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Numancia, officially the '', is a settlement on the north-western part of Panay in the Philippines. Numancia is from Kalibo, the provincial capital.Numancia is bounded on the east by Kalibo, the north by the Sibuyan Sea, the west by Makato, and the south by Lezo.The population was at the.GeographyNumancia is located at. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the {{PH wikidataarea total area of Aklan.BarangaysNumancia is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Of these, Poblacion, Bulwang, Laguinbanua East and West are urban, and the rest are classified as rural.HistoryThe original name of Numancia is Majanos. The name Majanos, of Malayan in origin, could mean "lowland" for this is the only town in the Province of Aklan that has no highland or even a small hill. From Numancia one can view the mountain of Majaas with its peak shaped like a sarok or sadok. Madyaas is the highest mountain in Panay, which is considered the abode of the god Sidapa and his bride Bulan by the old folks. The name Madyaas could have been a derivative of the word mataas meaning "high".When the ten Malay Datus arrived from Borneo, they bought the island of Panay, formerly called the Aninipay from the Aeta Chief Marikudo. The transaction was known as the barter of Panay, Datu Puti gave a sarok to Marikudo and the gold necklace of Kapinagan, and wife of Datu Puti was given to Maniwangtiwan, the wife of Marikudo. There were other goods involved in the transaction and Marikudo gave the lowland area to Datu Puti and members of his party while Marikudo and his tribe occupied the high lands or the hills and the mountains.