Aklan River
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| Aklan River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Central Panay Mountain Range |
| • location | Mount Baloy Tapaz, Capiz |
Kalibo, Aklan | |
• coordinates | 11°44′15″N 122°22′00″E / 11.73750°N 122.36667°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | |
The Aklan River is the longest river in the province of
Madalag, Malinao, Banga, Lezo, Numancia, and Kalibo before emptying to its mouth into Sibuyan Sea.[1] The name of the river is where the term Aklan
came from, and is derived from the word akae, which means to boil or to froth. Because of the swiftness of the river current, the water of the Aklan river seems to boil or froth. Akean therefore means "where there is boiling or frothing".
The two major
Libacao was formed in 1990 through Proclamation No. 600, for purposes to protect, maintain, or improve the water yield and provide restraining mechanism for inappropriate forest exploitation and disruptive land-use.[2]
Tributaries
List of Aklan River tributaries in upstream order:[3]
- Malinao River
- Timbaban River
- Kinalanga River
- Dumalaylay River
- Dit-ana River
References
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. "Aklan River: Philippines". Bethesda, MD, USA: Geographic.org. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 600, s. 1990". www.gov.ph. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Water Source Development" (PDF). openjicareport.jica.go.jp. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
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