Baleno, Masbate

Baleno
Municipality
Municipality of Baleno
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Map of Masbate with Baleno highlighted
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Baleno Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°28′26″N123°29′54″E / 12.4739°N 123.4982°E / 12.4739; 123.4982
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	2nd district
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Romeo C. dela Rosa
•  Vice Mayor	Marites C. dela Rosa
•  Representative	Elisa T. Kho
•  Municipal Council	Members Rommarie Angelei C. dela Rosa Blessy C. Moreno Jorge L. Licup IV Romeo M. Cabug Daisy R. Bello Noel S. Cabug Jojit C. Ramirez Ma. Dyenina L. Barbudo
•  Electorate	19,315 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	204.38 km2 (78.91 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	28,787
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
•  Households	6,529
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	24.21 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 189.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 364.8 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 153 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 102.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5413
PSGC	0504102000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog
Website	www.balenotown.com

Baleno, officially the Municipality of Baleno, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,855 people. ^[5]

Baleno is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Masbate City.

History

Baleno was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949. ^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Baleno is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.  ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Baao
• Banase
• Batuila
• Cagara
• Cagpandan
• Cancahorao
• Canjonday
• Docol
• Eastern Capsay
• Gabi
• Gangao
• Lagta
• Lahong Proper
• Lahong Interior
• Lipata
• Madancalan
• Magdalena
• Manoboc
• Ubongon Diot
• Poblacion
• Polot
• Potoson
• Sog-Ong
• Tinapian

Climate

Climate data for Baleno, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39 (1.5)	34 (1.3)	42 (1.7)	36 (1.4)	73 (2.9)	109 (4.3)	118 (4.6)	108 (4.3)	129 (5.1)	136 (5.4)	112 (4.4)	89 (3.5)	1,025 (40.4)
Average rainy days	12.6	9.7	12.0	13.0	20.5	25.3	26.2	24.8	25.2	25.9	21.9	17.9	235
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Baleno

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 1,955 —     1960 12,278 +3.28% 1970 15,335 +2.25% 1975 17,848 +3.09% 1980 19,114 +1.38% 1990 17,390 −0.94% 1995 18,105 +0.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 19,897 +2.04% 2007 21,639 +1.16% 2010 24,401 +4.47% 2015 26,096 +1.29% 2020 28,855 +2.14% 2024 28,787 −0.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Baleno, Masbate, was 28,855 people, ^[14] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Baleno

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.53 2003 55.81 2006 41.20 2009 39.71 2012 43.22 2015 42.91 2018 33.05 2021 24.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Points of activity

Baleno is a median town for buses coming from Metro Manila and Bicol to various towns beyond Baleno, including Aroroy, Balud and Mandaon.

Barangay Poblacion is the seat of the Municipal Government, and includes Plaza Valdemoro. Its parochial church is heavily devoted to the Our Lady of the Pillar a notable Christian figure in the Nueva Caceres (Archdiocese of Naga). Baleno has one Catholic school, the Liceo de Baleno, operated by the Diocese of Masbate and has several national-established high schools, namely Baleno National High School (Poblacion), Lagta National High School (Barangay Lagta), Lahong National High School (Barangay Lahong Proper), Magdalena National High School (Barangay Magdalena), and Amador-Bello High School (Barangay Gangao).

Aside from the prominence of Roman Catholicism and traces of sects and Christian groups such as Iglesia ni Cristo and Jehovah's Witnesses, the municipality is the seat of the Congregation of Our Lady of Rocks Pilgrimage Church (Ina Poon Bato Simbahang Naglalakbay), considered as a Filipino Marian Catholic Church, wherein it holds to the belief of Mother Mary as the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.

References

1.   Municipality of Baleno | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
7. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
8. "Baleno: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
15. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System