Aklan River

Aklan River
Sunrise over the Aklan River
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Location	Panay

Tributaries
- left	Timbaban River, Dumalaylay River


Source	Albinian Mountain Range (Central Panay Mountains)
Mouth	Sibuyan Sea
- location	Kalibo, Aklan
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	PH 11°44′15″N 122°22′00″E / 11.73750°N 122.36667°E / 11.73750; 122.36667Coordinates: PH 11°44′15″N 122°22′00″E / 11.73750°N 122.36667°E / 11.73750; 122.36667

The Aklan is a river on Panay Island in the Visayas, Philippines.^[1] The name of the river is where the term Aklan came from, and is derived from the word akae, which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the Aklan river seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means "where there is boiling or frothing". Other spellings for the river are Akean, Aclan and formerly Alcan.

References

↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "Aklan River: Philippines". Bethesda, MD, USA: Geographic.org. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

Principal River Systems of the Philippines

Abra River Abulog River Agno River Agus River Agusan River Bicol River Buayan-Malungun River Cagayan River Cagayan River (Mindanao) Davao River Ilog-Hilabangan River Jalaur River Pampanga River Panay River Pasig/Marikina basin (Pasig River and Marikina River) Rio Grande de Mindanao Tagoloan River Tagum-Libuganon River

See also: List of rivers of the Philippines

Protected areas in Western Visayas

National parks	Bulabog Putian

Natural parks	Northwest Panay Peninsula Sibalom

Marine reserves	Taklong Island

Watershed forest reserves	Aklan River Dalanas River Jalaur River Maasin Panay River

Protected areas of the Philippines

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