Kalibo

Kalibo
Municipality
Municipality of Kalibo
From top, left to right: Kalibo Cathedral Bakhawan Eco-Park Ati-Atihan Festival reveler Museo It Akean
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Nickname:  Ati-Atihan Town
Map of Aklan with Kalibo highlighted
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Kalibo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′26″N 122°22′12″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Aklan
District	1st district
Founded	November 3, 1571
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Kalibo[*]	Juris B. Sucro
• Vice Mayor	Cynthia C. Dela Cruz
• Representative	Carlito S. Marquez
• Municipal Council	Members Mark Ace L. Bautista Mark V. Quimpo Phillip Y. Kimpo Jr. Daisy S. Briones Buen Joy V. French Matt Aaron P. Guzman Ketchie F. Luces Augusto C. Tolentino
• Electorate	54,660 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	50.75 km^2 (19.59 sq mi)
Elevation	7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	89,127
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,500/sq mi)
• Households	20,993
Demonym	Kalibonhon
Economy
Service provider
• Electricity	Aklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5600
PSGC	060407000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)36
Climate type	tropical climate
Native languages	Aklanon Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog
Website	www.kaliboaklan.gov.ph

Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo (Aklanon: Banwa it Kalibo; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Kalibo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalibo), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. In the 2020 census, 89,127 people lived there.

Kalibo is in the north-west of Panay. It is the main transportation hub for the resort island of Boracay. The municipality is known for the Ati-Atihan festival, the award winning mangrove forest, the Bakhawan Eco-Park and piña-weaving. In February 2018, the government of Aklan, began the process of nominating Kalibo piña-weaving in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. The Ati-atihan festival is also nominated for the same list.^[3]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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. "Invest in Aklan | The Official Website of Aklan Province". Retrieved July 27, 2022.