Bato (IPA: [bɐ'to]), officially the Municipality of Bato (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bato; Waray: Bungto han Bato; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bato), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofLeyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,505 people.[3]
Bato
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| Municipality of Bato | |
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Map of Leyte with Bato highlighted
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  Bato Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°19′41″N 124°47′31″E / 10.328°N 124.792°E / 10.328; 124.792 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Nathaniel B. Gertos |
| • Vice Mayor | Bryan Nile "Tata Nile" A. Gertos |
| • Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 25,522 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.45 km2 (27.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,133 m (3,717 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 38,505 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,115 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 212.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 293.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 203.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 60.26 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 4 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 4) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
6525
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)5 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
It borders with the municipality of Matalom in the south, Hilongos in the north, and Bontoc to the east. Bato, together with Hilongos, is also a center of commerce, trade and education in southwestern part of Leyte.
The place got its name from the expression adto sa bato, which refers to the church made of stone.
Bato is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Bato, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
181 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
169 (6.7) |
172 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
174 (6.9) |
128 (5.0) |
1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 5,472 | — |
| 1918 | 7,937 | +2.51% |
| 1939 | 14,706 | +2.98% |
| 1948 | 16,406 | +1.22% |
| 1960 | 18,915 | +1.19% |
| 1970 | 20,533 | +0.82% |
| 1975 | 22,241 | +1.62% |
| 1980 | 24,529 | +1.98% |
| 1990 | 28,197 | +1.40% |
| 1995 | 29,810 | +1.05% |
| 2000 | 32,974 | +2.19% |
| 2007 | 33,930 | +0.39% |
| 2010 | 35,610 | +1.77% |
| 2015 | 38,356 | +1.42% |
| 2020 | 38,505 | +0.08% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Bato, Leyte, was 38,505 people,[3] with a density of 530 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Bato
10
20
30
40
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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