Lezo, Aklan

Lezo
Tierra Alta
Municipality of Lezo
Church of Lezo
Church of Lezo
Official seal of Lezo
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Lezo is located in Philippines
Lezo
Lezo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°40′11″N 122°19′37″E / 11.6697°N 122.3269°E / 11.6697; 122.3269
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 2nd district
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Lezo[*]Mary Lenette R. Fernandez
 • Vice MayorGeorge R. Villarubia
 • RepresentativeTeodorico T. Haresco Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,039 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total23.40 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation
189 m (620 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total15,639
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Households
3,916
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.90
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 72.61 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 174.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 60.61 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 49.75 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5605
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Lezo, officially the Municipality of Lezo (Aklanon: Banwa it Lezo; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Lezo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lezo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It is the smallest municipality in the province both by population and by land area, and even by revenue. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,639 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Lezo | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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