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WESTERN VISAYAS
(KALIBO, AKLAN)
The Western Visayas is located between Visayas Sea and the Sulu Sea. It consists of the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras and Negros Occidental.
Kalibo is the capital of the province of Aklan, in the northwest of Panay Island, Philippines. It is a First Class Municipality and the "International Gateway" of the Western Visayas Region, practically located at the center of all coastal municipalities of Aklan province.
Province/City
Capital
Population
(2010)[6]
Area
(km²)
Pop. density
(per km²)
Aklan
Kalibo
535,725
1,817.9
294.7
Antique
San Jose de Buenavista
546,031
2,522.0
216.5
Capiz
Roxas City
719,685
2,633.2
273.3
Guimaras
Jordan
162,943
604.7
269.5
Iloilo
Iloilo City
1,805,576
4,719.4
382.6
Negros Occidental
Bacolod
2,396,039
7,926.1
302.3
Bacolod City[c]
—
511,820
161.5
3169.2
Iloilo City[c]
—
424,619
56.0
7582.5
DIALECTS SPOKEN:
Aklan (Aklanon, Akeanon) is spoken in the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in the Philippines. Its unique feature among other Philippine languages is the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] represented by the phoneme /ea/ as in the nameAkeanon (Aklanon).
The Malaynon dialect is 93% lexically similar to Aklanon and retained the "l" sounds, which elsewhere are often pronounced as "r". .Ibayjanon (Ibajaynon) dialect has shortened versions of Aklanon words.
EXAMPLES :
Number
Akeanon/Malaynon
Filipino
English
1
Isaea
Isa
One
2
Daywa
Dalawa
Two
3
Tatlo
Tatlo
Three
The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. The name "Ati-Atihan" means "to be like Aetas" or "make believe Ati's." Aetas were the primary settlers in the islands according to history books. They too are the earliest settlers of Panay Island where the province of Aklan is
(KALIBO, AKLAN)
The Western Visayas is located between Visayas Sea and the Sulu Sea. It consists of the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras and Negros Occidental.
Kalibo is the capital of the province of Aklan, in the northwest of Panay Island, Philippines. It is a First Class Municipality and the "International Gateway" of the Western Visayas Region, practically located at the center of all coastal municipalities of Aklan province.
Province/City
Capital
Population
(2010)[6]
Area
(km²)
Pop. density
(per km²)
Aklan
Kalibo
535,725
1,817.9
294.7
Antique
San Jose de Buenavista
546,031
2,522.0
216.5
Capiz
Roxas City
719,685
2,633.2
273.3
Guimaras
Jordan
162,943
604.7
269.5
Iloilo
Iloilo City
1,805,576
4,719.4
382.6
Negros Occidental
Bacolod
2,396,039
7,926.1
302.3
Bacolod City[c]
—
511,820
161.5
3169.2
Iloilo City[c]
—
424,619
56.0
7582.5
DIALECTS SPOKEN:
Aklan (Aklanon, Akeanon) is spoken in the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in the Philippines. Its unique feature among other Philippine languages is the close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ] represented by the phoneme /ea/ as in the nameAkeanon (Aklanon).
The Malaynon dialect is 93% lexically similar to Aklanon and retained the "l" sounds, which elsewhere are often pronounced as "r". .Ibayjanon (Ibajaynon) dialect has shortened versions of Aklanon words.
EXAMPLES :
Number
Akeanon/Malaynon
Filipino
English
1
Isaea
Isa
One
2
Daywa
Dalawa
Two
3
Tatlo
Tatlo
Three
The Ati-Atihan Festival is a feast held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), concluding on the third Sunday, in the island and town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. The name "Ati-Atihan" means "to be like Aetas" or "make believe Ati's." Aetas were the primary settlers in the islands according to history books. They too are the earliest settlers of Panay Island where the province of Aklan is