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Madalag
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Also known as Municipality of Madalag

Madalag, officially the Municipality of Madalag (Aklanon: Banwa it Madalag; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Madalag; ), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It the largest municipality in terms of land area and also the most sparsely populated in the province. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,043 people.

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Country
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Philippines
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Province
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Madalagnon Ako Banwa Ko Amligan Ko
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District
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Founded
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1948
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Barangays
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para
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(see Barangays)
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Mayor
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Rex T. Gubatina
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Aklan River seen on Madalag Aklan.jpg
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Aklan River in Madalag

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Madalag
Located in
Aklan
Population
19043
Area
269.60
Elevation
364
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
Malinao
Image
Aklan River seen on Madalag Aklan.jpg
Households
4638
Dialing code
36
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postal code
5603
Köppen climate classification
tropical climate
language used
Tagalog
inception
1948-00-00
Commons category
Madalag
poverty incidence
34.23
fiscal/tax revenue
182166948.95
electorate
13456
total assets
482128365.01
total expenditure
139650284.58
total liabilities
28505027.14
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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Land use
  • Soil
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Industry
  • Infrastructure
  • Communication
  • Power and energy
  • Transportation
  • Water system
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Primary and elementary schools
  • Secondary schools
  • References
  • External links

Madalag, officially the Municipality of Madalag (Aklanon: Banwa it Madalag; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Madalag; ), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It the largest municipality in terms of land area and also the most sparsely populated in the province. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,043 people.

==Etymology== A local story explains that Madalag’s name came from the word “madaeag,” a term for yellowish or muddy water. When Spaniards reached the area, they asked residents for the name of the place. The people thought they were asking about the river and said “ro tubi madaeag,” describing the water. The visitors later adapted the name as Madalag, since the original word was difficult for them to pronounce.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madalag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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