Barbaza, Antique
| Barbaza | |
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 Location within Antique province |
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| Coordinates: 11°13′N 122°03′E / 11.22°N 122.05°ECoordinates: 11°13′N 122°03′E / 11.22°N 122.05°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 39 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gerry Condes Necor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.36 km2 (59.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 22,704 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 14,409 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5706 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| PSGC | 060602000 |
| Website | elgu |
Barbaza, officially the Municipality of Barbaza (Karay-a: Banwa kang Barbaza; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Barbaza; Filipino: Bayan ng Barbaza), is a municipality in the central province of Antique in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. With a total land area of 154.36 Sq.km ( 59.60 sq.mi ). The population was 22,704 at the 2015 census. Making thirteen most populous town in Antique. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 14,409 registered voters.
Major sources of income of the people are derived from agriculture, fishing, trade and commerce, employment and remittances from abroad. About 94% of the total population have access to potable water. Five health centers serve 39 barangays. There is a 10-bed capacity government hospital manned by 27 health personnel.
Transportation services are generally provided by tricycles, jeepneys, vans and buses. There are also daily buses available going back and forth to Manila that pass by Barbaza via the roll-on/roll-off nautical highway. It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
Long after the discovery of the Philippines by the Spaniards led by Ferdinand Magellan on March 16, 1521, there was already an established settlement in a place presumably now Barangay Esparar. In later years however, the Moros from Palawan and Mindoro started coming to raid and plunder the inhabitants, and often abducted beautiful maidens and men to be made slaves. Because of fear, the inhabitants moved to a much safer place, in a narrow strip of land at the foot of Mount Dumangsal. The site of the new settlement up to this day is called Igtara. The population rapidly increased. When the Moros stopped coming, they decided to move down to a much wider plain. The settlement started to flourish and later a church and a town hall were built out of bamboo and cogon grass. Today, it is where Barangay Binanu-an stands. Binanu-an means “Ginbanwahan or Binanwahan”.
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