Batuan, Masbate

Batuan
Municipality
Municipality of Batuan
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Map of Masbate with Batuan highlighted
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Batuan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°25′20″N123°46′54″E / 12.4222°N 123.7817°E / 12.4222; 123.7817
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	1st district
Founded	1951
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Charmax Jan A. Yuson
•  Vice Mayor	Nelson R. Cambaya
•  Representative	Narciso R. Bravo Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Gilbert A. Bocboc Esteban S. Ballesteros Gerlie Joy A. Cañezal Emil Glenn A. Yuson Jocelyn A. Lachica Severino C. Alforte III Gregorio A. Albiola III
•  Electorate	10,810 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	56.28 km2 (21.73 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	14,610
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
•  Households	3,580
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.28 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 82.65 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 190.7 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 75.3 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 100 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ticao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5415
PSGC	054104000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog

Batuan, officially the Municipality of Batuan, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,610 people. ^[3]

It is located at the southern point of Ticao Island. It is the smallest municipality in Masbate, both in land area and population.

In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costa Rica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the Municipality of Batuan. ^[5]

The municipality is home to the Bongsanglay Natural Park.

Geography

Barangays

Batuan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Burgos
• Cañares
• Camvañez
• Costa Rica
• Danao
• Gibraltar
• Mabuhay
• Matabao
• Nasandig
• Panisihan
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• Royroy
• Sawang

Climate

Climate data for Batuan, Masbate
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)
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 [7]

Demographics

Population census of Batuan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 8,004 —     1970 9,939 +2.19% 1975 10,234 +0.59% 1980 10,406 +0.33% 1990 10,525 +0.11% 1995 12,705 +3.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 12,038 −1.15% 2007 12,585 +0.61% 2010 13,764 +3.31% 2015 15,086 +1.76% 2020 14,610 −0.63%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Batuan, Masbate, was 14,610 people, ^[3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao

The municipality is part of Ticao island, which is known as an archaeological landscape, possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the Ticao petrographs. Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ecological frontier for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.

References

1.   Municipality of Batuan | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "An Act Creating the Municipality of Batuan in the Province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
6. "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "Batuan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

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