Antique | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tibiao,_Antique_(P._Martin)_-_Flickr.jpg) &sq=&lang=&file=File:MT._Madja-as_of_Antique.jpg) &sq=&lang=&file=File:Mararison_Island_Culasi_Antique_02.jpg) &sq=&lang=&file=File:Hamtic_Cemetery_Chapel.jpg) &sq=&lang=&file=File:Anini-y_Church.jpg) (from top: left to right) Tibiao Rice Terraces, Mount Madja-as, Mararison Island, old cemetery chapel in Hamtic, and Anini-y Church. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:PH-ANT_Flag.png) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Official_Seal_of_Antique.svg) Seal | |
| Nickname: The Land Where The Mountains Meet The Sea | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Antique_in_Philippines.svg) Location in the Philippines | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
| Coordinates: 11°10′00″N 122°05′00″E / 11.16667°N 122.08333°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Malayan Settlement | 13th Century (as Hamtik) |
| Spanish Settlement | 1569 (Hantíque, later on became Antíque) [1] |
| Politico-Military Province | 1790 |
| Founded | March 10, 1917 [2] |
| Capital and largest municipality | San Jose de Buenavista |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Rhodora J. Cadiao (NUP) |
| • Vice Governor | Edgar D. Denosta (NUP) |
| • Legislature | Antique Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,729.17 km2 (1,053.74 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation | 2,117 m (6,946 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 612,974 |
| • Rank | 52nd out of 81 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 44th out of 81 |
| Demonym | Antiqueño |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 590 |
| • Districts | Legislative district of Antique |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 5700–5717 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-ANT |
| HDI |  0.640 (Medium) |
| HDI rank | 35th in Philippines (2019) |
| Spoken languages | |
| GDP (2022) | ₱70.69 billion $1.205 billion [5] |
| Growth rate | 8.7% |
| Website | antique |
Antique, officially the Province of Antique ([ɐnˈtike]; Kinaray-a: Kapuoran kang Antique; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Antique; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Antique), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is San Jose de Buenavista, the most populous town in Antique. The province is situated in the western section of Panay Island and borders Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo to the east, while facing the Sulu Sea to the west.
The province is home to the indigenous Iraynun-Bukidnon, speakers of a dialect of the Kinaray-a language, who have crafted the only rice terrace clusters in the Visayas through indigenous knowledge and sheer vernacular capabilities. The rice terraces of the Iraynun-Bukidnon are divided into four terraced fields, namely, General Fullon rice terraces, Lublub rice terraces, Bakiang rice terraces, and San Agustin rice terraces. All of the rice terrace clusters have been researched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and various scholars from the University of the Philippines. There have been campaigns to nominate the Iraynun-Bukidnon Rice Terraces, along with the Central Panay Mountain Range, into the UNESCO World Heritage List.[6]
- ^ Elysa Claire V. Arguelles (September 28, 2016). "BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTIQUE". thetreasuresofantique.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ [1] Archived 2022-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 11, 2022
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)". openstat.psa.gov.ph. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "About | Province of Antique". Retrieved 2022-07-27.