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

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 38,329 people.

Geography

Patnongon is from the provincial capital,

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 ...

. According to the

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

Climate

Barangays

Patnongon is politically subdivided into 36

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Patnongon had a population of 38,329. The population density was . Patnonganons speak

Kinaray-a The Karay-a language ( krj, label=none, Kinaray-a, krj, label=none, Binisayâ nga Kinaray-a or krj, label=none, Hinaraya; en, Harayan) is an Austronesian regional language in the Philippines spoken by the Karay-a people, mainly in Antique, Il ...

as their main language while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary language.

Economy

Tourism

* ''La Parola Orchids Beach Resort'' in Barangay Amparo * ''Igbarawan Garden Resort'' in Igbarawan * ''Bato-Bugtong Beach and resort'' in Igbarawan * ''D'Viking Beach Resort '' in Igbarawan * Apgahan Beach Resort / San Ramon Beach Resort * Bato Tibi of Tamayoc * ''Villa Alma Beach Resort'' in Padang * Mountain Climbing in small mountains near Padang, Apgahan, Aureliana, La-Rioja and Aureliana where one can find fruitbearing wild trees * Old Municipal Building Constructed by Spaniards * Old Spanish Church Convent now Saint Augustine's Academy of Patnongon, Inc. old building (It is believed that if it was not bombed by the Americans during World War II, the Patnongon Church would have been the biggest in Antique Province and one of the oldest churches in the Philippines.) * Spelunking in ''Kuweba Dapa'' and ''Kuweba Turu-ong'' in Barangay San Rafael * ''Shrine of Rosa Mystica'' in Tigmanali * ''Linaw-Balud Falls'' in Barangay Igburi * ''Lipunto Range'' in Barangay Patlabawon * Ulo Kuliatan and Busay Luhot in Aureliana, Patnongon, Antique * Guinobatan Mountain at the boundary of Belison and Aureliana * Madlakat Cliff in the Boundary of San Remegio, Sibalom, Patlabawon and Aureliana

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Antique (province)