Tibiao, Antique

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Tibiao
Municipality
Municipality of Tibiao
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Tibiao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°17′N122°03′E / 11.28°N 122.05°E / 11.28; 122.05 Coordinates: 11°17′N122°03′E / 11.28°N 122.05°E / 11.28; 122.05
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Antique
District Lone district
Barangays 21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Gil Baldevia Bandoja
 • Electorate 14,974 voters (2016)
Area  [2]
 • Total 177.42 km2 (68.50 sq mi)
Population (2015 census) [3]
 • Total 26,748
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 5707
PSGC 060617000
IDD  :  area code   +63 (0)36
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 85,605,152.49 (2016)
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/tibiao-antique/

Tibiao, officially the Municipality of Tibiao, (Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Tibiao; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Tibiao; Filipino : Bayan ng Tibiao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,748 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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History

Tibiao was part og Nalupa from 1596-1840. Nalupa with its central government in present-day Jinalinan controlled the area of what is now Tibiao, Barbaza and Laua-an. In early 1730, Nalupa gradually depopulated due to the Moro pirate attacks. By 1733, Culasi had a direct control of Nalupa and Pandan. In 1796, Nalupa ceded from Culasi. As an arrabal, notable village chieftains were Paris, Oguid Pagsuguiron and Nicolas Amar (1818).

In 1840, Tibiao separated from Nalupa and became an independent pueblo. Capitan Mariano de los Santos became its first gobernadorcillo based in Paris (a sitio of barangay Importante).

In 1841, Capitan Juan Nicolas moved the seat of government in Camiabsan.

In 1850, the catholica church was established with padre Oloy as its first Cura Parroco.

In 1851, Capitan Ildefonso Yuson transferred the poblacion to its present site.

In 1898, Pedro Bandoja (changed his name to Bandong) was the local revolutionary leader of the town.

Geography

Tibiao is located at 11°17′N122°03′E / 11.28°N 122.05°E / 11.28; 122.05 . It is 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 177.42 square kilometres (68.50 sq mi)  [2] constituting 6.50% 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.

Seco Island, over 21 nautical miles offshore, is a 1.5km sandbar visited by tourists. [4]

Barangays

Tibiao is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [5]

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 [6]
060617001 Alegre 1.0% 280 268▴ 0.84%
060617002 Amar 3.8% 1,025 857▴ 3.47%
060617003 Bandoja (Lupa-an) 2.3% 618 627▾ −0.27%
060617004 Castillo 0.7% 182 152▴ 3.49%
060617005 Esparagoza 1.5% 414 507▾ −3.78%
060617006 Importante 4.9% 1,322 1,086▴ 3.82%
060617007 La Paz 4.9% 1,316 1,258▴ 0.86%
060617008 Malabor 13.5% 3,602 2,739▴ 5.35%
060617009 Martinez 7.1% 1,896 1,891▴ 0.05%
060617010 Natividad 3.4% 921 718▴ 4.86%
060617011 Pitac 4.6% 1,228 1,264▾ −0.55%
060617012 Poblacion 14.4% 3,850 3,624▴ 1.16%
060617013 Salazar 2.2% 585 567▴ 0.60%
060617014 San Francisco Norte 6.3% 1,690 1,519▴ 2.05%
060617015 San Francisco Sur 6.6% 1,776 1,537▴ 2.79%
060617016 San Isidro 4.2% 1,126 1,075▴ 0.89%
060617017 Santa Ana 2.2% 598 593▴ 0.16%
060617018 Santa Justa (cubay) 5.1% 1,365 1,351▴ 0.20%
060617019 Santo Rosario 4.0% 1,061 1,042▴ 0.34%
060617020 Tigbaboy 1.4% 379 336▴ 2.32%
060617021 Tuno 5.7% 1,514 1,502▴ 0.15%
Total26,74824,513▴1.68%

Demographics

Population census of Tibiao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 7,482—    
1918 8,989+1.23%
1939 10,830+0.89%
1948 13,321+2.33%
1960 11,879−0.95%
1970 14,280+1.86%
1975 15,935+2.22%
1980 17,200+1.54%
1990 20,192+1.62%
1995 19,628−0.53%
2000 21,772+2.25%
2007 23,228+0.90%
2010 24,513+1.98%
2015 26,748+1.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

In the 2015 census, Tibiao had a population of 26,748. [3] The population density was 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 14,974 registered voters. [9]

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