Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete (), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,055 people. The people from Balete is called Baleteños.
Balete is well known for its location on
Taal Lake
Taal Lake (, ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, is a fresh water Volcanic crater lake, caldera lake in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volc ...
, providing a panoramic view of the
Taal Volcano
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. The pilgrimage site ''Marian Orchard'' is located in Barangay Malabanan. The town's name originates from the
tree of the same name that grew abundantly in the area.
History
Balete was once a barrio that was a part of
Lipa. It was the site of Lipa's third municipal center from circa 1702 to 1754. Due to a
Taal Volcano
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eruption, Lipa moved its center to its present location inland to seek refuge from further volcanic eruptions.
On June 21, 1969, barrios Malabanan, Looc, Alangilan, Palsara, Makina, Magapi, Solis, Sampalukan, Calawit, and Balete and the sitios of Sala, Paligawan, and Wani-Wani were separated from Lipa and constituted into a new independent municipality of Balete.
Geography
According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority
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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.
Barangays
Balete is politically subdivided into 13
barangay
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s, as indicated in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, Balete had a population of 24,055. The population density was .
Economy
Gallery
File:MarianOrchard,Baletejf0166 03.JPG, Municipal hall
File:MarianOrchard,Baletejf0166 10.JPG, Police station
File:Balete,Batangasjf0482 09.JPG, Municipal park
File:Baleteshore.JPG, Fishing boats on the shore of Taal Lake
File:Batangasjf9369 31.JPG, Marian Orchard
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balete, Batangas
Municipalities of Batangas
Populated places on Taal Lake