Hamtic, officially the Municipality of Hamtic, ( krj, Banwa kang Hamtic; hil, Banwa sang Hamtic; tl, Bayan ng Hamtic), is a 3rd class

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in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

Antique An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,685 people. Making it third most populous municipality in the province of Antique. Hamtic was formerly named ''Antique'', after which the province was named. It is the oldest town and the first capital of the province before it was transferred to

San Jose de Buenavista San Jose de Buenavista, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, ( krj, Banwa kang San Jose de Buenavista; hil, Banwa sang San Jose de Buenavista; tl, Bayan ng San Jose de Buenavista), is a 1st class municipality and capital of th ...

in 1802. The town speaks three dialects, namely Hamtikanon (a unique town dialect), Karay-a (the ''lingua franca'' of Antique province), and Hiligaynon (the regional dialect). “Hantik” was named after the humming big black ants that produce the sound “tik” when they bite.

Geography

Hamtic is from the provincial capital,

. According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Antique.

Climate

Barangays

Hamtic is politically subdivided into 47

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Hamtic had a population of 52,685. The population density was .

Economy

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