Batad, Iloilo
Municipality in Iloilo, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Iloilo, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Batad, officially the Municipality of Batad (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Batad, Tagalog: Bayan ng Batad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,157 people.[3]
Batad | |
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Municipality of Batad | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°25′N 123°07′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 5th district |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Elvira P. Alarcon |
• Vice Mayor | Ernesto R. Balida |
• Representative | Raul C. Tupas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,490 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,157 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,818 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.00 |
• Revenue | ₱ 91.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 272.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 78.02 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 41.93 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5016 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog |
Website | www |
In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred to the town of Balasan.[5]
Batad is 122 kilometres (76 mi) north from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Roxas City.
Batad is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Batad, Iloilo | |||||||||||||
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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[7] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) |
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 | +0.78% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Batad, Iloilo, was 22,157 people,[3] with a density of 420 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Batad
10
20
30
40
50
2006
46.90 2009
33.12 2012
34.53 2015
26.43 2018
23.77 2021
27.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
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