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]
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Coordinates: 11°25′N 123°07′E / 11.42°N 123.12°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 | 23.77 |
• 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 | 063009000 |
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. |
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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.
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