Batad, officially the Municipality of Batad ( hil, Banwa sang Batad, tgl, Bayan ng Batad), is a 5th class
municipality
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in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of
Iloilo
Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,157 people.
In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred to the town of
Balasan
Balasan, officially the Municipality of Balasan ( hil, Banwa sang Balasan, tgl, Bayan ng Balasan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,064 people.
The bu ...
.
Geography
Batad is north from the provincial capital,
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of ...
, and from
Roxas City
Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas ( Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,29 ...
.
Barangays
Batad is politically subdivided into 24
barangay
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s.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Batad, Iloilo, was 22,157 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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Municipalities of Iloilo
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