What is Aklan?
[[Image:Ph locator aklan.svg|thumb|Map of the Philippines showing the location of Aklan]] [[Image:PH-AKL Flag.png|thumb|250px|The flag of Aklan]] '''Aklan''' (''Akean'') (Aklanon pronunciation: [ak'ɣan]) ([[Aklanon language|Akeanon]]: ''Eaeawigan it Akean''; {{lang-hil|Kapuoran sang Aklan}}) is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of the [[Philippines]] in the [[Western Visayas]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]]. It is the oldest province in the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Historical Background {{!}} The Official Website of Aklan Province|url=http://aklan.gov.ph/profile/historical-background/|access-date=2020-12-04|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331010526/http://aklan.gov.ph/profile/historical-background/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aklan: The Philippines' Oldest Province|url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/aklan-philippines-oldest-province-061046849.html|access-date=2020-12-04|website=ph.news.yahoo.com|language=en-PH}}</ref> Its capital is [[Kalibo]]. == History == People from Aklan are called Aklanons. They are thought to be [[Ancestor|descendants]] of the [[Austronesian peoples|Austronesian]]-speaking [[Immigration|immigrants]] who came to the Philippines during the [[Iron Age]]. The name came from the river Akean, which means ''where there is boiling.'' == Notable people == * [[Alejandro Melchor]] * [[Harold Arboleda]] * [[Jonha Richman]] * [[Victorino Mapa]] == Related pages == * [[Antique (province)]] * [[Capiz]] * [[Cebu]] * [[Iloilo City|Iloilo]] * [[Negros Oriental]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://aklan.gov.ph/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408004921/http://aklan.gov.ph/ |date=2015-04-08 }} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Aklan| ]]