Batad, Iloilo

Batad
Municipality of Batad
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Batad is located in Philippines
Batad
Batad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°25′N 123°07′E / 11.42°N 123.12°E / 11.42; 123.12
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
District 5th district
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorElvira P. Alarcon
 • Vice MayorErnesto R. Balida
 • RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate15,490 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total53.10 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]
 • Total22,157
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
5,818
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.00
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 91.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 272.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 78.02 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 41.93 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5016
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)33
Native languagesHiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog
Websitewww.batad.gov.ph

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]

In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred to the town of Balasan.[5]

  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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "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.

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