Banga, Aklan

Banga
Municipality of Banga
Downtown, with the rotunda and public market
Downtown, with the rotunda and public market
Flag of Banga
Official seal of Banga
Motto(s): 
"Magbueoligan Kita"
("We should help each other.")
Map of Aklan with Banga highlighted
Map of Aklan with Banga highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Banga is located in Philippines
Banga
Banga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°38′20″N 122°19′59″E / 11.6389°N 122.3331°E / 11.6389; 122.3331
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 1st district
Founded1 January 1912
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorNoel L. Redison
 • Vice MayorErlinda Maming
 • RepresentativeCarlito S. Marquez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate29,166 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total84.53 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Highest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total40,318
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
10,055
DemonymBanganhon
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
14.68
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 130.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 328.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 116.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 74.85 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5601
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog

Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga (Aklanon: Banwa it Banga; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Banga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Banga), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,318 people.[3]

Banga is the site of the Aklan State University.

  1. ^ Municipality of Banga | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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