Libertad | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Antique province |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°47′N 121°55′E / 11.78°N 121.92°ECoordinates: 11°47′N 121°55′E / 11.78°N 121.92°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
Province | Antique |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Norberto P. Raymundo Jr. |
Area | |
• Total | 97 km2 (37 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 16,429 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
• Voter (2016) | 9,481 |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 5710 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
Income class | 5th class |
PSGC | 060610000 |
Website | elgu |
Libertad, officially the Municipality of Libertad (Karay-a: Banwa kang Libertad; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Libertad; Filipino: Bayan ng Libertad), is a municipality in the province of Antique in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The population was 16,429 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,481 registered voters.
Libertad is the northernmost municipality of the province and is 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista, and is 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Kalibo, the capital of Aklan.
Libertad is located at 11°47′N 121°55′E / 11.78°N 121.92°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 97 square kilometres (37 sq mi) constituting 3.55% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
Libertad is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Libertad had a population of 16,429. The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).