| Barangay Pook | |
|---|---|
| Barangay | |
| Nickname(s): Airport Barangay | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Aklan |
| District | Lone district |
| Government [1] | |
| • Barangay Chairman | Ronald L Marte |
| Population (2010) [2] | |
| • Total | 5,010 |
| Demonym(s) | Kalibonhon |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5600 |
| Dialing code | 36 |
| Income class | urban |
Pook is a barangay of Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines which is the home of Kalibo International Airport and the future site of Kalibo's new business district.
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.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
Kalibo International Airport is an international airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport also known as Caticlan Airport in the town of Malay. It is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines in terms of passenger traffic with more than 50% growth in 2010, and 2nd fastest for seats offered for June 2014 over the corresponding month of the previous year (20%). The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.
