Pandan, Antique

Pandan
Municipality of Pandan
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Pandan is located in Philippines
Pandan
Pandan
Location within Philippines
Coordinates: 11°43′14″N 122°05′46″E / 11.7206°N 122.0961°E / 11.7206; 122.0961
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Barangays34 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorTomas Unlayao Estoperez Jr.
 • Vice MayorJeremy Dioso Tan
 • RepresentativeAntonio Agapito Legarda Jr.
 • Municipal Council
  1. Joemilia Tugon
  2. Ferdinand Alorro
  3. Patria Candari
  4. Plaridel Sanchez V
  5. Henry Bogoy
  6. Marissa Napat
  7. Gaynor Briones
  8. Neopito Varon

 • Electorate24,806 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total113.98 km2 (44.01 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Highest elevation
810 m (2,660 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total35,965
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Households
8,949
DemonymPandananon
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
18.83
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 134 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 442.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 126.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 239.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5712
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesKaray-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Major religionsRoman Catholic, Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Iglesia ni Cristo
Feast dateApril 5 & 25
Patron saintSt. Vincent Ferrer
Websitewww.pandan.gov.ph

Pandan, officially the Municipality of Pandan (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Pandan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pandan; Aklanon: Banwa it Pandan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pandan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,965 people.[3] Making it 7th most populous municipality in the province of Antique.

Pandan is also one of the Antique's industrialized towns and a major tourist destination for its cold spring, the Bugang River and white beaches along the Pandan Bay from Barangay Mag-aba to Barangay Duyong.

  1. ^ Municipality of Pandan | (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.