Banga, Aklan

Banga
Municipality

Downtown, with the rotunda and public market

Seal
Motto: "Magbueoligan Kita"
("We Work Together")
Map of Aklan showing the location of Banga
Location within Aklan province
Banga

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 11°38′N 122°20′E / 11.63°N 122.33°E / 11.63; 122.33Coordinates: 11°38′N 122°20′E / 11.63°N 122.33°E / 11.63; 122.33
Country Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Aklan
District Lone district
Founded 1 January 1912
Barangays 30 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Erlinda M. Maming
Area[2]
 • Total 84.53 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 39,505
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Voter (2016)[4]  25,513
Demonym(s) Banganhon
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 5601
IDD : area code  +63 (0)36
Income class 3rd class
PSGC 060403000
Website elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/banga-aklan/

Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga (Aklanon: Banwa it Banga; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Banga; Filipino: Bayan ng Banga), is a municipality in the province of Aklan in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The population was 39,505 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 election, it had 25,513 registered voters.[4]

Banga is the site of the Aklan State University.

Geography

Banga is located at 11°38′N 122°20′E / 11.63°N 122.33°E / 11.63; 122.33.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 84.53 square kilometres (32.64 sq mi)[2] constituting 4.64% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.

Barangays

Banga is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.[5]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[6]
060403001 Agbanawan 3.9% 1,524 1,458 +0.85%
060403002 Bacan 4.3% 1,703 1,637 +0.76%
060403003 Badiangan 4.4% 1,747 1,644 +1.16%
060403004 Cerrudo 3.8% 1,485 1,237 +3.54%
060403005 Cupang 1.9% 740 736 +0.10%
060403006 Daguitan 1.2% 459 477 −0.73%
060403007 Daja Norte 3.4% 1,340 1,563 −2.89%
060403008 Daja Sur 1.3% 512 602 −3.04%
060403009 Dingle 1.8% 698 723 −0.67%
060403010 Jumarap 4.6% 1,835 1,744 +0.97%
060403011 Lapnag 1.6% 627 594 +1.03%
060403012 Libas 4.3% 1,717 1,662 +0.62%
060403013 Linabuan Sur 9.5% 3,756 3,455 +1.60%
060403014 Mambog 4.6% 1,803 1,596 +2.35%
060403015 Mangan 3.9% 1,542 1,632 −1.07%
060403016 Muguing 1.9% 764 695 +1.82%
060403017 Pagsanghan 4.9% 1,917 1,735 +1.92%
060403018 Palale 1.7% 678 599 +2.39%
060403019 Poblacion 5.1% 1,997 2,469 −3.96%
060403020 Polo 2.4% 955 1,240 −4.85%
060403021 Polocate 4.3% 1,707 1,638 +0.79%
060403022 San Isidro 0.8% 320 305 +0.92%
060403023 Sibalew 2.5% 989 940 +0.97%
060403024 Sigcay 2.6% 1,012 974 +0.73%
060403025 Taba-ao 2.9% 1,164 1,196 −0.52%
060403026 Tabayon 4.5% 1,777 1,454 +3.89%
060403027 Tinapuay 1.2% 457 381 +3.52%
060403028 Torralba 4.8% 1,890 1,550 +3.85%
060403029 Ugsod 4.0% 1,566 1,426 +1.80%
060403030 Venturanza 2.1% 824 701 +3.13%
Total 39,505 38,063 +0.71%

Demographics

Population census of Banga
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 28,651—    
1995 30,071+0.91%
2000 32,128+1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 34,276+0.90%
2010 38,063+3.89%
2015 39,505+0.71%
Source: PSA[3][6][7]

In the 2015 census, Banga had a population of 39,505.[3] The population density was 470 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 25,513 registered voters.[4]

Government

Former heads of government

The following headed the town from the American Period until the present under two different titles. On 18 March 1945, after the landing of the American Liberation Forces and Philippine Commonwealth troops in Panay, the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit appointed Dr. Boanerjes Venturanza as the first Municipal Mayor.[8]

Municipal presidents
  • 1899–uncertain — Francisco Lachica
  • 1904–1911 — None (town merged with Kalibo)
  • 1912–1913 — Baltazar Teodosio
  • 1913–1916 — Francisco Lachica
  • 1916–1919 — Jacinto Repiedad
  • 1919–1925 — Edecio Venturanza
  • 1925–1931 — Baltazar Teodosio
  • 1931–1937 — Pedro Recto
  • 1937–1943 — Lorenzo Duran
  • 1943–1945 — Ereneo Icotanim
Mayors
  • 1945 — Dr. Boanerjes Venturanza (appointed)
  • 1945–1951 — José Urquiola
  • 1951–1959 — Atty. Vicente Teodosio
  • 1959–1963 — Dr. Napoleon Macahilig
  • 1963–1971 — Atty. Tomas Raz
  • 1971–1986 — Atty. Sergio Rigodon
  • 1986–1995 — José Urquiola, Jr.
  • 1995–2004 — Dr. Stevens Fuentes
  • 2004–2007 — Atty. Jeremy Fuentes
  • 2007–2013 — Antonio Maming
  • 2013–Present — Erlinda Maming

Attractions

At the religious sanctuary of Manduyog Hill, an annual pilgrimage is conducted on Good Friday. Devotees practise the 14 Stations of the Cross, pray the rosary, and light candles at each stop while climbing towards the peak where a 40m cross, sometimes lighted, is visible from due north to Kalibo and the nearby sea.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Region VI (WESTERN VISAYAS)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. ↑ "Municipal: Banga, Aklan". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Region VI (WESTERN VISAYAS)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Region VI (WESTERN VISAYAS)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Recoter, Remelyn. "A Brief History of Banga". BANGA's 1000. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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