Welcome To Aklan Province Website
  • Kalibo - Capital of Aklan
  • Western Visayas [Reg6] - Region
  • 1,817.9 km² - Total Land Area
  • Political Boundaries -
    Northeast:Tablas Straigth; East and Northeast:Sibuyan Sea; West:Antique; South:Capiz
  • Political Districts:1 Congressional District, 17 Municipalities
  • Literacy Rate: 91.7 (1995 NSO Survey)
  • Republic Act 1414 - Separation of Aklan Province from Capiz
  • November 8, 1956 - Aklan Province Inaguration
  • Dialects/Language: Aklanon, Ilongo, English, Filipino

QUEEN OF PHILIPPINE FESTIVAL
Aklan has always been known for its pristine beauty which nature has bestowed upon it and its people. An amazing province in the Philippines that has painted a definite niche in the word tourist map…Home to Boracay Island, one of the world’s best beaches famous for its sugar fine white sand, azure waters, magnificent coral reefs, and rare sea shells. Aside from the beaches, the fun and excitement of Boracay nightlife maintains its legendary status.

Site of the Ati-atihan Festival. The “Queen of Philippine Festivals”. Immerse in the province’s man-made attractions. Head the calls of the Ati-atihan Festival and join the rhythmic dancing of the crowd who darken themselves with soot and don colorful tribal finery. Land of expert weavers and craftsmen… Aklan is the biggest producer of Piña Cloth, “The Queen of Philippine Fabrics”. International trendsetters like Calvin Klein, Josie Natori, Donna Karan, and Valentino have used pineapple fabric in their collection.

Beyond sand, sound and fiber, the province is a busy economy, doing lucrative business with its abundance of agriculture and marine resources. Its catalysts are the various industries spawned by its entrepreneurial population. It is working to improve on the traditional, while seeking new and innovative avenues for its development.

 

Aklan is a mountainous province with over one-third of its land area sloping at 30 percent on the average. It is still one of the few provinces in the country to maintain a total of some 709 hectares of virgin forest.

Mountain ranges traverse the island: one; the northern "knot" of Duyang and Tagacan; and the other, the Albinian mountain ranges in the west. Mount Madyaas, at 2117 meters, is the second highest peak on Panay and is shared by Aklan and Antique. The province has no active volcano, therefore, earthquakes have not been severe, although three faults pass through it.

Much of the province is drained of water into the Sibuyan Sea. Natural inland water resources include rivers, streams, and creeks, springs and water falls. There is only one lake in the province, Lake Lapu-lapu, located in the northern Malay town. There are five major river systems. The largest and longest is the Aklan, which flows some 60 kilometers from Capiz to the mouth in Kalibo. Ibajay river flows over 30 kilometers from Madalag to its mouth at Ibajay. The Tangalan, Jalo, and Talon systems are much smaller. The highest waterfall in the province is the Dumalaylay which falls some 100 meters.

The coastline of Aklan stretches for some 155 kilometers along 10 municipalities and 73 barangays. The coastline has two major physical features: Batan Bay in the south-east and Boracay Island at the northern tip of Panay Island.

The plains of Aklan constitute an area of 100 square kilometers shaped into a diamond that includes the central towns of Malinao and Banga and the western coastal towns of New Washington, Kalibo and Makato.

Marshlands are along the coastal towns, comprising over 50 square kilometers.

The provincial population as of May 2000 National Statistics Office (NSO) census, was registered at 451,314. This figure for year 2000 showed an increase of 40,775 persons when compared to the 1995 population of 410,539. This is estimated to reach 497,395 by the year 2005.

Among the municipalities, the capital town of Kalibo, as expected, is the most populated with 62,438 and accounts for 13.83% of the total. It is followed by Ibajay, with 39,643 and New Washington with 33,981. Lezo, the smallest municipality, is the least populous with 12,393 or just 2.74% of the provincial population figure.

 
Provincial Government of Aklan
Capitol Building, Kalibo, Aklan
Contact Nos.: (036) 268-5338 262-4924
Telefax: 262-3132
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Acknowledgments: Office of the Governor - Gov. Carlito Marquez
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