Sebaste, officially the Municipality of Sebaste (; ; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,816 people. Making it 16th most populous municipality in the province of Antique. Sebaste has 1 private high school (Saint Blaise High School) and 1 public high school (Sebaste High School/Sebaste National High School). Every February 3, people celebrate the annual feast of their patron saint.

Geography

Sebaste is located at . It is from the provincial capital,

San Jose de Buenavista San Jose de Buenavista, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista (; ; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Antique (province), Antique, Philippines. According ...

, and is from Kalibo, the capital of Aklan. According to the

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

Climate

Barangays

Sebaste is politically subdivided into 10

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Sebaste had a population of 18,816. The population density was .

Language

Kinaray-a is the dominant language of Sebaste while Hiligaynon is used as a secondary language.

Economy

References

External links

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