Batan, Aklan

Batan
Municipality of Batan
Kalantiaw Shrine Bridge
Kalantiaw Shrine Bridge
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Official seal of Batan
Map of Aklan with Batan highlighted
Map of Aklan with Batan highlighted
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Batan is located in Philippines
Batan
Batan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°35′07″N 122°29′53″E / 11.5853°N 122.4981°E / 11.5853; 122.4981
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 1st district
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMike Ramos
 • Vice MayorBodjyk Demeterio
 • RepresentativeCarlito Marquez
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,831 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total79.22 km2 (30.59 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total33,484
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
8,411
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.77
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 120.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 329.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 95.11 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 50.45 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5615
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog
Websitewww.batan.gov.ph

Batan, officially the Municipality of Batan (Aklanon: Banwa it Batan; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Batan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Batan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,484 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Batan | (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.

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