Antique (province)

Antique
Antique
Province
	Province of Antique
	(from top: left to right) Tibiao Rice Terraces, Mount Madja-as, Mararison Island, old cemetery chapel in Hamtic, and Anini-y Church.
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: The Land Where The Mountains Meet The Sea
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 11°10′00″N 122°05′00″E / 11.16667°N 122.08333°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Malayan Settlement	13th Century (as Hamtik)
Spanish Settlement	1569 (Hantíque, later on became Antíque)
Politico-Military Province	1790
Founded	March 10, 1917
Capital; and largest municipality	San Jose de Buenavista
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Rhodora J. Cadiao (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Edgar D. Denosta (NUP)
• Legislature	Antique Provincial Board
Area
• Total	2,729.17 km2 (1,053.74 sq mi)
• Rank	49th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Madja-as)	2,117 m (6,946 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	612,974
• Rank	52nd out of 81
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
• Rank	44th out of 81
Demonym	Antiqueño
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	18 Anini-y ; Barbaza ; Belison ; Bugasong ; Caluya ; Culasi ; Hamtic ; Laua-an ; Libertad ; Pandan ; Patnongon ; San Jose de Buenavista ; San Remigio ; Sebaste ; Sibalom ; Tibiao ; Tobias Fornier ; Valderrama ;
• Barangays	590
• Districts	Legislative district of Antique
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	5700–5717
IDD : area code	+63 (0)36
ISO 3166 code	PH-ANT
HDI	0.640 (Medium)
HDI rank	35th in Philippines (2019)
Spoken languages	Kinaray-a; Caluyanon; Hiligaynon; Cuyonon; Ati; Tagalog; English;
Website	antique.gov.ph

Antique, officially the Province of Antique ([ɐnˈtike]; Kinaray-a: Kapuoran kang Antique; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Antique; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Antique), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is San Jose de Buenavista, the most populous town in Antique. The province is situated in the western section of Panay Island and borders Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo to the east, while facing the Sulu Sea to the west.

The province is home to the indigenous Iraynun-Bukidnon, speakers of a dialect of the Kinaray-a language, who have crafted the only rice terrace clusters in the Visayas through indigenous knowledge and sheer vernacular capabilities. The rice terraces of the Iraynun-Bukidnon are divided into four terraced fields, namely, General Fullon rice terraces, Lublub rice terraces, Bakiang rice terraces, and San Agustin rice terraces. All of the rice terrace clusters have been researched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and various scholars from the University of the Philippines. There have been campaigns to nominate the Iraynun-Bukidnon Rice Terraces, along with the Central Panay Mountain Range, into the UNESCO World Heritage List.^[5]

^ Elysa Claire V. Arguelles (September 28, 2016). "BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTIQUE". thetreasuresofantique.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
^ [1] Accessed December 11, 2022
^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "About | Province of Antique". Retrieved 2022-07-27.

[1] Elysa Claire V. Arguelles (September 28, 2016). "BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTIQUE". thetreasuresofantique.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

[2] [1] Accessed December 11, 2022

[nscblist-3] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[PSA20–06-4] Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "About | Province of Antique". Retrieved 2022-07-27.

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