Banate | |
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| Municipality of Banate | |
 Banate Municipal Hall | |
 Flag _Municipal_Seal.png) Seal | |
| Motto: Abante Banate! | |
 Map of Iloilo with Banate highlighted | |
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.svg)  Banate Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°03′N 122°47′E / 11.05°N 122.78°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1763 |
| Re-established | 1843 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Banate[*] | Peter Paul T. Gonzales |
| • Vice Mayor | Filemon M. Iran, Jr. |
| • Representative | Ferjenel G. Biron |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,179 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 33,376 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,209 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.40 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 133.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 279.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 100.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 39.61 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5010 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Banate, officially the Municipality of Banate (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Banate, Tagalog: Bayan ng Banate), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,376 people.[3]
The town is primarily a fishing and agricultural municipality, with large areas planted with rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, coconut and bananas. Banate is well known for Kasag (crabs), krill or shimp paste called ginamos, and the fresh fish, which local entrepreneurs take to and sell in the capital of the province, in many of the non-coastal towns, and even in Manila.
- ^ Municipality of Banate | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.