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Aklan

Aklan is a province in the Western Visayas region of Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 634,422 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
A cluster of dark rocks topped by small trees and a little shrine, standing in clear turquoise shallows off a long white beach lined with palms and low resorts, below a green hill.
Willy's Rock, off White Beach on Boracay.Photo: “Boracay Willys Rock” by Robert Anton Pimentel Aparente, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    634,422

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 18.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    of the 5 provinces of Western Visayas by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 13 of every 100 people in Western Visayas lived in Aklan in 2024 (13.05%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    cities and municipalities

    327 barangays

  • LandSources

    1,710.10 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Aklan's land would fill a square about 41.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 371 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    161,855

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    26.1%

    About 26 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0600400000[4]Formerly 060400000

People

Aklan had 634,422 people in the 2024 census, up 18.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Aklan had the 4th most people of the 5 provinces of Western Visayas in 2024[1]
  1. 1Iloilo2,082,616
  2. 2Capiz835,098
  3. 3Antique643,173
  4. 4Aklan634,422
  5. 5Guimaras192,874
All 5 provinces of Western Visayas
Of every 100 people in Aklan in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (24.7%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.8%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 541,94021,83620,104
5 - 952,58127,37925,202
10 - 1460,91131,61529,296
15 - 1961,73132,08029,651
20 - 2455,39128,42126,970
25 - 2951,17126,70224,469
30 - 3449,59425,61823,976
35 - 3944,30123,26521,036
40 - 4441,08521,48619,599
45 - 4934,82518,37016,455
50 - 5430,58315,70814,875
55 - 5927,66813,85813,810
60 - 6423,76411,50612,258
65 - 6919,3338,96410,369
70 - 7414,1246,0398,085
75 - 799,3333,4775,856
80 - 846,1041,9684,136
85 and over4,6431,0253,618

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
634,422[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
161,855[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Western Visayas, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
13.05%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
26.1% (165,648 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
319,317 men, 309,765 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024634,422[1, 2]0.73% a year161,8553.9
2020as of May 1, 2020615,475[1]1.45% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015574,823[1]1.35% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010535,725[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then495,122[40]1.29% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders451,314[40, 41]2.05% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then410,539[40]1.43% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then380,497[40]1.60% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then324,563[40]2.04% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then293,349[40]2.19% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then263,358[40]1.50% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then226,232[40]———

Cities and municipalities

Aklan is made up of 17 municipalities, with 327 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Aklan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AntiqueCapizAltavas: 26,181 people, 284 per km², 0.50% a yearBalete: 30,310 people, 265 per km², 0.17% a yearBanga: 41,188 people, 630 per km², 0.51% a yearBatan: 33,932 people, 385 per km², 0.32% a yearBuruanga: 19,878 people, 352 per km², 0.64% a yearIbajay: 53,399 people, 375 per km², 0.47% a yearKalibo: 93,218 people, 2,372 per km², 1.08% a yearLezo: 16,200 people, 755 per km², 0.85% a yearLibacao: 28,525 people, 110 per km², 0.21% a yearMadalag: 19,043 people, 70 per km², 0.19% a yearMakato: 30,650 people, 463 per km², 0.74% a yearMalay: 64,723 people, 1,144 per km², 1.80% a yearMalinao: 24,971 people, 135 per km², 0.44% a yearNabas: 41,568 people, 425 per km², 0.55% a yearNew Washington: 49,204 people, 737 per km², 0.62% a yearNumancia: 37,428 people, 1,556 per km², 1.14% a yearTangalan: 24,004 people, 387 per km², 0.30% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Aklan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Altavas26,1814.13%0.50% a year92.32 km²
Balete30,3104.78%0.17% a year114.59 km²
Banga41,1886.49%0.51% a year65.33 km²
Batan33,9325.35%0.32% a year88.04 km²
Buruanga19,8783.13%0.64% a year56.44 km²
Ibajay53,3998.42%0.47% a year142.21 km²
Kalibo93,21814.69%1.08% a year39.30 km²
Lezo16,2002.55%0.85% a year21.45 km²
Libacao28,5254.5%0.21% a year259.55 km²
Madalag19,0433%0.19% a year273.05 km²
Makato30,6504.83%0.74% a year66.26 km²
Malay64,72310.2%1.80% a year56.57 km²
Malinao24,9713.94%0.44% a year184.46 km²
Nabas41,5686.55%0.55% a year97.70 km²
New Washington49,2047.76%0.62% a year66.74 km²
Numancia37,4285.9%1.14% a year24.06 km²
Tangalan24,0043.78%0.30% a year62.03 km²

Land & Environment

Aklan covers 1,710.10 km² of land, 371 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,774 m above the sea and it has 325.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
1,710.10 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
371 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
11.56004° N, 122.28619° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[36]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
212 m
Highest
1,774 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

325.3 km of coastline[37]

Rivers[37]

  1. Ibajay River42.5 of 43.4 km
  2. Timbaban River37.0 of 38.1 km
  3. Dumalaylay River24.9 km
  4. Tangalan River22.2 km
  5. Dalipdip River19.1 km
  6. Makato River16.4 km
  7. Malinao River14.6 km
  8. Buruanga River12.7 of 15.2 km

The longest inside it: 39 in all.

Peaks[37]

  1. Mount Usigan1,051 m
  2. Mount Balabac1,024 m
  3. Mount Polilan285 m
  4. Manduyog Hill90 m
  5. Mount Luho80 m
  6. Mount Agbalago50 m

The highest: 35 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[38]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 80 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Roxas City, the nearest PAGASA station, 51 km away[39]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,137 mm of rain on 145 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Roxas City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January84 mm1126.9 °C28.9 °C24.8 °C
February63 mm827.1 °C29.3 °C24.8 °C
March62 mm727.8 °C30.3 °C25.2 °C
April65 mm528.8 °C31.6 °C25.9 °C
May142 mm929.1 °C32.4 °C25.9 °C
June284 mm1528.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
July274 mm1728.3 °C31.4 °C25.2 °C
August198 mm1328.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September219 mm1428.3 °C31.5 °C25.1 °C
October305 mm1728.1 °C31.0 °C25.2 °C
November213 mm1428.1 °C30.7 °C25.6 °C
December228 mm1527.4 °C29.6 °C25.2 °C
The year2,137 mm14528.1 °C30.9 °C25.3 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Aklan's economy made ₱94.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱148,141 for each person. About 5 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱94.9 billion[23]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱76.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
3.3%[24]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱148,141[25]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
4.6% of people[26]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 5 of every 100 people in Aklan lived below the poverty line in 2023 (4.6%)[26]

The PSA's survey puts it between 3.1% and 6.1%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱30,138 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 196government offices
  • 68hospitals and health centres
  • 433schools
  • 118places of worship
  • 12markets
  • 20stations and terminals
  • 21parks
  • 18beaches
  • 22monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Aklan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals19

13 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan

Parks21

15 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan

Beaches18

12 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan

Monuments and memorials22

16 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Aklan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[20, 21]

Capital
Kalibo[4]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[22]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Jose Enrique Martin Miraflores[27]
    Vice governor
    Dexter Mationg Calizo[27]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Jose Enrique Martin Miraflores[28]
    Vice governor
    Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[28]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[29]
    Vice governor
    Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[29]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[30]
    Vice governor
    Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[30]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[31]
    Vice governor
    Marinela Gabrielle Venus Calizo-Quimpo[31]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Carlito Samson Marquez[32]
    Vice governor
    Gabrielle Venus Calizo-Quimpo[32]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Carlito Samson Marquez[33]
    Vice governor
    Gabrielle Venus Calizo[33]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Carlito Samson Marquez[34]
    Vice governor
    Ronquillo Conanan Tolentino[34]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Florencio T. Miraflores[35]
    Vice governor
    Jean O. Rodriguez[35]
Governors and vice governors of Aklan, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jose Enrique Martin Miraflores[27]Dexter Mationg Calizo[27]
2022–2025Jose Enrique Martin Miraflores[28]Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[28]
2019–2022Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[29]Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[29]
2016–2019Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[30]Reynaldo Mijares Quimpo[30]
2013–2016Florencio Tumbocon Miraflores[31]Marinela Gabrielle Venus Calizo-Quimpo[31]
2010–2013Carlito Samson Marquez[32]Gabrielle Venus Calizo-Quimpo[32]
2007–2010Carlito Samson Marquez[33]Gabrielle Venus Calizo[33]
2004–2007Carlito Samson Marquez[34]Ronquillo Conanan Tolentino[34]
2001–2004Florencio T. Miraflores[35]Jean O. Rodriguez[35]

History & Identity

Aklan's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Aklan in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 1414, approved 25 April 1956, which separated seventeen towns from Capiz; under its Section 8, Proclamation No. 290 of 28 April 1956 fixed 8 November 1956 as the date of the province's organization[9, 10]

How it got its name

Before the Spaniards came, Batang, today's Batan, was the chief town of the sakup, or province, of Aklan and a centre of trade. In 1603 it was joined to the town of Aclan, now Kalibo.[12]

Local traditionIn the legend of the ten Bornean datus that the province tells, Panay was divided into three sakups, and Aklan, which then took in Capiz too, fell to Datu Bangkaya.[11]

Its story

Local traditionThe province's account tells how ten datus fleeing Sultan Makatunaw of Borneo bought land on Panay from the Ati king Marikudo, whose people agreed to move to the hinterlands and mountains, and sealed the sale with a feast. The Ati-atihan is said to keep that feast: after the Ati withdrew to the mountains, some settlers smeared themselves with soot to play the Ati.[11]

Batan was given in encomienda in 1591 and became an ecclesiastical town in 1601; it was joined to the town of Aclan in 1603 and became a town of its own in 1789.[12]

The Katipunan spread in Aklan under Francisco del Castillo and Candido Iban, and on 2 and 3 March 1897 its members signed their names in their own blood at Ochando, now in New Washington. After a fight in Kalibo's plaza on 17 March, nineteen who had surrendered under a promised amnesty were shot on 23 March 1897 on Colonel Ricardo Monet's order: the Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan.[12, 13, 14, 15]

On 14 April 1901 an Aklan delegation led by Natalio B. Acevedo presented the first memorial for Aklan's separation from Capiz to the Junta Magna headed by Commissioner Dean C. Worcester. Capiz representatives filed a bill for the separation in 1920 and a similar bill between 1925 and 1930.[11]

Republic Act No. 1414, passed through the efforts of Congressman Godofredo P. Ramos and approved on 25 April 1956, made the towns of Capiz from Altavas to Tangalan the Province of Aklan, with Kalibo as its capital. Proclamation No. 290 set 8 November 1956 for its organization.[9, 10, 16]

Aklan Day, 25 April, has been a yearly holiday in the province since 1989, when a law declared it to commemorate the province's creation; the 63rd fell in 2019. A 2002 proclamation also made 8 November, the birthday of Godofredo P. Ramos, the "Father of Aklan", a special day in the province.[16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1603

    Batan is joined to the town of Aclan, now Kalibo.[12]

  2. 1896

    Candido Iban comes home to spread the Katipunan in Aklan.[14]

  3. 2 and 3 March 1897

    Aklan's Katipuneros sign a blood compact at Ochando.[14]

  4. 23 March 1897

    The Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan are executed in Kalibo.[12, 15]

  5. 14 April 1901

    Natalio B. Acevedo's delegation asks for Aklan's separation from Capiz.[11]

  6. 25 April 1956

    Republic Act No. 1414 creates the Province of Aklan, with Kalibo as its capital.[9]

  7. 28 April 1956

    Proclamation No. 290 fixes 8 November 1956 for the province's organization.[10]

  8. 28 April 1956

    Proclamation No. 290 fixes 8 November 1956 as the date for organizing the Province of Aklan.[10]

  9. 20 March 1989

    Republic Act No. 6722 makes 25 April a yearly holiday to mark the province's creation.[17]

  10. 1 September 1994

    Republic Act No. 7806 makes 23 March a holiday for the Nineteen Martyrs.[19]

Nearby

Aklan shares a border with Antique and Capiz.

How it compares

Aklan beside Western Visayas, and where it stands among the provinces of Western Visayas.

Aklan beside Western Visayas
FigureAklanWestern VisayasRank among the provinces of Western Visayas
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary634,422[1, 2]4,861,9114th of 5
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.73% a year[1, 2]faster0.66% a year3rd of 5
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary371[7]less crowded3852nd of 5
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary1,710.10 km²[7]12,641.59 km²4th of 5
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary26.1%[6]higher22%not ranked

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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 1414: An Act to Create the Province of Aklan. Published April 25, 1956. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Office of the President of the Philippines (text from the Official Gazette). Proclamation No. 290, s. 1956: Fixing the Date for the Organization of the Province of Aklan Created Under Republic Act No. 1414, Approved April 25, 1956 (as archived by the Internet Archive on 31 March 2023). Published April 28, 1956. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Aklan. Historical Background. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 12.National Historical Institute. Historical Markers: Regions V-XII. Published 1994. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 13.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Memorare (Mga Katipunero ng Aklan) (historical marker installed 2019), National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Panandang Pangkasaysayan 2007-2016. Published 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Labingsiyam na Martir ng Aklan (historical marker installed 2019), National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 16.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 194, s. 2002: Declaring November 8 of every year as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Aklan in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Godofredo P. Ramos, the "Father of Aklan". Published April 25, 2002. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 6722: An Act Declaring April Twenty-Five a Special Non-Working Holiday in the Province of Aklan. Published March 20, 1989. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 18.Provincial Government of Aklan. Aklan Day 2019 (as archived by the Internet Archive on 27 September 2020). Published April 4, 2019. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 19.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7806: An Act Declaring March 23 of Every Year as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Aklan to Commemorate the Death Anniversary of the XIX Martyrs of Aklan. Published September 1, 1994. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 20.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 21.1986 Constitutional Commission. The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 22.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 11077: An Act reapportioning the Province of Aklan into two (2) legislative districts. Published September 24, 2018. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 23.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  24. 24.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC, Growth Rates (OpenSTAT table 0032A5FPPA2). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  25. 25.Philippine Statistics Authority. Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0092A5FPPA8). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  26. 26.Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Table 2a. Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence Among Population with Measures of Precision, by Region, Province and Highly Urbanized Cities: 2018, 2021, and 2023 (OpenSTAT table 0041F3DF02A). Published August 15, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  27. 27.Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Directory of LGU Elective Officials for Term 2025-2028 as of February 2026 (its sheet: Consolidated List of Officials for Election Terms (2025-2028)), released through the FOI portal. Published February 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: RA 8293, Section 176 (no copyright subsists in it; exploiting it for profit needs the agency's prior approval). Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections. Published December 23, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  30. 30.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  31. 31.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  32. 32.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  33. 33.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  34. 34.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  35. 35.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF ELECTED MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"). Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  36. 36.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  37. 37.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  38. 38.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  39. 39.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  40. 40.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  41. 41.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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