Hamtic

Hamtic, officially the Municipality of Hamtic (Banwa kang Hamtic; Banwa sang Hamtic; Bayan ng Hamtic), is a 3rd class 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.

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. The town speaks Hiligaynon (the regional language), and Hamtikanon, a unique town dialect of Karay-a (the lingua franca of Antique province).

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

History
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 km from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 113.03 km2 constituting NaN% of the 2,729.17 km2 total area of Antique.

Barangays
Hamtic is politically subdivided into 47 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics


In the 2020 census, Hamtic had a population of 52,685. The population density was undefined PD/km2.