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Belison | |
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| Municipality of Belison | |
.jpg) Belison Municipal Hall | |
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 Map of Antique with Belison highlighted | |
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.svg)  Belison Location in the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°50′17″N 121°57′38″E / 10.8381°N 121.9606°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | March 10, 1961 |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Belison[*] | Christopher H. Piccio |
| • Vice Mayor | Darell B. dela Flor |
| • Representative | Loren Legarda |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 9,935 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.78 km2 (7.64 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Igtangitang) | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,129 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,412 |
| Demonym | Bilisongnun |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.91 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 31.33 million (2012), 34.77 million (2013), 38.72 million (2014), 44.07 million (2015), 48.32 million (2016), 54.07 million (2017), 60.81 million (2018), 62.69 million (2019), 95.16 million (2021), 103.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 47.31 million (2012), 53.3 million (2013), 63.74 million (2014), 80 million (2015), 84.18 million (2016), 91.48 million (2017), 150.7 million (2018), 209.4 million (2019), 323.6 million (2021), 355.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 24.88 million (2012), 27.09 million (2013), 28.16 million (2014), 36.61 million (2015), 40.67 million (2016), 39.29 million (2017), 47.07 million (2018), 55.75 million (2019), 65.25 million (2021), 83.46 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 11.6 million (2012), 11.36 million (2013), 12.3 million (2014), 21.09 million (2015), 23.08 million (2016), 15.47 million (2017), 58.38 million (2018), 58.14 million (2019), 113.8 million (2021), 149.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5701 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Belison (/bɛˈlison/), officially the Municipality of Belison (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Bilisong, [bɪˈlisʊŋ]; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Belison; Tagalog: Bayan ng Belison), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,129 people.[3] Making it the least populous, the smallest municipality in the province of Antique and the smallest in Panay island in both area and population.
Belison is the smallest (in area and population)[5] and the youngest municipality in the province of Antique.[6]
- ^ Municipality of Belison | (DILG)
- ^ "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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Province: Antique". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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