Antique

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Antique
Typeprovince
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
Cities0
Municipalities18
Barangays590
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSulu Sea
Area (2013)2,730.67 km2 (1,054.32 sq mi)
Population (2020)612,974
Density (2020)224 / km2 (581 / sq mi)

Antique is a province in the Philippines situated in the Western Visayas region occupying the western section of the Visayas. Its capital is the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista.

The province has a land area of 2,730.67 square kilometers or 1,054.32 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 612,974. This represented 7.71% of the total population of the Western Visayas region, 2.98% of the overall population of the Visayas island group, or 0.56% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 224 inhabitants per square kilometer or 581 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Antique is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Panay Gulf, and the Sulu Sea.

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Map of the Philippines with Antique highlighted in redMap of Antique showing its component municipalitiesAnini-yBarbazaBelisonBugasongCaluyaCulasiHamticLaua-anLibertadPandanPatnongonSan Jose de BuenavistaSan RemigioSebasteSibalomTibiaoTobias FornierValderrama

Local government units

Antique has 18 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 590.

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Local government units of Antique
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Anini-ymunicipality22,01821,2010.80%48.8945023
Barbazamunicipality23,35922,7040.60%154.3615139
Belisonmunicipality14,12913,5390.90%19.7871411
Bugasongmunicipality34,67633,6420.64%203.7117027
Caluyamunicipality38,90835,4961.95%136.8128418
Culasimunicipality44,49441,2281.62%228.5619544
Hamticmunicipality52,68548,5921.72%113.0346647
Laua-anmunicipality26,58026,0720.41%100.7226440
Libertadmunicipality17,50716,4291.35%97.0018019
Pandanmunicipality35,96534,3330.98%113.9831634
Patnongonmunicipality38,32937,1760.65%167.9222836
San Jose de Buenavistamunicipality, capital65,14062,5340.86%48.561,34128
San Remigiomunicipality34,04531,9351.36%406.988445
Sebastemunicipality18,81617,9071.05%111.6416910
Sibalommunicipality63,83360,3061.20%201.3031776
Tibiaomunicipality28,70326,7481.50%177.4216221
Tobias Forniermunicipality33,81633,0460.49%112.1230250
Valderramamunicipality19,97119,1240.92%287.896922
Antique Total612,974582,0121.10%2,730.67224590

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Antique for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,201,661,534.70.

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Annual regular income of Antique (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009604,759,026.71–
2010655,668,734.958.42%
2011733,915,293.6111.93%
2012798,856,119.888.85%
2013869,427,110.038.83%
2014948,718,394.229.12%
20151,089,847,028.5714.88%
20161,201,661,534.7010.26%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Antique is 10 to 14, with 63,500 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 7,733 individuals.

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Population of Antique by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 111,9232.05%
1 to 450,0788.60%
5 to 963,21910.86%
10 to 1463,50010.91%
15 to 1958,35110.03%
20 to 2449,6508.53%
25 to 2943,3717.45%
30 to 3438,5156.62%
35 to 3935,3316.07%
40 to 4431,9285.49%
45 to 4929,7955.12%
50 to 5426,6494.58%
55 to 5922,6133.89%
60 to 6418,0083.09%
65 to 6913,3822.30%
70 to 7410,1711.75%
75 to 797,7331.33%
80 and over7,7951.34%
Total582,012100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 53.28
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.03
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 64.31
  • Median Age: 24.42

Historical population

The population of Antique grew from 134,166 in 1903 to 612,974 in 2020, an increase of 478,808 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.10%, or an increase of 30,962 people, from the previous population of 582,012 in 2015.

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Population of Antique (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
134,166–
154,9990.92%
199,4141.27%
233,5061.63%
238,4050.18%
289,1721.91%
308,4841.31%
344,8792.25%
406,3611.65%
431,7131.14%
472,8221.97%
515,2651.19%
546,0312.13%
582,0121.22%
612,9741.10%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Antique for the year 2019 was 371,244.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Antique are:

Secondary Roads

  • Anini-y-Tobias Fornier Road
  • Bantayan-San Pedro-Cubay Road
  • Iloilo-Antique Road
  • Pandan-Libertad-Aklan Boundary Road
  • PC Barracks Road
  • San Jose Airport Road
  • San Jose Port Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Alangan-Cubay-Sibalom Road
  • Atabay-Inabasan Road
  • Bantayan-San Pedro-Cubay Road
  • Bugasong-Valderrama Road
  • Bugo-Gen. Fullon Road
  • Hamtic-Bia-an-Egaña-Sibalom Road
  • Malandog-Buhang Road
  • Odiong-Sibalom-San Remigio-Leon Road
  • Pacita-La Paz Drive
  • Sibalom-Pisanan Road
  • San Jose Cadre Road
  • San Remigio-Bugo Road

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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