Kalibo, Aklan
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| Nickname(s): Ati-Atihan Town | |||||
 Location within Aklan province |
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| Coordinates: 11°42′N 122°22′E / 11.7°N 122.37°ECoordinates: 11°42′N 122°22′E / 11.7°N 122.37°E | |||||
| Country | Philippines | ||||
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | ||||
| Province | Aklan | ||||
| District | Lone district | ||||
| Founded | 1949 | ||||
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) | ||||
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | ||||
| • Mayor | William S. Lachica | ||||
| • Vice Mayor | Madeline Regalado | ||||
| 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 |
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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.
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