Makato

Makato
Taft
Municipality of Makato
Makato Sports Complex
Nickname: 
Blooming Makato
Motto: 
Hala Bira sa Progreso
Map of Aklan with Makato highlighted
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Makato
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′43″N 122°17′32″E / 11.712°N 122.2922°E / 11.712; 122.2922
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 2nd district
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorRamon Anselmo Martin D. Legaspi III
  Vice MayorLeoncito Y. Mationg
  RepresentativeTeodorico T. Haresco Jr.
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate23,128 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
64.60 km2 (24.94 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Highest elevation
1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
29,717
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Households
7,394
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
20.17
% (2021)
  Revenue 95,616,098.46 (2019)
  Appropriations ₱98,469,786.02 (2019)
  Assets ₱245,439,688.82 (2019)
  Liabilities ₱42,440,665,26 (2019)
  Expenditure ₱87,558,602.68 (2019)
  Obligation's ₱98,469,786.02 (2019)
Service provider
  ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5611
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Patron saintSanto Niño
Websitewww.makato.gov.ph

Makato, officially the Municipality of Makato (Aklanon: Banwa it Makato; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Makato; Tagalog: Bayan ng Makato), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,717 people.