Patnongon
Patnongon | |
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| Municipality of Patnongon | |
Patnongon Church | |
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Flag | |
Map of Antique with Patnongon highlighted | |
Interactive map of Patnongon | |
Patnongon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°54′51″N 121°59′41″E / 10.9142°N 121.9947°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Johnny Flores S. Bacongallo |
| • Vice Mayor | Thomas Bacaoco |
| • Representative | Loren Legarda |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,848 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 167.92 km2 (64.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 882 m (2,894 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,070 |
| • Density | 238.6/km2 (618.0/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,785 |
| Demonym | Patnonganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.76 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 213.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 411.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 149.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 30.27 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5702 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | lgupatnongon |
Patnongon, officially the Municipality of Patnongon (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Patnongon; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Patnongon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Patnongon), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,070 people.[5]
History
The town's early history traces back to pre-colonial settlements that formed long before Spanish contact.[6] The area grew around farming and coastal trade, then moved into formal town status under Spanish rule. The 1818 Spanish census them recorded 2,097 native families in the area, living in harmony with 3 Spanish-Filipino families.[7]: 329
Local leaders expanded services during the American period and the town rebuilt after the war.
Patnongon continued to develop its schools, roads, and barangays, and it remains known for its heritage sites, rivers, and steady community growth.
Geography
Patnongon is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 167.92 square kilometres (64.83 sq mi) [8] constituting 6.15% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
Barangays
Patnongon is politically subdivided into 36 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[10] | 2010[11] | |||||
| 060612001 | Alvañiz | 0.6% | 257 | 212 | 1.39% | |
| 060612002 | Amparo | 1.8% | 725 | 676 | 0.50% | |
| 060612003 | Apgahan | 4.2% | 1,671 | 1,573 | 0.44% | |
| 060612004 | Aureliana | 6.4% | 2,551 | 2,272 | 0.84% | |
| 060612005 | Badiangan | 1.8% | 725 | 685 | 0.41% | |
| 060612006 | Bernaldo A. Julagting (Bitas) | 2.0% | 786 | 749 | 0.35% | |
| 060612007 | Carit-an | 5.0% | 2,018 | 1,912 | 0.39% | |
| 060612008 | Cuyapiao | 2.6% | 1,050 | 1,020 | 0.21% | |
| 060612010 | Gella | 1.0% | 416 | 388 | 0.50% | |
| 060612011 | Igbarawan | 3.9% | 1,565 | 1,418 | 0.71% | |
| 060612012 | Igbobon | 1.9% | 742 | 597 | 1.58% | |
| 060612013 | Igburi | 3.1% | 1,260 | 998 | 1.69% | |
| 060612014 | La Rioja | 5.7% | 2,278 | 2,266 | 0.04% | |
| 060612015 | Mabasa | 2.9% | 1,151 | 1,032 | 0.79% | |
| 060612016 | Macarina | 1.7% | 689 | 659 | 0.32% | |
| 060612017 | Magarang | 1.1% | 441 | 355 | 1.57% | |
| 060612018 | Magsaysay | 3.8% | 1,533 | 1,457 | 0.37% | |
| 060612019 | Padang | 4.2% | 1,663 | 1,576 | 0.39% | |
| 060612020 | Pandanan | 2.4% | 953 | 911 | 0.32% | |
| 060612021 | Patlabawon | 1.2% | 494 | 453 | 0.63% | |
| 060612022 | Poblacion | 15.1% | 6,044 | 5,701 | 0.42% | |
| 060612023 | Quezon | 0.9% | 346 | 314 | 0.70% | |
| 060612024 | Salaguiawan | 1.3% | 539 | 468 | 1.02% | |
| 060612025 | Samalague | 2.4% | 970 | 1,541 | −3.28% | |
| 060612026 | San Rafael | 2.1% | 829 | 803 | 0.23% | |
| 060612028 | Tamayoc | 3.3% | 1,330 | 1,304 | 0.14% | |
| 060612029 | Tigbalogo | 1.4% | 570 | 541 | 0.38% | |
| 060612027 | Tobias Fornier | 1.1% | 441 | 411 | 0.51% | |
| 060612030 | Villa Crespo | 1.2% | 463 | 413 | 0.83% | |
| 060612031 | Villa Cruz | 1.4% | 543 | 446 | 1.43% | |
| 060612009 | Villa Elio | 1.1% | 429 | 386 | 0.76% | |
| 060612032 | Villa Flores | 0.5% | 191 | 175 | 0.63% | |
| 060612033 | Villa Laua-an | 0.8% | 340 | 306 | 0.76% | |
| 060612034 | Villa Sal | 0.7% | 271 | 236 | 1.00% | |
| 060612035 | Villa Salomon | 1.1% | 423 | 390 | 0.59% | |
| 060612036 | Vista Alegre | 1.2% | 479 | 458 | 0.32% | |
| Total | 40,070 | 35,102 | 0.96% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Patnongon, 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)[12] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Patnongon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 2024 census, Patnongon had a population of 40,070 people.[17] The population density was 240 inhabitants per square kilometre (620/sq mi).
Language
Patnonganons speak Kinaray-a as their main language while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary language.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Patnongon
10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
53.55
53.55
2003
40.13
40.13
2006
33.70
33.70
2009
41.81
41.81
2012
26.38
26.38
2015
22.29
22.29
2018
21.94
21.94
2021
24.76
24.76
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Tourism
- La Parola Orchids Beach Resort in Barangay Amparo
- Igbarawan Garden Resort in Igbarawan
- Bato-Bugtong Beach and resort in Igbarawan
- D'Viking Beach Resort in Igbarawan
- Apgahan Beach Resort / San Ramon Beach Resort
- Bato Tibi of Tamayoc
- Villa Alma Beach Resort in Padang
- Mountain Climbing in small mountains near Padang, Apgahan, Aureliana, La-Rioja and Aureliana where one can find fruit‑bearing wild trees
- Old Municipal Building Constructed by Spaniards
- Old Spanish Church Convent now Saint Augustine's Academy of Patnongon, Inc. old building (It is believed that if it was not bombed by the Americans during World War II, the Patnongon Church would have been the biggest in Antique Province and one of the oldest churches in the Philippines.)
- Spelunking in Kuweba Dapa and Kuweba Turu-ong in Barangay San Rafael
- Shrine of Rosa Mystica in Tigmanali
- Linaw-Balud Falls in Barangay Igburi
- Lipunto Range in Barangay Patlabawon
- Ulo Kuliatan and Busay Luhot in Aureliana, Patnongon, Antique
- Guinobatan Mountain at the boundary of Belison and Aureliana
- Madlakat Cliff in the Boundary of San Remegio, Sibalom, Patlabawon and Aureliana
Education
There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[26] These are the:
- Patnongon I Schools District
- Patnongon II Schools District
Primary and elementary schools
- Amarong Elementary School
- Apgahan Elementary School
- Aureliana Elementary School
- Baybay Elementary School
- Bitas Elementary School
- Causeway Learning Center
- Col. Ruperto Abellon Sr. Memorial School
- Carit-an Central School
- Cuyapiao Elementary School
- Gella Elementary School
- Esteban-Talidong Elementary School (Pandanan Elementary School)
- Igbarawan-Mabasa Elementary School
- Igbobon Amparo Elementary School
- Igburi Elementary School
- Igcapayas Primary School
- La Rioja Elementary School
- Magranting Elementary School
- Magsaysay Elementary School
- Macarina Elementary School
- Magarang Elementary School
- Padang Elementary School
- Panacawon Elementary School
- Patlabawon Elementary School
- Patnongon Baptist Church Preparatory School
- Quezon Primary School
- Salaguiawan Elementary School
- Samalague Elementary School
- San Rafael Elementary School
- St. Augustine's Academy
- T. Dela Cruz Elementary School
- Tamayoc Elementary School
- Tig-angkal Primary School
- Tigbalogo Elementary School
- Tobias Fornier Elementary School
- Villa Crespo Elementary School
- Villa Cruz Primary School
- Villa Flores Elementary School
- Villa Laua-an-Villa Sal Elementary School
- Villa Salomon Elementary School
- Vista Alegre Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Aureliana National High School
- Igburi National High School
- Lirio M. Escaño National High School
Culture
Udyakan Festival sa Patnongon is held every last Monday of February.[27] The event features street dancing, fire dance shows, the Parada kang Karusa competition, and displays of local crafts and food. Each barangay prepares a float that highlights its livelihood.
References
- ^ Municipality of Patnongon | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "History of Patnongon". lgupatnongon.gov.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ Buzeta, Manuel; Bravo, Felipe (1850). Diccionario Geográfico, Estadístico, Histórico, de las Islas Filipinas (in Spanish). Madrid: Imp. de D. José C. de la Peña. Retrieved March 18, 2026 – via University of Santo Tomas Digital Library and Archives.(Page 329)
- ^ "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Municipal: Patnongon". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Patnongon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Udyakan Festival". lgupatnongon.gov.ph. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
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