patlabawon 1.3% 494 453▴ 1.66%
060612022 Poblacion 16.3% 6,044 5,701▴ 1.12%
060612023 Quezon 0.9% 346 314▴ 1.86%
060612024 Salaguiawan 1.4% 539 468▴ 2.73%
060612025 Samalague 2.6% 970 1,541▾ −8.44%
060612026 San Rafael 2.2% 829 803▴ 0.61%
060612028 Tamayoc 3.6% 1,330 1,304▴ 0.38%
060612029 Tigbalogo 1.5% 570 541▴ 1.00%
060612027 Tobias Fornier 1.2% 441 411▴ 1.35%
060612030 Villa Crespo 1.2% 463 413▴ 2.20%
060612031 Villa Cruz 1.5% 543 446▴ 3.82%
060612009 Villa Elio 1.2% 429 386▴ 2.03%
060612032 Villa Flores 0.5% 191 175▴ 1.68%
060612033 Villa Laua-an 0.9% 340 306▴ 2.03%
060612034 Villa Sal 0.7% 271 236▴ 2.67%
060612035 Villa Salomon 1.1% 423 390▴ 1.56%
060612036 Vista Alegre 1.3% 479 458▴ 0.86%
Total 37,176 35,102▴ 1.10%

Demographics

Population census of Patnongon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 14,319—    
1918 15,721+0.62%
1939 20,012+1.16%
1948 23,145+1.63%
1960 23,207+0.02%
1970 22,443−0.33%
1975 22,643+0.18%
1980 24,262+1.39%
1990 27,376+1.22%
1995 29,235+1.24%
2000 31,555+1.65%
2007 33,694+0.91%
2010 35,102+1.50%
2015 37,176+1.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6] [7]

In the 2015 census, Patnongon had a population of 37,176. [3] The population density was 220 inhabitants per square kilometre (570/sq mi).

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 19,248 registered voters. [8]

Patnonganons speak Kinaray-a as their main dialect while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary dialect.

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