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Tangalan
Municipality in Aklan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tangalan, officially the Municipality of Tangalan (Aklanon: Banwa it Tangalan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tangalan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tangalan), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,704 people.[5]
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History
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.[6]
Geography
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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) [7] constituting 4.10% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.
Climate
Barangays
Tangalan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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Demographics
In the 2020 census, Tangalan had a population of 23,704.[16] The population density was 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tangalan
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60
2000
53.64 2003
49.01 2006
43.60 2009
42.50 2012
21.63 2015
23.46 2018
15.31 2021
18.57 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] |
Tourism
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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