Madalag, Aklan

Madalag
Municipality
Nickname(s): Land of the Sweetest Lanzones
Map of Aklan with Madalag highlighted
Madalag Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′N 122°18′E / 11.517°N 122.300°ECoordinates: 11°31′N 122°18′E / 11.517°N 122.300°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Aklan
District	Lone district
Founded	1948
Barangays	25
Government[1]
• Mayor	Alfonso 'Dindo' A. Gubatina
Area[2]
• Total	269.60 km^2 (104.09 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	18,168
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Madalagnon
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Zip Code	5603
Dialing code	36
Income class	4th Class

Madalag is a fourth class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,168 people.^[3]

Madalag was formerly an arrabal and part of Libacao. In 1948, it was separated and constituted as a separate town, with the following barrios: Logohon, Singay, Balactasan, Cabangahan, Cabilawan, Pangitan, San Jose, Talimagao, Talangban, Alaminos, Catabana, Bakyang, Calicia, Mercedes, Maria Cristina, Dit-ana, Guinato-an, Tigbauan, Alas-as, Mamba, Medina, Panikyason, and Paningayan.^[4]

Geography

Madalag is situated in the south-central part of the province, bounded on the east by Balete, on the west by the Province of Antique, on the north by Malinao and Banga, and on the south by Libacao. It is 192 kilometres (119 mi) away from regional capital, Iloilo City, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south from the provincial capital Kalibo. The municipality has a total land area of 26,960 hectares (66,600 acres), making it the largest municipality in the province.^[2]

Climate

Madalag has a Type III climate which is relatively dry from March to May and wet for the rest of the year.

Soil

There are four (4) varied soil types found in the municipality. They are the San Miguel Clay Loam, Alimodian clay loam, Sapcan clay and Sigcay clay. San Miguel clay is found in barangay Panipiason and Medina. Alimodian clay is found in barangay San Jose, Ma. Cristina and Galicia. Sapian clay is found in the barangay of Mercedes, Bacyang and Alaminos. Sigcay clay is found in the Poblacion, Logohon and Cabilawan.

Land Use

Some 7,717.0251 hectares or 28.80% of Madalag land area is planted with high value crops leaving only about 17,772.1917 hectares (66.35) as timber land and 24.6342 hectares or .09% are utilized as dwelling areas majority of which are in the Poblacion.

Barangays

Madalag is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.^[2]

• Alaminos
• Alas-as
• Bacyang
• Balactasan
• Cabangahan
• Cabilawan
• Catabana
• Dit-Ana
• Galicia
• Guinatu-an
• Logohon
• Mamba
• Maria Cristina
• Medina
• Mercedes
• Napnot
• Pang-Itan
• Paningayan
• Panipiason
• Poblacion
• San Jose
• Singay
• Talangban
• Talimagao
• Tigbawan

Demographics

Population census of Madalag
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	15,166	—
1995	16,659	+1.77%
2000	17,441	+0.99%
2007	17,889	+0.35%
2010	18,168	+0.56%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Madalag being predominantly a rural community has a slow growing population. It had a total population of 17,889 persons in 2007, a reduction of .05 percent or 897 persons from the 1995 population, basically due to migration towards industrial and trade centers of the country such as Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and other highly urbanized provinces and municipalities.

The municipality has twenty-five (25) component barangays with two (2) barangays, Poblacion and Alaminos as urban area and the twenty three (23) remaining barangays as rural areas. Barangay Poblacion is the most populous with 1,562 residents, followed by Paningayan (1,352 residents) and Panipiason (1,326 residents).^[3]

Economy

Agriculture

Madalag basically has an agricultural economy. Some 7,717.0251 hectares of the municipality land is devoted to agriculture. Farming and home industries are the main source of livelihood among the people. Rice is grown in almost all the twenty five (25) barangays. Corn is also planted in some upland areas. Other crops are in pineapple, camote and ube. The municipality also produces fruit trees, like lanzones, rambutan, marang and commercial crops such as coconut and abaca.

The hilly and mountainous areas produce high valued forest products such as narra, acacia, and mahogany and minor product like buri, rattan, bamboo, nipa sap and firewood.

Industry

The center of commercial activities in Madalag is situated along the 1.50 kilometers stretch of Navarette St. and at the Madalag Public Market located in the Poblacion.

The municipality has 93 commercials establishment dominated by the sari-sari stores (37 or 39%). The others establishment (26 or 28.60%) serve as outlet for bakery, carinderias and other recreational services.

Education

Madalag has 21 primary and 8 elementary schools with a total enrollment of 2,927 pupils and 108 teachers. It has three secondary public schools with a total enrollment of 1,368 students and 43 teachers.

Health

The Municipality of Madalag has one rural health unit and one municipal hospital. The RHU is manned by one physician, two nurses, seven midwives, one sanitary inspector, ten trained “hilots” and 143 barangay health workers.

The Madalag Municipal Hospital is staffed by two doctors, one medical technologist, four nurses, one dentist, three midwives, one administrative officer, one pharmacist, one ambulance driver, two casuals nursing attendants, three utility workers, three casual employees and three RNHails.

Transportation

The total length of all roads types within the geographical boundaries of the municipality is 38.50 kilometres (23.92 mi) in 2011. Of these lengths, ten (10) percent are paved. A total of fifty (50) percent of the road surface is earth fill while thirty (30) percent is gravel surface. All barangays are accessible by roads except Barangay Ma. Cristina, Medina and Panipiason, that cannot be reach by four (4) wheel vehicle. Generally, the barangays connected to the national road have better road condition compared to the interior barangays.

Utilities

Water supply system

The residents of the Municipality get their water supply from Poblacion Water District and Poblacion Spring Development. The other barangays are dependent from their Spring Development and artesian and shallow wells. At present these water system are fully operational.

Communication

The communication system are operated by a wireless handset (CellPhone) distributed by SMART, GLOBE and SUN while the postal system is managed by the Philippines Postal Corporation. The post office is managed by a postal master, and a mail sorter/carrier. There are no mail distribution and collection centers in the barangays, hence the residents go to the Poblacion to post or get their mails.

Power facilities

There are 100 household in the barangay Poblacion of Madalag served by electricity with only (5) percent of households not served by power. The other twenty two (22) barangays have electrical power. only two (2) barangays, Panipiason and Maria Cristina are not served by electricity because of its distance form the main transmission lines.

References

1. "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
2. "Province: Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
3. "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
4. "An act creating the municipality of Madalag in the province of Capiz". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information