Pandan, Antique
| Pandan | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Antique province |
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| Coordinates: 11°43′N 122°06′E / 11.72°N 122.1°ECoordinates: 11°43′N 122°06′E / 11.72°N 122.1°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jonathan D. Tan |
| • Vice Mayor | Renato D. Tugon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.98 km2 (44.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 34,333 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 20,419 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 5712 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| PSGC | 060611000 |
| Website | www |
Pandan, officially the Municipality of Pandan (Karay-a: Banwa kang Pandan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Pandan; Filipino: Bayan ng Pandan), is a municipality in the province of Antique in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The population was 34,333 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 20,419 registered voters.
Pandan is also one of the Antique's industrialized towns and a major tourist destination for its cold spring, the Bugang River and white beaches along the Pandan Bay from Barangay Mag-aba to Barangay Duyong.
The town was formally established in 1752 by the Spanish Parishes in the province during the Philippines' colonization by Spain, which started in 1521 and ended with the Spanish–American War in 1899. During World War II, 1942 Japanese occupation of Panay Island saw the harassments and pandemonium in the area. The town was liberated in 1944 as part of the combined Allied forces campaign for the liberation of the Panay Island. In 1945, it was incorporated as a town under the fourth Philippine Republic.
Pandan is located at 11°43′N 122°06′E / 11.72°N 122.1°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 113.98 square kilometres (44.01 sq mi) constituting 4.18% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.
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