Sebaste, Antique

Sebaste
Municipality of Sebaste
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Sebaste is located in Philippines
Sebaste
Sebaste
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°35′24″N 122°05′40″E / 11.5901°N 122.0945°E / 11.5901; 122.0945
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Sebaste[*]Jose Christopher A. Varona
 • Vice MayorJanuary C. Padpad
 • RepresentativeAnthony Agapito B. Legarda Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,766 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total111.64 km2 (43.10 sq mi)
Elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Acotay)
988 m (3,241 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,816
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Households
4,561
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
19.93
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 114.5 million (2020), 47.96 million (2012), 52.53 million (2013), 60.4 million (2014), 70.33 million (2015), 79.44 million (2016), 87.36 million (2017), 94.56 million (2018), 97.77 million (2019), 111.1 million (2021), 153.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 346.7 million (2020), 69.91 million (2012), 80.32 million (2013), 105.4 million (2014), 145.9 million (2015), 179.7 million (2016), 244.6 million (2017), 292.3 million (2018), 312.9 million (2019), 366.9 million (2021), 395.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 100.5 million (2020), 41.3 million (2012), 44.56 million (2013), 49.49 million (2014), 54.59 million (2015), 63.56 million (2016), 72.83 million (2017), 77.19 million (2018), 82.21 million (2019), 96.15 million (2021), 126.1 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 178.8 million (2020), 34.31 million (2012), 27.42 million (2013), 53.6 million (2014), 78.71 million (2015), 97.69 million (2016), 122.1 million (2017), 152.5 million (2018), 158.6 million (2019), 183.7 million (2021), 188.1 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5709
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesKaray-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Sebaste, officially the Municipality of Sebaste (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Sebaste; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Sebaste; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sebaste), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,816 people.[3] Making it 16th most populous municipality in the province of Antique.

Sebaste has 1 private high school (Saint Blaise High School) and 1 public high school (Sebaste High School/Sebaste National High School). Every February 3, people celebrate the annual feast of their patron saint.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sebaste | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.