Tangalan, officially the Municipality of Tangalan (Aklanon: Banwa it Tangalan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tangalan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tangalan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,704 people. [3]
Tangalan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Tangalan | |
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Coordinates: 11°46′39″N 122°15′37″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Aklan |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gary T. Fuentes |
• Vice Mayor | Gene T. Fuentes |
• Representative | Teodorico T. Haresco Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 14,399 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 74.59 km2 (28.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Highest elevation | 876 m (2,874 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 23,704 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,920 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.31% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱104,716,829.51 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱282,592,525.11 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱78,548,840.11 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱38,249,234.45 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5612 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
Native languages | Aklan Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Tangalan was formerly an arrabal of Makato. At the time of its creation, it included the following barrios: Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamokoe.[5]
Tangalan is located at 11°46′39″N 122°15′37″E. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Kalibo, the provincial capital.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 74.59 square kilometres (28.80 sq mi) [6] constituting 4.10% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.
Climate data for Tangalan, Aklan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
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 days | 11.4 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 219.9 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Tangalan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[8]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
060417001 | Afga | 6.8% | 1,612 | 1,472 | ▴ | 0.87% |
060417002 | Baybay | 6.7% | 1,597 | 1,582 | ▴ | 0.09% |
060417003 | Dapdap | 4.4% | 1,042 | 966 | ▴ | 0.73% |
060417004 | Dumatad | 4.8% | 1,130 | 1,051 | ▴ | 0.70% |
060417005 | Jawili | 7.7% | 1,822 | 1,732 | ▴ | 0.49% |
060417006 | Lanipga | 1.4% | 330 | 312 | ▴ | 0.54% |
060417007 | Napatag | 0.9% | 224 | 280 | ▾ | −2.11% |
060417008 | Panayakan | 13.1% | 3,116 | 2,684 | ▴ | 1.44% |
060417009 | Poblacion | 6.4% | 1,516 | 1,429 | ▴ | 0.57% |
060417010 | Pudiot | 7.7% | 1,828 | 1,617 | ▴ | 1.18% |
060417011 | Tagas | 10.2% | 2,407 | 2,017 | ▴ | 1.71% |
060417012 | Tamalagon | 11.0% | 2,609 | 2,497 | ▴ | 0.42% |
060417013 | Tamokoe | 0.6% | 154 | 228 | ▾ | −3.69% |
060417014 | Tondog | 8.2% | 1,955 | 1,745 | ▴ | 1.09% |
060417015 | Vivo | 2.4% | 574 | 665 | ▾ | −1.40% |
Total | 23,704 | 20,277 | ▴ | 1.51% |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 3,009 | — |
1948 | 6,765 | +1.82% |
1960 | 7,650 | +1.03% |
1970 | 9,987 | +2.70% |
1975 | 10,509 | +1.03% |
1980 | 11,174 | +1.23% |
1990 | 14,773 | +2.83% |
1995 | 16,172 | +1.71% |
2000 | 17,606 | +1.84% |
2007 | 19,121 | +1.15% |
2010 | 20,277 | +2.16% |
2015 | 21,916 | +1.49% |
2020 | 23,704 | +1.55% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [9] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Tangalan had a population of 23,704. [3] The population density was 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).
Tourist spots with government support under "Project Bugna" include Jawili Falls, Jawili Beach Resorts, Dumatad Souvenir Shop, and Bughawi Reforestation Project.
The Tangalan Marine Sanctuary covers 375 hectares (930 acres) of marine ecosystem and a 10 hectares (25 acres) coral garden.
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