Laua-an, officially the Municipality of Laua-an (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Laua-an; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Laua-an; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laua-an), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,580 people.[3] Making it 12th most populous municipality in the province of Antique. Laua-an celebrates its Pahinis Festival every January.
Laua-an | |
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| Municipality of Laua-an | |
 Flag | |
 Map of Antique with Laua-an highlighted | |
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.svg)  Laua-an Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′35″N 122°02′30″E / 11.142944°N 122.041733°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | January 1, 1915 |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francisco G. Baladjay Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Joean B. Samillano |
| • Representative | Loren Legarda |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 19,526 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.72 km2 (38.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Dumara) | 1,287 m (4,222 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 26,580 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,674 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 112.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 253.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 83.88 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 47.27 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5705 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Geography
editLaua-an is 56 kilometres (35 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 100.72 square kilometres (38.89 sq mi) [5] constituting 3.69% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Laua-an, Antique | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
82 (3.2) |
223 (8.8) |
300 (11.8) |
346 (13.6) |
307 (12.1) |
311 (12.2) |
292 (11.5) |
167 (6.6) |
81 (3.2) |
2,256 (88.8) |
| Average rainy days | 11.4 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 21.8 | 15.2 | 252.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
editLaua-an is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
There are 12 barangays which located along the coast and the rest are considered inland/upland barangays located along two big rivers of Paningayan and Cairawan. It has a total of 85 sitios, The total land area of Laua-an is approximately 18,692,456.5 hectares, representing 7.41% of the total land area of the Province of Antique. Of the total land area 7,832,222.9 has. Or 42% is alienable and disposable land and 10,860,2336 has. Or 58% is classified as timber land. Total Population of Laua-an in 2009 as per survey conducted by the Municipal Social Work and Development Office (MSWDO), reached to 26,959 in which 13,468 are males and 13,491 are females with total households of 5,392.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[8] | |||||
| 060609043 | Bagongbayan | 2.7% | 706 | 659 | 0.69% | |
| 060609002 | Banban | 0.6% | 147 | 129 | 1.31% | |
| 060609003 | Bongbongan | 0.9% | 250 | 265 | −0.58% | |
| 060609004 | Cabariwan | 2.5% | 660 | 620 | 0.63% | |
| 060609005 | Cadajug | 4.3% | 1,153 | 1,110 | 0.38% | |
| 060609006 | Canituan | 2.1% | 568 | 572 | −0.07% | |
| 060609007 | Capnayan | 1.4% | 365 | 319 | 1.36% | |
| 060609008 | Casit-an | 4.5% | 1,200 | 1,157 | 0.37% | |
| 060609010 | Guiamon | 0.9% | 249 | 239 | 0.41% | |
| 060609009 | Guinbanga-an | 7.1% | 1,879 | 1,864 | 0.08% | |
| 060609011 | Guisijan | 9.0% | 2,404 | 2,382 | 0.09% | |
| 060609012 | Igtadiao | 1.1% | 294 | 262 | 1.16% | |
| 060609013 | Intao | 2.5% | 660 | 672 | −0.18% | |
| 060609014 | Jaguikican | 3.3% | 874 | 896 | −0.25% | |
| 060609015 | Jinalinan | 0.8% | 202 | 220 | −0.85% | |
| 060609016 | Lactudan | 0.9% | 247 | 274 | −1.03% | |
| 060609017 | Latazon | 1.8% | 476 | 494 | −0.37% | |
| 060609018 | Laua-an | 1.4% | 379 | 349 | 0.83% | |
| 060609020 | Liberato | 1.5% | 411 | 463 | −1.18% | |
| 060609021 | Lindero | 6.2% | 1,649 | 1,560 | 0.56% | |
| 060609022 | Liya-liya | 1.6% | 422 | 395 | 0.66% | |
| 060609019 | Loon | 2.8% | 743 | 735 | 0.11% | |
| 060609023 | Lugta | 2.7% | 719 | 576 | 2.24% | |
| 060609024 | Lupa-an | 2.1% | 559 | 557 | 0.04% | |
| 060609025 | Magyapo | 1.0% | 257 | 242 | 0.60% | |
| 060609026 | Maria | 4.9% | 1,311 | 1,364 | −0.40% | |
| 060609027 | Mauno | 2.0% | 524 | 457 | 1.38% | |
| 060609028 | Maybunga | 2.0% | 525 | 343 | 4.35% | |
| 060609029 | Necesito (Paniatan) | 1.2% | 307 | 339 | −0.99% | |
| 060609030 | Oloc | 4.4% | 1,168 | 994 | 1.63% | |
| 060609031 | Omlot | 1.0% | 260 | 233 | 1.10% | |
| 060609032 | Pandanan | 1.4% | 359 | 346 | 0.37% | |
| 060609034 | Paningayan | 1.4% | 384 | 360 | 0.65% | |
| 060609035 | Pascuala | 0.7% | 194 | 202 | −0.40% | |
| 060609036 | Poblacion (Centro) | 7.4% | 1,975 | 1,933 | 0.22% | |
| 060609038 | San Ramon | 0.6% | 167 | 139 | 1.85% | |
| 060609039 | Santiago | 2.5% | 670 | 622 | 0.75% | |
| 060609040 | Tibacan | 0.7% | 177 | 230 | −2.58% | |
| 060609041 | Tigunhao | 1.3% | 343 | 375 | −0.89% | |
| 060609042 | Virginia | 0.9% | 235 | 263 | −1.12% | |
| Total | 26,580 | 25,211 | 0.53% | |||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 8,915 | — |
| 1918 | 10,340 | +0.99% |
| 1939 | 12,614 | +0.95% |
| 1948 | 15,438 | +2.27% |
| 1960 | 12,967 | −1.44% |
| 1970 | 15,461 | +1.77% |
| 1975 | 17,498 | +2.51% |
| 1980 | 18,785 | +1.43% |
| 1990 | 19,865 | +0.56% |
| 1995 | 21,069 | +1.11% |
| 2000 | 23,258 | +2.14% |
| 2007 | 23,808 | +0.32% |
| 2010 | 25,211 | +2.11% |
| 2015 | 26,072 | +0.64% |
| 2020 | 26,580 | +0.38% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][8][10][11] | ||
In the 2020 census, Laua-an had a population of 26,580.[3] The population density was 260 inhabitants per square kilometre (670/sq mi).
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Laua-an
10
20
30
40
50
2006
36.10 2009
42.08 2012
25.89 2015
24.08 2018
21.91 2021
25.85 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Laua-an has an agricultural-based economy with rice, sugarcane and corn as primary crops. About 4,267,264 has. are devoted to agricultural crop production representing 22.83% of the total land area of the municipality. Laua-an produce Rice, Corn, Vegetables, Peanuts, Mango, Banana, Abaca and other crops. It has 42 Day Care Centers, 12 Complete Elementary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. In Health services, it has 1 Rural Health Center, 8 Barangay Health Stations and 13 Health & Nutrition Posts. Laua-an has a total of 76.065 km. of Barangay roads; 2.160 km. of municipal roads; 2.450 km. of provincial roads and 11.125 km. of National Roads. A mini-hydro project is being constructed at Brguy. San Ramon by Sun West Water and Electric Company and at Sitio Sadsadan, Barangay Maybunga and Villa Siga Bugasong. Four cell sites (Globe, Sun and Smart) were installed at Barangay Poblacion, Bagongbayan and Liya-Liya rerspectively. It is observed that even upland barangays have signal which contributed to the improvement of information technology in the area.
Farming is the major occupation of the people and fishing is the secondary source of income. The deep sea waters of Sulu Sea is abundant with fish and marine life like sardines, tuna, squids, mackerel, crabs and other seafoods which is a source of living for most residents.
Tourism
editAmong the tourist attractions are Mount Igmatongtong in barangay Capnayan, Maybunga Water falls in barangay Maybunga, and Estaka Hill in barangay Poblacion. Estaca Hill in the Poblacion provides a strategic place to view the barangay Poblacion, the Sulu Sea and its environs.
Festivals
editPre-Catholic pre-Spanish Indianized Srivijaya-era Pahinis Festival similar to Makar Sankranti, is celebrated annually to feature the muscovado sugar industry of the town, the technology of which dates back to the Spanish era. "Pahinis" means to clean and prepare the tools for sugarcane milling which corresponds to a celebration to thank God for a fine harvest of sugarcane.
The town celebrates its centennial foundation in January 2015. Weeklong celebration features Pahinis Festival Mardi Gras; LGU, professionals, senior citizens and barangay night; Bugal Kang Laua-an (Pride of Laua-an) Awards Night; and Search for Hara de Pahinis (Pahinis Queen) Beauty Pageant and Coronation Night. The winner of this pageant represents the municipality during the Search for Lin-ay kang Antique (Miss Antique) during the Binirayan Festival in the capital town of San Jose de Buenavista every last week of December. Other events include boat racing along the Sulu Sea, and Aring Beach Festival at the last night of the celebration in Barangay Cadajug.
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Laua-an | (DILG)
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- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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- ^ "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Laua-an: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Municipal: Laua-an". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Antique". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.