Tangalan

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Municipality in Aklan, Philippines

title: "Tangalan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-aklan"] description: "Municipality in Aklan, Philippines" topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-aklan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangalan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Aklan, Philippines ::

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Tangalan, officially the Municipality of Tangalan (Aklanon: Banwa it Tangalan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tangalan; ), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,004 people.

History

Tangalan was formerly an arrabal of Makato. At the time of its creation, it included the following barrios: Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamokoe.

Geography

Tangalan is located at . It is 18 km from Kalibo, the provincial capital.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 74.59 km2 constituting of the 1,821.42 km2 total area of Aklan.

Climate

| location = Tangalan, Aklan | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28 | Jan low C = 23 | Feb high C = 29 | Feb low C = 23 | Mar high C = 30 | Mar low C = 23 | Apr high C = 32 | Apr low C = 24 | May high C = 32 | May low C = 25 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 25 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 24 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 23 | Jan precipitation mm = 47 | Feb precipitation mm = 33 | Mar precipitation mm = 39 | Apr precipitation mm = 48 | May precipitation mm = 98 | Jun precipitation mm = 150 | Jul precipitation mm = 169 | Aug precipitation mm = 147 | Sep precipitation mm = 163 | Oct precipitation mm = 172 | Nov precipitation mm = 118 | Dec precipitation mm = 80 | Jan rain days = 11.4 | Feb rain days = 8.2 | Mar rain days = 9.3 | Apr rain days = 9.7 | May rain days = 19.1 | Jun rain days = 25.6 | Jul rain days = 27.4 | Aug rain days = 25.5 | Sep rain days = 25.5 | Oct rain days = 25.2 | Nov rain days = 18.5 | Dec rain days = 14.5 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/tangalan_philippines_1683227 | title = Tangalan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 1 May 2020 }} | date = 1 May 2020

Barangays

Tangalan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

| align= left | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2024 census, Tangalan had a population of 24,004 people. The population density was {{sigfig|24004/74.59|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Tourism

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Jawili_Falls.jpg" caption="Jawili Falls"] ::

Tourist spots with government support under "Project Bugna" include Jawili Falls, Jawili Beach Resorts, Dumatad Souvenir Shop, and Bughawi Reforestation Project.

The Tangalan Marine Sanctuary covers 375 ha of marine ecosystem and a 10 ha coral garden.

Education

The Tangalan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Baybay Elementary School
  • Dapdap Elementary School
  • Dumatad Elementary School
  • Juan B. Molo-Afga Elementary School
  • Lanipga-Napatag Primary School
  • Panayakan Elementary School
  • Sergio L. Taligatos Elementary School
  • Tagas Elem. School
  • Tangalan Elementary School
  • Tondog Elementary School
  • Vivo Integrated School

Secondary schools

  • Jawili Integrated School
  • Panayakan National High School
  • Tamalagon Integrated School
  • Tangalan National High School
  • Vivo Integrated School

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail
  2. (July 17, 2024). "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President".
  3. (16 June 1948). "Republic Act No. 285; An Act Creating the Municipality of Tangalan in the Province of Capiz".
  4. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".

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