:: THE
PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE ::
LOCATION
An elongated stretch of land along the entire west coast of Panay island, bounded by the province of Aklan on the North and northwest, Capiz on the East, Iloilo on the South and southeast and Cuyo East Pass on the West.
GETTING THERE
Antique is accessible from Manila by air via Asian Spirit. It could also be reached from other major cities of the country by air or sea to Iloilo City, Iloilo and Kalibo, Aklan from where buses leave for San Jose, the capital town of the province.
GETTING AROUND
Tricycles are numerous in all towns of Antique. Buses and jeepneys provide service for intertown travel.
CLIMATE
Antique has a pleasant tropical climate. The dry season runs from December to May and the wet season from June to November.
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
IDD & NDD, Telex, Facsimile, Courier, Postal and Telegraph services & Internet services.
he Spaniards called the province Hantique from its Malayan name Hamtik. On the other hand, Hamtik derived its name from hantik-hantik, a species of large ants that swarmed the place when the Malayans arrived in the 13th century. Hamtik (now spelled Hamtic) is also the name of the town where the first Malayan settlement was founded and later became the first provincial capital.
Municipalities of Antique
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