Makato, officially the Municipality of Makato ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Makato''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Makato''; tl, Bayan ng Makato), is a 4th class

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in the

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Aklan Aklan, officially the Province of Aklan ( Akeanon: ''Probinsya it Akean'' k'ɣan hil, Kapuoran sang Aklan; tl, Lalawigan ng Aklan), is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital is Kalibo. The province is situa ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,717 people. Established in the thirteenth century, the town’s name had been acquired by accident. Thinking that the Spaniards came to ask the route along the river, the native answered “Makato” which meant “that way”. The Spaniards recorded the name Makato on the year Eighteen Hundred (1800) thinking it was the name of the town. In 1901, the town merged with Tangalan to form the new municipality of Taft, named after the then United States President,

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. But in 1923, Respresentative Manuel Terencio of Capiz, authored a law restoring its former name. In 1948, the '' arrabal'' of Tangalan, comprising the ''barrio''s of Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamoko, was separated from Makato to form the municipality of Tangalan.

Geography

Makato is located at . It is from

Kalibo Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Kalibo''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kalibo''; tgl, Bayan ng Kalibo), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

, the provincial capital. According to the

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

Climate

Barangays

Makato is politically subdivided into 18

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Makato had a population of 29,717. The population density was .

Economy

Religion

Domicile of the Santo Niño and Ati-atihan Festival known throughout the province and a week ahead of Kalibo, Makato has been celebrating the “Mother of all Philippine Festivals” in admiration of the Holy Child.

Government

Elected officials

Mayor: Ramon Anselmo Martin D. Legaspi III Vice Mayor: Leoncito Y. Mationg Sangguniang Bayan Members: * Nilo M. Amboboyog * Marcosa T. Rusia * Marlene Blaire T. Igham * Bob Augusto F. Legaspi * Nerli F. Dela Cena * Lorenz Michael C. Terencio * Guia S. Amboboyog Liga ng Barangay (LnB): Bobby Clyde Legaspi Sangguniang Kabataan Federation: Dina Mae Taladro The Incumbent Mayor Abencio T. Torres has passed away last May 28, 2022. He was replaced by Vice Mayor Ramon D. Legaspi III who was the Mayor-Elect. Sangguniang Bayan Member Nilo Amboboyog will be the Temporary Vice Mayor until June 30, 2022 and will replaced by top SB Member Leoncito "Langkoy" Mationg. Nerli F. Dela Cena was a Former Vice Mayor of Makato from 2010 - 2016 and succeeded by Bob Augusto F. Legaspi who became Vice Mayor of Makato from 2016 - 2019. Both of them were elected as Sangguniang Bayan Member in

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Infrastructure

The Aklan Sports Complex (Opened in 2010) was located here at Makato, where the 2010 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet takes place.

References

External links

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