Libertad, Antique

{{Short description|Municipality in Antique, Philippines}}

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Mary Jean N. Te

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Jeolito D. Mateo

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| leader_name2 = Loren Legarda

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| 2=Gio S. Ebon

| 3=Menard D. Tandug

| 4=Henry L. Domingo

| 5=Josephine C. Ysulat

| 6=Marte C. Ambubuyog

| 7=Eustaquio S. Daypuyart

| 8=Edgar P. Jimenez

| 9=Gualterio R. Rufon III

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Libertad, officially the Municipality of Libertad, ({{langx|krj|Banwa kang Libertad}}; {{langx|hil|Banwa sang Libertad}}; Aklanon: Banwa it Libertad; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Libertad}}), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,507 people, making it the 17th most populous municipality in the province of Antique.{{PH census|current}}

History

Libertad was established by virtue of Executive Order No. 253, promulgated on August 5, 1949, with its territory obtained from a portion of the preexisting Pandan municipality.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1949/08/05/executive-order-no-253-s-1949/ |title=Executive Order No. 253, s. 1949 |website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|accessdate=24 December 2019}}

Geography

Libertad is the northernmost municipality of the province. It is {{convert|150|km}} from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista, and {{convert|78|km}} from Kalibo, the capital of Aklan.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|97.00|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|97.00|2,729.17|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|2,729.17|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Antique.

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Libertad, Antique

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 28

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 29

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 30

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 24

| May high C = 32

| May low C = 25

| Jun high C = 31

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 25

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 29

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 24

| Dec high C = 28

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 47

| Feb precipitation mm = 33

| Mar precipitation mm = 39

| Apr precipitation mm = 48

| May precipitation mm = 98

| Jun precipitation mm = 150

| Jul precipitation mm = 169

| Aug precipitation mm = 147

| Sep precipitation mm = 163

| Oct precipitation mm = 172

| Nov precipitation mm = 118

| Dec precipitation mm = 80

| Jan rain days = 11.4

| Feb rain days = 8.2

| Mar rain days = 9.3

| Apr rain days = 9.7

| May rain days = 19.1

| Jun rain days = 25.6

| Jul rain days = 27.4

| Aug rain days = 25.5

| Sep rain days = 25.5

| Oct rain days = 25.2

| Nov rain days = 18.5

| Dec rain days = 14.5

| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/libertad_philippines_1706669

| title = Libertad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = 1 May 2020 }}

| date = 1 May 2020

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=Barangays=

Libertad is administratively subdivided into 19 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|060610001| Barusbus | 1270| 1069}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610002| Bulanao | 384| 454}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610013| Centro Este (Poblacion)| 1094| 1080}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610014| Centro Weste (Poblacion) | 1120| 1104}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610004| Codiong | 517| 475}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610003| Cubay | 1037| 968}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610005| Igcagay | 550| 625}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610006| Inyawan | 454| 433}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610007| Lindero | 608| 542}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610008| Maramig | 321| 315}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610010| Pajo | 648| 576}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610011| Panangkilon | 505| 419}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610012| Paz | 681| 675}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610009| Pucio | 661| 574}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610015| San Roque | 1076| 1089}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610018| Taboc | 1273| 1263}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610016| Tinigbas | 1120| 1027}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610017| Tinindugan | 371| 381}}

{{PH brgy table lite|060610019| Union | 2739| 2600}}

{{PH brgy table lite|bottom|15669}}

Demographics

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| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, Libertad had a population of 17,507.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|17,507/97.00|2}}|PD/km2}}.

=Languages=

Kinaray-a is the main dialect of Libertad. Aklanon is also used due to Libertad’s proximity to Aklan. Hiligaynon is widely spoken and understood in the municipality.

Economy

{{PH poverty incidence}}

References

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