# Tangalan

Tangalan, officially the Municipality of Tangalan (Aklanon: Banwa it Tangalan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tangalan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tangalan), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,704 people.

## History

Tangalan was formerly an arrabal of Makato. At the time of its creation, it included the following barrios: Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamokoe.

## Geography

Tangalan is located at 11°46′39″N 122°15′37″E﻿ / ﻿11.7775°N 122.2603°E﻿ / 11.7775; 122.2603. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Kalibo, the provincial capital.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 74.59 square kilometres (28.80 sq mi)  constituting 4.10% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.

### Climate

Climate data for Tangalan, Aklan :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) | 33 (1.3) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 98 (3.9) | 150 (5.9) | 169 (6.7) | 147 (5.8) | 163 (6.4) | 172 (6.8) | 118 (4.6) | 80 (3.1) | 1,264 (49.8) |
| Average rainy days | 11.4 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 19.1 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 219.9 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Tangalan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 060417001 | Afga | 6.8% | 1,612 | 1,472 | ▴ | 0.91% |
| 060417002 | Baybay | 6.7% | 1,597 | 1,582 | ▴ | 0.09% |
| 060417003 | Dapdap | 4.4% | 1,042 | 966 | ▴ | 0.76% |
| 060417004 | Dumatad | 4.8% | 1,130 | 1,051 | ▴ | 0.73% |
| 060417005 | Jawili | 7.7% | 1,822 | 1,732 | ▴ | 0.51% |
| 060417006 | Lanipga | 1.4% | 330 | 312 | ▴ | 0.56% |
| 060417007 | Napatag | 0.9% | 224 | 280 | ▾ | −2.21% |
| 060417008 | Panayakan | 13.1% | 3,116 | 2,684 | ▴ | 1.50% |
| 060417009 | Poblacion | 6.4% | 1,516 | 1,429 | ▴ | 0.59% |
| 060417010 | Pudiot | 7.7% | 1,828 | 1,617 | ▴ | 1.23% |
| 060417011 | Tagas | 10.2% | 2,407 | 2,017 | ▴ | 1.78% |
| 060417012 | Tamalagon | 11.0% | 2,609 | 2,497 | ▴ | 0.44% |
| 060417013 | Tamokoe | 0.6% | 154 | 228 | ▾ | −3.85% |
| 060417014 | Tondog | 8.2% | 1,955 | 1,745 | ▴ | 1.14% |
| 060417015 | Vivo | 2.4% | 574 | 665 | ▾ | −1.46% |
| | Total | Total | 23,704 | 20,277 | ▴ | 1.57% |

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Tangalan had a population of 23,704. The population density was 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Tangalan
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 43.60
* 2009 42.50
* 2012 21.63
* 2015 23.46
* 2018 15.31
* 2021 18.57
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Tourism

Tourist spots with government support under "Project Bugna" include Jawili Falls, Jawili Beach Resorts, Dumatad Souvenir Shop, and Bughawi Reforestation Project.
The Tangalan Marine Sanctuary covers 375 hectares (930 acres) of marine ecosystem and a 10 hectares (25 acres) coral garden.