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      Antique is province of the Philippines located in the region of Western Visayas. its capital is San Jose. 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. It was one of the three sakup of panay before spanish colonizers arrived on the Islands. The province was known at the time as hantik, the local name for the large black Ants found on the island. the Spanish chronicles, influenced by the french, recorded the regions name as hantique, which was then read as Antique. 
                 It is subdivided into 18 municipalities. San Jose De Buenavista serves as the provincial capital, the center of emmerce and trade and the seat of the provincial government and national government agencies. The common livelihood here are the Agriculture, fishery livestock and poultry, forestry trade commerce and industry, banks and other financial institution, Establishments, airports, seaport and mineral resources.

	Municipality [i]		Population			±% p.a.	Area [10]		Density		Brgy.
			(2015)[3]		(2010)[12]		km2	sq mi	/km2	/sq mi
	Anini-y		3.6%	21,201	20,349	0.78%	66.17	25.55	320	830	23
	Barbaza		3.9%	22,704	21,775	0.80%	154.36	59.60	150	390	39
	Belison		2.3%	13,539	12,807	1.06%	19.78	7.64	680	1,800	11
	Bugasong		5.8%	33,642	32,264	0.80%	203.71	78.65	170	440	27
	Caluya		6.1%	35,496	30,046	3.22%	132.13	51.02	270	700	18
	Culasi		7.1%	41,228	39,086	1.02%	228.56	88.25	180	470	44
	Hamtic		8.3%	48,592	45,983	1.06%	113.03	43.64	430	1,100	47
	Laua-an		4.5%	26,072	25,211	0.64%	100.72	38.89	260	670	40
	Libertad		2.8%	16,429	15,669	0.91%	97.00	37.45	170	440	19
	Pandan		5.9%	34,333	32,494	1.05%	113.98	44.01	300	780	34
	Patnongon		6.4%	37,176	35,102	1.10%	167.92	64.83	220	570	36
	San Jose de Buenavista	†	10.7%	62,534	57,847	1.49%	48.56	18.75	1,300	3,400	28
	San Remigio		5.5%	31,935	30,446	0.91%	406.98	157.14	78	200	45
	Sebaste		3.1%	17,907	17,270	0.69%	111.64	43.10	160	410	10
	Sibalom		10.4%	60,306	56,058	1.40%	201.30	77.72	300	780	76
	Tibiao		4.6%	26,748	24,513	1.68%	177.42	68.50	150	390	21
	Tobias Fornier		5.7%	33,046	30,669	1.43%	112.12	43.29	290	750	50
	Valderrama		3.3%	19,124	18,442	0.69%	273.79	105.71	70	180	22
	Total			582,012	546,031	1.22%	2,729.17	1,053.74	210	540	590
		†  Provincial capital					Municipality