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Madalag

Madalag, officially the Municipality of Madalag (Aklanon: Banwa it Madalag; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Madalag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Madalag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It is Aklan's largest municipality by land area and also the most sparsely populated. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,890 people.[3]

Madalag
Municipality
Municipality of Madalag
Aklan River in Madalag
Aklan River in Madalag
Flag of Madalag
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Official seal of Madalag
Seal
Motto: 
Madalagnon Ako Banwa Ko Amligan Ko
Map of Aklan with Madalag highlighted
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Madalag is located in Philippines
Madalag
Madalag
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′37″N 122°18′23″E / 11.5269°N 122.3064°E / 11.5269; 122.3064
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 1st district
Founded1948
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRex T. Gubatina
 • Vice MayorAlfonso A. Gubatina
 • RepresentativeCarlito S. Marquez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,362 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
269.6 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Timbaban)
1,777 m (5,830 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
18,890
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Households
4,638
DemonymMadalagnon
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.23
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 124.2 million (2020), 54.05 million (2012), 69.69 million (2013), 68.02 million (2014), 76.67 million (2015), 84.62 million (2016), 93.9 million (2017), 102 million (2018), 110.5 million (2019), 133 million (2021), 182.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 438.2 million (2020), 89.12 million (2012), 92.99 million (2013), 100.6 million (2014), 108.7 million (2015), 117.8 million (2016), 156.8 million (2017), 157.4 million (2018), 430.2 million (2019), 458.7 million (2021), 482.1 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 119.3 million (2020), 55.59 million (2012), 53.37 million (2013), 52.39 million (2014), 63.65 million (2015), 70.19 million (2016), 78.71 million (2017), 83.19 million (2018), 92.66 million (2019), 118.1 million (2021), 139.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 52.49 million (2020), 64.56 million (2012), 67.95 million (2013), 67.85 million (2014), 67.51 million (2015), 90.49 million (2016), 84.42 million (2017), 64.34 million (2018), 60.78 million (2019), 46.4 million (2021), 28.51 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5603
PSGC
060410000
IDD : area code +63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Madalag was formerly an arrabal and part of Libacao. In 1948, it was separated and constituted as a separate town, with the following barrios: Logohon, Singay, Balactasan, Cabangahan, Cabilawan, Pangitan, San Jose, Talimagao, Talangban, Alaminos, Catabana, Bakyang, Calicia, Mercedes, Maria Cristina, Dit-ana, Guinato-an, Tigbauan, Alas-as, Mamba, Medina, Panikyason, and Paningayan.[5]

Geography

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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 269.6 square kilometers (104.1 sq mi) [6] constituting 14.80% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometer- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.

Madalag is situated in the south-central section of the province, bounded on the east by Balete, west by the Province of Antique, north by Malinao and Banga, and south by Libacao. It is 192 kilometers (119 mi) away from regional capital, Iloilo City, and 34 kilometers (21 mi) south from the provincial capital Kalibo.

Soil

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There are four varied soil types found in the municipality. They are the San Miguel Clay Loam, Alimodian clay loam, Sapcan clay and Sigcay clay. San Miguel clay is found in barangay Panipiason and Medina. Alimodian clay is found in barangay San Jose, Ma. Cristina and Galicia. Sapian clay is found in the barangay of Mercedes, Bacyang and Alaminos. Sigcay clay is found in the Poblacion, Logohon and Cabilawan.

Land Use

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Some 7,717.0251 hectares (19,069.184 acres) or 28.80% of Madalag land area is planted with high value crops leaving only about 17,772.1917 hectares (43,916.042 acres) (66.35) as timber land and 24.6342 hectares (60.872 acres) or .09% are utilized as dwelling areas majority of which are in the Poblacion.

Climate

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Climate data for Madalag, Aklan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(74)
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] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Madalag has a Type III climate which is relatively dry from March to May and wet for the rest of the year.

Barangays

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Madalag is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[9]
060410001 Alaminos 6.7% 1,257 1,071 ▴ 1.61%
060410002 Alas-as 3.8% 710 684 ▴ 0.37%
060410003 Bacyang 2.7% 509 439 ▴ 1.49%
060410004 Balactasan 3.9% 735 722 ▴ 0.18%
060410005 Cabangahan 2.3% 433 494 ▾ −1.31%
060410006 Cabilawan 2.6% 487 616 ▾ −2.32%
060410007 Catabana 2.4% 448 513 ▾ −1.35%
060410008 Dit-Ana 2.3% 441 395 ▴ 1.11%
060410009 Galicia 1.9% 363 362 ▴ 0.03%
060410010 Guinatu-an 2.4% 445 404 ▴ 0.97%
060410011 Logohon 2.7% 504 523 ▾ −0.37%
060410012 Mamba 4.4% 830 756 ▴ 0.94%
060410013 Maria Cristina 4.7% 887 938 ▾ −0.56%
060410014 Medina 5.8% 1,105 1,085 ▴ 0.18%
060410015 Mercedes 2.9% 546 543 ▴ 0.06%
060410016 Napnot 2.7% 517 789 ▾ −4.14%
060410017 Pang-itan 4.8% 906 893 ▴ 0.14%
060410018 Paningayan 6.0% 1,127 1,352 ▾ −1.80%
060410019 Panipiason 7.9% 1,484 1,326 ▴ 1.13%
060410020 Poblacion 9.4% 1,775 1,562 ▴ 1.29%
060410021 San Jose 5.0% 937 863 ▴ 0.83%
060410022 Singay 2.2% 413 450 ▾ −0.85%
060410023 Talangban 2.7% 506 437 ▴ 1.48%
060410024 Talimagao 1.8% 347 345 ▴ 0.06%
060410025 Tigbawan 3.6% 677 606 ▴ 1.11%
Total 18,890 18,168 ▴ 0.39%

Demographics

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Population census of Madalag
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,476—    
1948 8,664+2.05%
1960 10,883+1.92%
1970 12,440+1.34%
1975 14,209+2.70%
1980 14,128−0.11%
1990 15,166+0.71%
1995 16,659+1.77%
2000 17,441+0.99%
2007 17,889+0.35%
2010 18,168+0.56%
2015 18,389+0.23%
2020 18,890+0.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][9][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Madalag had a population of 18,890.[3] The population density was 70 inhabitants per square kilometre (180/sq mi).

Madalag being predominantly a rural community has a slow growing population. It had a total population of 17,889 persons in 2007, a reduction of .05 percent or 897 persons from the 1995 population, basically due to migration towards industrial and trade centers of the country such as Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and other highly urbanized provinces and municipalities.

The municipality has twenty-five component barangays with two barangays, Poblacion and Alaminos as urban area and the twenty-three remaining barangays as rural areas. Barangay Poblacion is the most populous with 1,775 residents, followed by Panipiason (1,484 residents) and Alaminos (1,257).[10]

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Madalag

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
51.20
2009
63.34
2012
33.18
2015
28.77
2018
21.70
2021
34.23

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Agriculture

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Madalag basically has an agricultural economy. Some 7,717.0251 hectares (19,069.184 acres) of the municipality land is devoted to agriculture. Farming and home industries are the main source of livelihood among the people. Rice is grown in almost all the twenty five (25) barangays. Corn is also planted in some upland areas. Other crops are in pineapple, camote and ube. The municipality also produces fruit trees, like lanzones, rambutan, marang and commercial crops such as coconut and abaca.

The hilly and mountainous areas produce high valued forest products such as narra, acacia, and mahogany and minor product like buri, rattan, bamboo, nipa sap and firewood.

Industry

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The center of commercial activities in Madalag is situated along the 1.50-kilometer (0.93 mi) stretch of Navarette Street and at the Madalag Public Market located in the Poblacion.

The municipality has 93 commercials establishment dominated by the sari-sari stores (37 or 39%). The others establishment (26 or 28.60%) serve as outlet for bakery, carinderias and other recreational services.

Infrastructure

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Communication

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The communication system is operated by mobile signals distributed by Smart, Globe and Dito, while the postal system is managed by the Philippine Postal Corporation. The post office is managed by a postal master, and a mail sorter/carrier. There are no mail distribution and collection centers in the barangays, hence the residents go to the Poblacion to post or receive their mails.

Power and energy

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There are 100 households in the barangay Poblacion of Madalag served by electricity with only 5 percent of households not served by power. The remaining twenty-four have electrical power.

Transportation

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The total length of all roads types within the geographical boundaries of the municipality is 38.50 kilometers (23.92 mi) in 2011. Of these lengths, ten percent are paved. A total of fifty percent of the road surface is earth fill while thirty percent is gravel surface. All barangays are accessible by roads except, Medina and Panipiason, that cannot be reach by four wheel vehicle. Generally, the barangays connected to the national road have better road condition compared to the interior barangays.

Water system

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Water is supplied by the Poblacion Water District and Poblacion Spring Development. The other barangays are dependent from their Spring Development and artesian and shallow wells.

Healthcare

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Madalag has one rural health unit (RHU) and one municipal hospital (Don Leovigildo N. Diapo Sr Memorial Hospital).

Education

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Madalag has 21 primary and 8 elementary schools with a total enrollment of 2,927 pupils and 108 teachers. It has three secondary public schools with a total enrollment of 1,368 students and 43 teachers.

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Madalag | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Republic Act No. 297; An Act Creating the Municipality of Madalag in the Province of Capiz". The Corpus Juris. 17 June 1948. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Province: Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Madalag: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Municipal: Madalag". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Province of Aklan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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