Barangay Tinigao Tinigaw | |
|---|---|
Barangay | |
| Nickname(s): Barangay along the River | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Aklan |
| District | Lone district |
| Government | |
| • Barangay Chairman | Edmundo V Tolentino |
| Population (2010) [2] | |
| • Total | 2,386 |
| Demonym(s) | Kalibonhon |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5600 |
| Dialing code | 36 |
| Income class | urban |
Tinigao is an interior barangay of Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines which is located along the Aklan River.
A barangay or baranggay, sometimes 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, Japan to the northeast, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
Aklan River is the longest river in the province of Aklan, Philippines and the third longest river in Panay island, with a total length of 71 kilometres (44 mi), after Panay River in Capiz and Jalaur River in Iloilo. Its drainage basin is the third largest in Panay. The river starts in the Central Panay Mountain Range on Mount Baloy in the western portion of Capiz in the vicinity of Tapaz, travelling northwards to the mountainous western portion of Jamindan, then northeastward to the town of Libacao in Aklan province. The river traverses the municipalities of Madalag, Malinao, Banga, Lezo, Numancia, and Kalibo before emptying to its mouth into Sibuyan Sea. The name of the river is where the term Aklan came from, and is derived from the word akae, which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the Aklan river seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means "where there is boiling or frothing".
