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Barbaza

Coordinates: 11°11′46″N 122°02′20″E / 11.1961°N 122.0389°E / 11.1961; 122.0389
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Barbaza
Municipality
Municipality of Barbaza
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Barbaza is located in Philippines
Barbaza
Barbaza
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°11′46″N 122°02′20″E / 11.1961°N 122.0389°E / 11.1961; 122.0389
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Barangays39 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Barbaza[*]Gerry C. Necor
 • Vice MayorArtchebal P. Untal
 • RepresentativeLoren Legarda
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate15,881 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
154.36 km2 (59.60 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Nangtud)
2,074 m (6,804 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
23,359
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Households
6,034
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.18
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 114.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 201.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 104.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 86.03 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5706
PSGC
060602000
IDD : area code +63 (0)36
Native languagesKaray-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Barbaza, officially the Municipality of Barbaza (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Barbaza; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Barbaza; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barbaza), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,359 people.[3]

Major sources of income of the people are derived from agriculture, fishing, trade and commerce, employment and remittances from abroad.[5] About 94% of the total population have access to potable water. Five health centers serve 39 barangays. There is a 10-bed capacity government hospital staffed by 27 health personnel.

History

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Long after the discovery of the Philippines by the Spaniards led by Ferdinand Magellan on March 16, 1521, there was already an established settlement in a place presumably now Barangay Esparar. In later years however, the Moros from Palawan and Mindoro started coming to raid and plunder the inhabitants, and often abducted beautiful maidens and men to be made slaves. Because of fear, the inhabitants moved to a much safer place, in a narrow strip of land at the foot of Mount Dumangsal. The site of the new settlement up to this day is called Igtara. The population rapidly increased. When the Moros stopped coming, they decided to move down to a much wider plain. The settlement started to flourish and later a church and a town hall were built out of bamboo and cogon grass. Today, it is where Barangay Binanu-an stands. Binanu-an means "Ginbanwahan or Binanwahan".[5]

The formation of a formal government which was headed either by a Teniente or a captain, started at Binanu-an. The settlement in Binanu-an lasted so long until sometime in the 17th century when the inhabitants, again, found a much better place to live in because it is nearer to the sea which yields fish in abundance. They decided to transfer from Binanu-an to the seashore by the bank of the once deep river called Nalupa. The new settlement was named Nalupa Nuevo. Permanent structures like a church and a Municipal Hall were built.[5]

Unfortunately, sometime in the 18th century the settlement suffered another drawback. Dalanas River, one of the bigger rivers in Antique, used to overflow during heavy rains causing destruction to properties and lives of people living near the area. Alarmed by the situation affecting the settlement at Nalupa Nuevo, the Spanish Governor Enrique Barboza ordered to transfer the people to another site called Otngol which was at that time, part of what is now the town of Laua-an.[5]

During the transfer of the settlement from Nalupa to Otngol the Municipal Government was already run by a Capitan. The first Capitan was ('Tan) Julian Flores. He was later succeeded by ('Tan) Roman Francisco, then by Capitan Justiniano Ogatis-Barrientos. It was during his administration sometime in 1886 when he worked out for the separation of the town from the Municipality of Laua-an. The town's name was changed to Barboza in honor of Spanish Governor Enrique Barboza of Antique. The spelling was later changed to Barbaza because of the difficulty in pronouncing the former name. To this day the town is officially named the Municipality of Barbaza.[5]

Geography

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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 154.36 square kilometres (59.60 sq mi) [6] constituting 5.66% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique. Located in the central portion of Antique, Barbaza is 62 kilometres (39 mi) north from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista. Barbaza has a total coastline of 8.5 km (5.3 mi) along the Sulu Sea.

The mighty Dalanas River is the longest and largest river system in Barbaza with a total length of 34.6 km (21.5 mi) long and has a Drainage basin area of 192 km2 (74 sq mi), followed by Binangbang River 10.4 km (6.5 mi) and Nalupa River 5.3 km (3.3 mi).

Mount Nangtud is the second highest mountain in Panay Island located in the south west of Jamindan bordered in the North East of Barbaza , with an elevation of 6,804 feet (2,074 meters) above sea level. It is the second highest peak of Central Panay Mountain Range the longest and the largest mountain range in Western Visayas.

Climate

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Climate data for Barbaza, Antique
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86)
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) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64
(2.5) 		44
(1.7) 		58
(2.3) 		83
(3.3) 		204
(8.0) 		304
(12.0) 		334
(13.1) 		291
(11.5) 		310
(12.2) 		281
(11.1) 		172
(6.8) 		97
(3.8) 		2,242
(88.3)
Average rainy days 12.5 8.9 11.3 14.1 24.2 28.0 29.6 28.2 28.1 28.1 20.2 15.2 248.4
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7]

Barangays

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Barbaza is politically subdivided into 39 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

It is composed of 22 upland and 17 lowland barangays where upland area accounts for 88.43% of the total land area.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[9]
060602002 Baghari 1.2% 286 271 ▴ 0.54%
060602003 Bahuyan 3.3% 773 1,025 ▾ −2.78%
060602004 Beri 3.8% 889 704 ▴ 2.36%
060602005 Biga-a 1.0% 244 294 ▾ −1.85%
060602006 Binangbang 0.9% 201 211 ▾ −0.48%
060602007 Binangbang Centro 3.5% 829 750 ▴ 1.01%
060602008 Binanu-an 1.9% 451 396 ▴ 1.31%
060602009 Cadiao 0.8% 184 252 ▾ −3.10%
060602010 Calapadan 0.5% 125 122 ▴ 0.24%
060602011 Capoyuan 8.7% 2,026 2,016 ▴ 0.05%
060602012 Cubay 3.4% 792 777 ▴ 0.19%
060602018 Embrangga-an 1.5% 341 282 ▴ 1.92%
060602013 Esparar 4.6% 1,076 1,054 ▴ 0.21%
060602014 Gua 5.6% 1,309 1,231 ▴ 0.62%
060602015 Idao 1.0% 242 174 ▴ 3.35%
060602016 Igpalge 4.2% 978 943 ▴ 0.37%
060602017 Igtunarum 0.6% 131 127 ▴ 0.31%
060602019 Integasan 0.5% 114 106 ▴ 0.73%
060602020 Ipil 4.3% 1,002 935 ▴ 0.69%
060602021 Jinalinan 7.1% 1,661 1,033 ▴ 4.86%
060602022 Lanas 0.6% 129 104 ▴ 2.18%
060602023 Langcaon (Evelio Javier) 0.8% 184 198 ▾ −0.73%
060602024 Lisub 3.3% 764 570 ▴ 2.97%
060602025 Lombuyan 3.0% 706 669 ▴ 0.54%
060602026 Mablad 2.6% 609 552 ▴ 0.99%
060602027 Magtulis 2.0% 477 403 ▴ 1.70%
060602028 Marigne 0.9% 203 236 ▾ −1.49%
060602029 Mayabay 1.2% 274 219 ▴ 2.27%
060602030 Mayos 0.9% 219 210 ▴ 0.42%
060602031 Nalusdan 0.8% 197 860 ▾ −13.70%
060602032 Narirong 0.9% 215 202 ▴ 0.63%
060602033 Palma 6.1% 1,417 1,392 ▴ 0.18%
060602034 Poblacion 6.1% 1,428 1,369 ▴ 0.42%
060602035 San Antonio 2.9% 677 657 ▴ 0.30%
060602036 San Ramon 0.7% 167 180 ▾ −0.75%
060602037 Soligao 1.2% 277 231 ▴ 1.83%
060602038 Tabongtabong 2.0% 465 447 ▴ 0.40%
060602039 Tig-Alaran 0.5% 121 118 ▴ 0.25%
060602040 Yapo 2.2% 521 455 ▴ 1.36%
Total 23,359 21,775 ▴ 0.70%

Demographics

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Population census of Barbaza
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,929—    
1918 7,576+1.65%
1939 8,224+0.39%
1948 11,225+3.52%
1960 10,222−0.78%
1970 12,812+2.28%
1975 13,404+0.91%
1980 14,703+1.87%
1990 14,984+0.19%
1995 17,313+2.74%
2000 18,597+1.55%
2007 20,709+1.49%
2010 21,775+1.84%
2015 22,704+0.80%
2020 23,359+0.56%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][9][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Barbaza had a population of 23,359.[3] The population density was 150 inhabitants per square kilometre (390/sq mi).

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Barbaza

10
20
30
40
50
2006
28.50
2009
46.25
2012
23.36
2015
20.66
2018
19.88
2021
22.18

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

Tourism

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  • Mount Nangtud – is the second-highest peak in Panay island and shared with the border of Jamindan, Capiz with an elevation of 6,804 ft (2,074 m) above sea level. Mount Nangtud is rich for its diverse flora and fauna and a Mossy forest. It is one of the most difficult and technically challenging mountain in Panay. Alongside with Mount Madja-as in Culasi and Mount Baloy in Valderrama.
  • Batabat and Punta Coral Reefs – feature diversities of tropical fishes and distinct coral formations in vibrant colors
  • Dalanas River - is Barbaza largest river with a total length of 33 km (21 mi) long from it source located in Mount Madjaas to its mouth in Sulu Sea. Its provides large amount supplies of water for Agricultural land area in Barbaza lowland. Dalanas Bridge is a 1,512 ft (461 m) is Antique second longest Bridge.
  • Camp Eupre Forest and Orchard Resort - Located in Bgy. Cadiao
  • Macalbag Waterfalls – 50-foot waterfalls with uncharted caves
  • Cadiao Falls - Located in Bgy. Cadiao
  • Sigbungon Falls - Located in Bgy. San Ramon
  • Sayay Falls - Located in Bgy. San Ramon
  • Barbaza Catholic Church – considered[by whom?] as the most modernly designed church in the province of Antique[citation needed]

Festivals

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Barbaza celebrates the annual Batabat Festival, held every 3rd week of March. The feast of Saint Anthony of Padua is celebrated every 13 June.

Transportation

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Transportation services are generally provided by tricycles, jeepneys, vans and buses. There are also daily buses available going back and forth to Manila that pass by Barbaza via the roll-on/roll-off nautical highway. Barbaza has a total road length of 52.7 km (32.7 mi), including a 10.2 km (6.3 mi) National Highway. Dalanas Bridge, with a length of 1,530 ft (470 m), is the second longest bridge in Antique. Other bridges are the Binangbang Bridge (130 ft (40 m)) and Ipil Bridge (105 ft (32 m)).

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Barbaza | (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. ^ a b c d e "Barbaza". Official Antique Website. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Barbaza: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Municipal: Barbaza". 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. ^ 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 Antique". 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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