Kalibo

Kalibo
Municipality
From top, left to right: Aerial view of Kalibo Kalibo Cathedral Bakhawan Eco-Park
Seal
Nickname(s): Ati-Atihan Town
Location within Aklan province
Kalibo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′N 122°22′E / 11.7°N 122.37°E / 11.7; 122.37Coordinates: 11°42′N 122°22′E / 11.7°N 122.37°E / 11.7; 122.37
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province	Aklan
District	Lone district
Founded	1949
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	William S. Lachica (Bigkis Pinoy)
• Vice Mayor	Madeline Regalado (Bigkis Pinoy)
Area
• Total	50.75 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	80,605
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)	46,096
Demonym(s)	Kalibonhon
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	5600
IDD : area code	+63 (0)36
Income class	1st class
PSGC	060407000
Website	www.kalibo.gov.ph

Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo (Aklanon: Banwa it Kalibo; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Kalibo; Filipino: Bayan ng Kalibo), is a municipality and the provincial capital of the province of Aklan in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The population was 80,605 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 46,096 registered voters.

Kalibo is located 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 and for the semi-urban and multi-awarded mangrove forest, the Bakhawan Eco-Park.

The term Kalibo comes from the Aklanon word sangkâ líbo, ("one thousand"), reputedly the number of native Ati who attended the first Catholic Mass celebrated there. Kalibo was originally spelled as Calivo.

The town of Kalibo was originally called Akean by the inhabitants, similar to the name of the river nearby. The word akean itself connotes the warbling of running waters, from the root word akae, meaning "to boil". Akae-akae means "to bubble" or "to boil" or "to make the sound of bubbling or boiling" in the Aklanon language.

The Spaniards interchanged the names Aklan and Calivo to refer to the town. Aside from these two, other names such as Calibo, Daclan, Adan, and Calibog have been used.

When Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived In 1569, he found the town had 2,000 so he recruited 500 to help conquer the rest of the Philippines. On November 3, 1571, it became an encomienda and on April 22, 1581 the town became a parish under the Augustinians. During the Spanish era, Kalibo was part of Capiz.