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Municipality

Makato

Makato is a municipality in Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 30,650 in the 2024 census, and it has 18 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Makato by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
LezoMalinaoNumanciaTangalanAgbalogo: 1,404 people, 223 per km², 3.92% a yearAglucay: 606 people, 245 per km², 0.64% a yearAlibagon: 707 people, 298 per km², 0.24% a yearBagong Barrio: 541 people, 137 per km², −3.51% a yearBaybay: 2,322 people, 677 per km², 0.21% a yearCabatanga: 1,288 people, 343 per km², 0.61% a yearCajilo: 2,063 people, 885 per km², 0.76% a yearCalangcang: 2,161 people, 920 per km², 0.16% a yearCalimbajan: 2,105 people, 600 per km², 0.34% a yearCastillo: 1,138 people, 332 per km², 3.78% a yearCayangwan: 2,133 people, 606 per km², 0.73% a yearDumga: 2,494 people, 1,279 per km², 0.52% a yearLibang: 1,637 people, 340 per km², 2.25% a yearMantiguib: 2,093 people, 1,359 per km², 1.22% a yearPoblacion: 3,390 people, 1,712 per km², 0.34% a yearTibiawan: 967 people, 168 per km², 0.43% a yearTina: 1,388 people, 712 per km², 0.31% a yearTugas: 2,213 people, 421 per km², 0.20% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    30,650

    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 20.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    9th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan 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 5 of every 100 people in Aklan lived in Makato in 2024 (4.83%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    barangays

  • LandSources

    66.26 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: Makato's land would fill a square about 8.1 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: 463 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 5 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

    8,103

    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

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0600411000[4]Formerly 060411000
ZIP code
5611[16, 17]

People

Makato had 30,650 people in the 2024 census, up 20.4% 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.

Makato had the 9th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan in 2024[1]
  1. 6Banga41,188
  2. 7Numancia37,428
  3. 8Batan33,932
  4. 9Makato30,650
  5. 10Balete30,310
  6. 11Libacao28,525
  7. 12Altavas26,181
All 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 74 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion3,39011 in 100
  2. Dumga2,4948 in 100
  3. Baybay2,3228 in 100
  4. Tugas2,2137 in 100
  5. Calangcang2,1617 in 100
  6. Cayangwan2,1337 in 100
  7. Calimbajan2,1057 in 100
  8. Mantiguib2,0937 in 100
  9. Cajilo2,0637 in 100
  10. Libang1,6375 in 100
See all 18 barangays of Makato
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.1%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.9%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.1%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8201,4901,330
5 - 92,8561,5051,351
10 - 142,9461,5511,395
15 - 192,7031,3871,316
20 - 242,5571,3031,254
25 - 292,5321,3001,232
30 - 342,1071,0791,028
35 - 391,9561,038918
40 - 441,752920832
45 - 491,494780714
50 - 541,329717612
55 - 591,206638568
60 - 641,008475533
65 - 69920434486
70 - 74632260372
75 - 79389142247
80 years and over450117333

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
30,650[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
8,103[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Aklan, 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
4.83%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
15,136 men, 14,521 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202430,650[1, 2]0.74% a year8,1033.8
2020as of May 1, 202029,717[1]1.83% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201527,262[1]1.31% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201025,461[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then25,043[34]1.32% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders22,777[34, 35]0.79% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then21,955[34]2.51% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then19,230[34]1.40% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then16,732[34]2.25% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then14,972[34]2.42% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then13,287[34]1.04% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then11,951[34]———

Barangays

Makato is made up of 18 barangays.
Barangays of Makato. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agbalogo1,4044.58%3.92% a yearabout 6.30 km²Rural
Aglucay6061.98%0.64% a yearabout 2.47 km²Rural
Alibagon7072.31%0.24% a yearabout 2.37 km²Rural
Bagong Barrio5411.77%−3.51% a yearabout 3.94 km²Rural
Baybay2,3227.58%0.21% a yearabout 3.43 km²Rural
Cabatanga1,2884.2%0.61% a yearabout 3.76 km²Rural
Cajilo2,0636.73%0.76% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
Calangcang2,1617.05%0.16% a yearabout 2.35 km²Rural
Calimbajan2,1056.87%0.34% a yearabout 3.51 km²Rural
Castillo1,1383.71%3.78% a yearabout 3.43 km²Rural
Cayangwan2,1336.96%0.73% a yearabout 3.52 km²Rural
Dumga2,4948.14%0.52% a yearabout 1.95 km²Rural
Libang1,6375.34%2.25% a yearabout 4.81 km²Rural
Mantiguib2,0936.83%1.22% a yearabout 1.54 km²Rural
Poblacion3,39011.06%0.34% a yearabout 1.98 km²Rural
Tibiawan9673.15%0.43% a yearabout 5.77 km²Rural
Tina1,3884.53%0.31% a yearabout 1.95 km²Rural
Tugas2,2137.22%0.20% a yearabout 5.26 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Makato covers 66.26 km² of land, 463 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 655 m above the sea and it has 4.9 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
66.26 km²[6]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
463 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.70793° N, 122.27288° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
71 m
Highest
655 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

4.9 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Makato River16.4 km
  2. Dumga River8.0 km
  3. Lelia River4.5 of 5.6 km
  4. Manolitkan Creek3.3 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Agbalago50 m

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[32]

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.

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, 53 km away[33]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

About 20 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
20.2% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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
3rd class[4]
About 20 of every 100 people in Makato lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.2%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.3% and 23.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 15government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 21schools
  • 6places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government offices13

7 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 18 barangays of Makato

Hospitals and health centres3

Markets1

Parks1

Monuments and memorials3

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Makato. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[14, 15]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Aklan[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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

    Mayor
    Leoncito Yerro Mationg[21]
    Vice mayor
    Marcosa Torda Rusia[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ramon Anselmo Martin Dayan Legaspi III[22]
    Vice mayor
    Abencio Tagle Torres[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Abencio Tagle Torres[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ramon Anselmo Martin Dayan Legaspi III[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Abencio Tagle Torres[24]
    Vice mayor
    Bob Augusto Fernandez Legaspi[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Abencio Tagle Torres[25]
    Vice mayor
    Nerli Fermalino Dela Cena[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ramon Salazar Legaspi Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Nerli Fermalino Dela Cena[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ramon Salazar Legaspi Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson Torcuator Tapuz[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ramon Legaspi Jr.[28]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson Tapuz[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Wayne T. Malilay[29]
    Vice mayor
    Nelson T. Tapuz[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Makato, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Leoncito Yerro Mationg[21]Marcosa Torda Rusia[21]
2022–2025Ramon Anselmo Martin Dayan Legaspi III[22]Abencio Tagle Torres[22]
2019–2022Abencio Tagle Torres[23]Ramon Anselmo Martin Dayan Legaspi III[23]
2016–2019Abencio Tagle Torres[24]Bob Augusto Fernandez Legaspi[24]
2013–2016Abencio Tagle Torres[25]Nerli Fermalino Dela Cena[25]
2010–2013Ramon Salazar Legaspi Jr.[26]Nerli Fermalino Dela Cena[26]
2007–2010Ramon Salazar Legaspi Jr.[27]Nelson Torcuator Tapuz[27]
2004–2007Ramon Legaspi Jr.[28]Nelson Tapuz[28]
2001–2004Wayne T. Malilay[29]Nelson T. Tapuz[29]

History & Identity

Created
Act No. 720 of 4 April 1903 combined the municipalities of Macate (Makato) and Tangalan into one municipality named Taft, with its seat at Dapdap and Baybay. This is the earliest law found for the town. Its Spanish-era founding is unsourced.[9]

How it got its name

In 1903 Act No. 720 called the merged municipality of Macate and Tangalan Taft. By 1917 an Act of the Legislature lists the municipality again as Makato.[9, 11]

Its story

In 1903 the Philippine Commission joined Macate and Tangalan into one municipality called Taft, with its government seat in the barrios of Dapdap and Baybay.[9]

By December 1917 the municipality appears again as Makato, in the Third Electoral District of Capiz.[11]

In 1948 Republic Act No. 285 took the arrabal of Tangalan out of Makato and made it a separate municipality.[12]

In 1956 Makato became one of the seventeen municipalities of the new Province of Aklan.[13]

Timeline

  1. 4 April 1903

    Act No. 720 joins Macate and Tangalan as the municipality of Taft.[9]

  2. 7 December 1917

    Act No. 2724 lists the municipality of Makato in the Third District of Capiz.[11]

  3. 16 June 1948

    Republic Act No. 285 separates Tangalan from Makato.[12]

  4. 25 April 1956

    Republic Act No. 1414 creates the Province of Aklan, with Makato among its municipalities.[13]

Nearby

Makato shares a border with Lezo, Malinao, Numancia and Tangalan.

How it compares

Makato beside Aklan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Aklan.

Makato beside Aklan
FigureMakatoAklanRank among the cities and municipalities of Aklan
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 glossary30,650[1, 2]634,4229th of 17
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 glossary0.74% a year[1, 2]faster0.73% a year5th of 17
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 glossary463[6]more crowded3717th of 17
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 glossary66.26 km²[6]1,710.10 km²10th of 17
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 glossary3.8[1, 2]lower3.9not 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 glossary0%[5]lower26.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kalibo, the capital of Aklan
11.1 km east
Manila
349.6 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. LezoAklan6.3 km southeast
  2. NumanciaAklan6.6 km east
  3. TangalanAklan6.9 km northwest
  4. MalinaoAklan10.4 km south
  5. KaliboAklan11.1 km east
  6. BangaAklan11.3 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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