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Batuan | |
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| Municipality of Batuan | |
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 Map of Bohol with Batuan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Batuan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°48′N 124°08′E / 9.8°N 124.13°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 31 October 1903 |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Antonino M. Jumawid (suspended)[1] Zeniza A. Bulalaque (acting) |
| • Vice Mayor | Sam Joseph L. Barril |
| • Representative | Kristine Alexie B. Tutor |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 9,920 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.08 km2 (30.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 13,845 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,197 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.52 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 76.91 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 295.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 82.63 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 68.22 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6318 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
Batuan, officially the Municipality of Batuan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Batuan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Batuan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,845 people.[4]
Batuan is 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Tagbilaran, and is located in the interior part of the island. It is accessible via the Tagbilaran–Loay–Carmen national road or the Tagbilaran–Balilihan–Batuan provincial road. It marches with Sagbayan to the north, with Bilar to the south, with Carmen and Valencia to the east, and with Catigbian and Balilihan to the west.
Batuan covers a total area of 7,908 hectares (19,540 acres) comprising fifteen barangays as per the Municipal Comprehensive Development Plan for 1983–1992. However, a certification of the land area of Batuan, issued by ARED for operations, DENR Regional Office Region No. 7 Cebu City on 26 November 2001 at the instance of the LGU in connection with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) preparation work, showed a land area of only 4,878 hectares (12,050 acres), but that included only eleven barangays and excluded four—Quirino, Aloja, Behind the Clouds and Garcia.
Located within the province's tourist area, Batuan is the gateway to the Chocolate Hills, being only about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Chocolate Hills complex in Carmen.
Batuan celebrates its fiesta on July 25, to honor the town patron Saint James.[6]
- ^ "Bohol governor, 68 others suspended over Chocolate Hills resort mess". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Municipality of Batuan | (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 VII (Central 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.
- ^ "Bohol Festivals Timetable". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.