Makato

Not to be confused with Makati.
Makato
Taft
Municipality
Municipality of Makato
Makato Sports Complex
Makato Sports Complex
Flag of Makato
Flag
Official seal of Makato
Seal
Nickname: 
Blooming Makato
Motto: 
Hala Bira sa Progreso
Map of Aklan with Makato highlighted
Map of Aklan with Makato highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Makato is located in Philippines
Makato
Makato
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′43″N 122°17′32″E / 11.712°N 122.2922°E / 11.712; 122.2922
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 2nd district
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRamom Anselmo Martin D. Legaspi III
 • Vice MayorLeoncito Y. Mationg
 • RepresentativeTeodorico T. Haresco Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,282 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total64.60 km2 (24.94 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Highest elevation
1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total29,717
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
7,394
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.17
% (2021)[4]
 • RevenueIncrease ₱95,616,098.46 (2019)[5]
 • AppropriationsIncrease ₱98,469,786.02 (2019)[6]
 • AssetsIncrease ₱245,439,688.82 (2019)[7]
 • LiabilitiesIncrease ₱42,440,665,26 (2019)[8]
 • ExpenditureIncrease ₱87,558,602.68 (2019)[9]
 • Obligation'sIncrease ₱98,469,786.02 (2019)[10]
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5611
PSGC
060411000
IDD : area code +63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Patron saintSanto Niño
Websitewww.makato.gov.ph

Makato, officially the Municipality of Makato (Aklanon: Banwa it Makato; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Makato; Tagalog: Bayan ng Makato), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,717 people.[3]

Established in the thirteenth century, the town’s name had been acquired by accident. Thinking that the Spaniards came to ask the route along the river, the native answered “Makato” which meant “that way”. The Spaniards recorded the name Makato in 1800, thinking it was the name of the town. In 1901, the town merged with Tangalan to form the new municipality of Taft, named after the then Governor-General of the Philippines and future United States President, William Howard Taft. But in 1923, Representative Manuel Terencio of Capiz's now-obsolete 3rd district, authored a law restoring its former name. In 1948, the arrabal of Tangalan, comprising the barrios of Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamoko, was separated from Makato to form the municipality of Tangalan.[11]

  1. ^  Municipality of Makato | (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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 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.
  5. ^ "COA Report - Makato, Aklan". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "COA Report - Makato, Aklan". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Commission on Audit Financial Report (Aklan)". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Commission on Audit Financial Report (Aklan)". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Commission on Audit Financial Report (Aklan)". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Commission on Audit Financial Report (Aklan)". Commission on Audit. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ Republic Act No. 285 (16 June 1948), An Act Creating the Municipality of Tangalan in the Province of Capiz, archived from the original on 26 September 2013, retrieved 21 October 2016