Batad, Iloilo

Not to be confused with Batad, Ifugao.

Batad
Municipality
Municipality of Batad
Sugarcane harvesting in Batad
Flag
Map of Iloilo with Batad highlighted
Interactive map of Batad
Batad Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°25′N123°07′E / 11.42°N 123.12°E / 11.42; 123.12
Country	Philippines
Region	Western Visayas
Province	Iloilo
District	5th district
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Elvira P. Alarcon (PFP)
•  Vice Mayor	Steven Michael Y. Andrada (PFP)
•  Representative	Binky April M. Tupas (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Emmanuel U. Pacardo Jonifer L. Amantillo Joel V. Agramon Shian Janz P. Balete Cresencio M. Arcosa Thahar A. Pacardo Elmo L. Managaytay Basilio F. Agramon, Jr.
•  Electorate	15,603 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	53.10 km2 (20.50 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	22,174
• Density	417.6/km2 (1,082/sq mi)
•  Households	5,818
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 131.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 388.5 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 101.9 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 95.05 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5016
PSGC	063009000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)33
Native languages	Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog
Website	www.batad.gov.ph

Batad, officially the Municipality of Batad (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Batad, Tagalog : Bayan ng Batad), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,174 people. ^[5]

In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred to the town of Balasan. ^[6]

Geography

Batad is 122 kilometres (76 mi) north from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Roxas City.

Barangays

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

• Alapasco
• Alinsolong
• Banban
• Batad Viejo
• Binon-an
• Bolhog
• Bulak Norte
• Bulak Sur
• Cabagohan
• Calangag
• Caw-i
• Drancalan
• Embarcadero
• Hamod
• Malico
• Nangka
• Pasayan
• Poblacion
• Quiazan Florete
• Quiazan Lopez
• Salong
• Santa Ana
• Tanao
• Tapi-an

Climate

Climate data for Batad, Iloilo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	27 (81)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	39 (1.5)	46 (1.8)	48 (1.9)	90 (3.5)	144 (5.7)	152 (6.0)	145 (5.7)	163 (6.4)	160 (6.3)	120 (4.7)	90 (3.5)	1,258 (49.4)
Average rainy days	12.3	9.0	9.9	10.0	18.5	25.0	27.4	26.0	25.9	24.9	17.9	14.2	221
Source: Meteoblue [8] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Demographics

Population census of Batad

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,133	—
1960	7,712	+2.28%
1970	9,372	+1.97%
1975	9,819	+0.94%
1980	11,790	+3.73%
1990	14,337	+1.98%
1995	15,345	+1.28%
2000	17,009	+2.23%
2007	18,298	+1.01%
2010	19,385	+2.12%
2015	21,298	+1.81%
2020	22,157	+0.84%
2024	22,174	+0.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Batad, Iloilo, was 22,157 people, ^[14] with a density of 420 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Batad

10

20

30

40

50

60

2000
57.92

2003
48.78

2006
46.90

2009
33.12

2012
34.53

2015
26.43

2018
23.77

2021
27.00

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]}

References

1.   Municipality of Batad | (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. "An act to transfer a certain barrio from the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of Batad, province of Iloilo to the municipality of Balasan, same province". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
7. "Province: Iloilo". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
8. "Batad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 3 May 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 VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
13. "Province of Iloilo". 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

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