Numancia, Aklan

Numancia
Municipality of Numancia
Church of Numancia
Church of Numancia
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Numancia is located in Philippines
Numancia
Numancia
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′15″N 122°19′44″E / 11.7042°N 122.3289°E / 11.7042; 122.3289
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 2nd district
Founded1920
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Numancia[*]Jeserel T. Templonuevo
 • Vice MayorRogelio M. Enero II
 • RepresentativeTeodorico T. Haresco Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate24,163 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
28.84 km2 (11.14 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation
940 m (3,080 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
35,693
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Households
8,608
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
11.03
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 124.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 410.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 107.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 96.16 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5604
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Numancia, officially the Municipality of Numancia (Aklanon: Banwa it Numancia; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Numancia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Numancia), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. Because of its proximity to the Capital Town of Kalibo, majority of its baranggays are classified as urbanized making the municipality the second most densely populated municipality in the province with 1,200 inhabitants per square kilometres. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,693 people.[3]

Numancia is bounded on the east by Kalibo, the north by the Sibuyan Sea, the west by Makato, and the south by Lezo.

  1. ^ Municipality of Numancia | (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.