# Hamtic

Hamtic, officially the Municipality of Hamtic (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Hamtic; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Hamtic; Tagalog: Bayan ng Hamtic), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,685 people. Making it third most populous municipality in the province of Antique.

## Etymology

Hantik was named after the humming big black ants that produce the sound "tik" when they bite.

## History

Hamtic was formerly named Antique, after which the province was named. It is the oldest town and the first capital of the province before it was transferred to San Jose de Buenavista in 1802.
Hamtic was created from portions of San Jose de Buenavista, through Executive Order No. 3 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay on January 5, 1954.

## Geography

Hamtic is 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 113.03 square kilometres (43.64 sq mi)  constituting 4.14% of the 2,729.17-square-kilometre- (1,053.74 sq mi) total area of Antique.

### Climate

Climate data for Hamtic, Antique :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

### Barangays

Hamtic is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 060608001 | Apdo | 1.6% | 818 | 798 | ▴ | 0.25% |
| 060608002 | Asluman | 4.4% | 2,296 | 2,041 | ▴ | 1.18% |
| 060608003 | Banawon | 2.0% | 1,069 | 1,043 | ▴ | 0.25% |
| 060608005 | Bia-an | 2.1% | 1,089 | 1,087 | ▴ | 0.02% |
| 060608006 | Bongbongan I-II | 1.5% | 764 | 790 | ▾ | −0.33% |
| 060608008 | Bongbongan III | 0.9% | 475 | 425 | ▴ | 1.12% |
| 060608009 | Botbot | 0.9% | 449 | 392 | ▴ | 1.37% |
| 060608010 | Budbudan | 2.0% | 1,076 | 873 | ▴ | 2.11% |
| 060608011 | Buhang | 4.1% | 2,159 | 1,960 | ▴ | 0.97% |
| 060608012 | Calacja I | 1.7% | 878 | 827 | ▴ | 0.60% |
| 060608013 | Calacja II | 1.7% | 904 | 873 | ▴ | 0.35% |
| 060608014 | Calala | 1.5% | 802 | 769 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| 060608015 | Cantulan | 0.3% | 180 | 194 | ▾ | −0.75% |
| 060608016 | Caridad | 3.9% | 2,043 | 1,940 | ▴ | 0.52% |
| 060608017 | Caromangay | 1.2% | 627 | 622 | ▴ | 0.08% |
| 060608018 | Casalngan | 1.2% | 613 | 589 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| 060608019 | Dangcalan | 0.8% | 398 | 348 | ▴ | 1.35% |
| 060608020 | Del Pilar | 0.5% | 277 | 326 | ▾ | −1.62% |
| 060608021 | Fabrica | 1.3% | 688 | 678 | ▴ | 0.15% |
| 060608022 | Funda | 4.4% | 2,298 | 2,141 | ▴ | 0.71% |
| 060608023 | General Fullon (Tina) | 1.3% | 703 | 672 | ▴ | 0.45% |
| 060608030 | Gov. Evelio B. Javier (Lanag) | 3.5% | 1,844 | 1,694 | ▴ | 0.85% |
| 060608024 | Guintas | 4.3% | 2,264 | 2,165 | ▴ | 0.45% |
| 060608025 | Igbical | 1.2% | 618 | 583 | ▴ | 0.58% |
| 060608026 | Igbucagay | 1.1% | 561 | 491 | ▴ | 1.34% |
| 060608027 | Inabasan | 1.5% | 787 | 762 | ▴ | 0.32% |
| 060608028 | Ingwan-Batangan | 1.9% | 989 | 964 | ▴ | 0.26% |
| 060608029 | La Paz | 3.8% | 2,000 | 1,791 | ▴ | 1.11% |
| 060608031 | Linaban | 2.9% | 1,538 | 1,414 | ▴ | 0.84% |
| 060608033 | Malandog | 3.7% | 1,959 | 1,941 | ▴ | 0.09% |
| 060608034 | Mapatag | 3.8% | 1,979 | 1,799 | ▴ | 0.96% |
| 060608035 | Masanag | 1.5% | 800 | 716 | ▴ | 1.12% |
| 060608036 | Nalihawan | 0.5% | 276 | 307 | ▾ | −1.06% |
| 060608037 | Pamandayan (Botbot) | 0.3% | 172 | 152 | ▴ | 1.24% |
| 060608038 | Pasu-Jungao | 0.3% | 151 | 157 | ▾ | −0.39% |
| 060608039 | Piape I | 2.7% | 1,442 | 1,331 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 060608040 | Piape II | 1.2% | 612 | 608 | ▴ | 0.07% |
| 060608041 | Piape III | 2.1% | 1,101 | 1,411 | ▾ | −2.45% |
| 060608042 | Pili 1, 2, 3 | 0.6% | 337 | 336 | ▴ | 0.03% |
| 060608045 | Poblacion 1 | 1.8% | 964 | 953 | ▴ | 0.11% |
| 060608046 | Poblacion 2 | 1.7% | 887 | 862 | ▴ | 0.29% |
| 060608047 | Poblacion 3 | 1.2% | 658 | 607 | ▴ | 0.81% |
| 060608048 | Poblacion 4 | 1.9% | 1,020 | 1,011 | ▴ | 0.09% |
| 060608049 | Poblacion 5 | 3.2% | 1,680 | 1,590 | ▴ | 0.55% |
| 060608050 | Pu-ao | 2.0% | 1,040 | 980 | ▴ | 0.60% |
| 060608051 | Suloc | 0.2% | 117 | 115 | ▴ | 0.17% |
| 060608053 | Villavert-Jimenez | 4.2% | 2,190 | 1,855 | ▴ | 1.67% |
| | Total | Total | 52,685 | 45,983 | ▴ | 1.37% |

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Hamtic had a population of 52,685. The population density was 470 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).

### Languages

The people of Hamtic speak Hamtikanon, a unique town dialect followed by Kinaray-a, the main dialect of the province. Hiligaynon is also widely spoken in the municipality and it is understood by the residents.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Hamtic
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 2006 30.60
* 2009 38.48
* 2012 15.52
* 2015 20.82
* 2018 18.45
* 2021 18.55
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority