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Municipality

Balete

Balete is a municipality in Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 30,310 in the 2024 census, and it has 10 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Balete by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AltavasBangaBatanJamindanLibacaoMadalagNew WashingtonAranas: 5,766 people, 448 per km², 0.66% a yearArcangel: 3,645 people, 227 per km², 0.19% a yearCalizo: 4,427 people, 431 per km², 0.33% a yearCortes: 3,572 people, 256 per km², 0.24% a yearFeliciano: 2,928 people, 356 per km², 0.55% a yearFulgencio: 3,649 people, 456 per km², 0.17% a yearGuanko: 1,152 people, 43 per km², −0.57% a yearMorales: 3,420 people, 354 per km², 0.20% a yearOquendo: 994 people, 75 per km², −0.90% a yearPoblacion: 757 people, 6,882 per km², −3.33% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    30,310

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 11.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 100 people in Aklan lived in Balete in 2024 (4.78%)

  • Inside itSources

    10

    barangays

  • LandSources

    114.59 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Balete's land would fill a square about 10.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 265 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    8,199

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    19%

    About 19 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0600402000[4]Formerly 060402000
ZIP code
5614[14, 15]

People

Balete had 30,310 people in the 2024 census, up 11.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Balete had the 10th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan in 2024[1]
  1. 7Numancia37,428
  2. 8Batan33,932
  3. 9Makato30,650
  4. 10Balete30,310
  5. 11Libacao28,525
  6. 12Altavas26,181
  7. 13Malinao24,971
All 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan
Its 10 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Aranas5,76619 in 100
  2. Calizo4,42715 in 100
  3. Fulgencio3,64912 in 100
  4. Arcangel3,64512 in 100
  5. Cortes3,57212 in 100
  6. Morales3,42011 in 100
  7. Feliciano2,92810 in 100
  8. Guanko1,1524 in 100
  9. Oquendo9943 in 100
  10. Poblacion7572 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.8%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.9%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8041,4471,357
5 - 92,8751,5181,357
10 - 142,9931,5671,426
15 - 192,9681,5481,420
20 - 242,8931,5001,393
25 - 292,6871,4381,249
30 - 342,1751,1561,019
35 - 391,9251,041884
40 - 441,569850719
45 - 491,455759696
50 - 541,381703678
55 - 591,163582581
60 - 641,010475535
65 - 69811383428
70 - 74505201304
75 - 79392134258
80 years and over484132352

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
30,310[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
8,199[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Aklan, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
4.78%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
19% (5,766 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
15,434 men, 14,656 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202430,310[1, 2]0.17% a year8,1993.7
2020as of May 1, 202030,090[1]0.84% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201528,920[1]1.18% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201027,197[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then26,360[32]1.53% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders23,616[32, 33]3.66% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then19,972[32]0.12% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then19,842[32]1.38% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,300[32]1.79% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,827[32]2.04% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then14,310[32]1.19% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,677[32]———

Barangays

Balete is made up of 10 barangays.
Barangays of Balete. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aranas5,76619.02%0.66% a yearabout 12.86 km²Urban
Arcangel3,64512.03%0.19% a yearabout 16.07 km²Rural
Calizo4,42714.61%0.33% a yearabout 10.27 km²Rural
Cortes3,57211.78%0.24% a yearabout 13.95 km²Rural
Feliciano2,9289.66%0.55% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Fulgencio3,64912.04%0.17% a yearabout 8.00 km²Rural
Guanko1,1523.8%−0.57% a yearabout 26.61 km²Rural
Morales3,42011.28%0.20% a yearabout 9.67 km²Rural
Oquendo9943.28%−0.90% a yearabout 13.34 km²Rural
Poblacion7572.5%−3.33% a yearabout 0.11 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Balete covers 114.59 km² of land, 265 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 342 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
114.59 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
265 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.54275° N, 122.37199° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
60 m
Highest
342 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[29]

  1. Mgadimm9.7 km
  2. Kailohan Creek5.8 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Linuisanheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Roxas City, the nearest PAGASA station, 42 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,137 mm of rain on 145 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Roxas City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January84 mm1126.9 °C28.9 °C24.8 °C
February63 mm827.1 °C29.3 °C24.8 °C
March62 mm727.8 °C30.3 °C25.2 °C
April65 mm528.8 °C31.6 °C25.9 °C
May142 mm929.1 °C32.4 °C25.9 °C
June284 mm1528.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
July274 mm1728.3 °C31.4 °C25.2 °C
August198 mm1328.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September219 mm1428.3 °C31.5 °C25.1 °C
October305 mm1728.1 °C31.0 °C25.2 °C
November213 mm1428.1 °C30.7 °C25.6 °C
December228 mm1527.4 °C29.6 °C25.2 °C
The year2,137 mm14528.1 °C30.9 °C25.3 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 27 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
26.8% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 27 of every 100 people in Balete lived below the poverty line in 2021 (26.8%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 20.9% and 32.7%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 18schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Balete. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Aklan[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Prescilla Gale Solis Calizo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Patrick Felipe Lachica[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Dexter Mationg Calizo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Patrick Felipe Lachica[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Dexter Mationg Calizo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Patrick Felipe Lachica[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Dexter Mationg Calizo[22]
    Vice mayor
    Roman Recidoro Villaruel[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Teodoro Venus Calizo Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Roman Recidoro Villaruel[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Teodoro Venus Calizo Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Roman Recidoro Villaruel[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Noemi Calizo Cordero[25]
    Vice mayor
    Rizal Gonzales Rodriguez Jr.[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Teodoro Calizo Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Rizal Rodriguez Jr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Teodoro V. Calizo Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Bernardo O. Rodriguez Jr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Balete, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Prescilla Gale Solis Calizo[19]Patrick Felipe Lachica[19]
2022–2025Dexter Mationg Calizo[20]Patrick Felipe Lachica[20]
2019–2022Dexter Mationg Calizo[21]Patrick Felipe Lachica[21]
2016–2019Dexter Mationg Calizo[22]Roman Recidoro Villaruel[22]
2013–2016Teodoro Venus Calizo Jr.[23]Roman Recidoro Villaruel[23]
2010–2013Teodoro Venus Calizo Jr.[24]Roman Recidoro Villaruel[24]
2007–2010Noemi Calizo Cordero[25]Rizal Gonzales Rodriguez Jr.[25]
2004–2007Teodoro Calizo Jr.[26]Rizal Rodriguez Jr.[26]
2001–2004Teodoro V. Calizo Jr.[27]Bernardo O. Rodriguez Jr.[27]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1903 Balete was joined with Batan, Jimeno (now Altavas) and the settlement of Lagatic to form the municipality of New Washington, with its seat at Lagatic. Act No. 720 of that year lists Belete among the towns folded into it.[9, 10]

New Washington's own history says Balete, Batan and Jimeno later asked to separate from it and become independent municipalities. The page gives no date or law for Balete's separation.[10]

When Aklan was made a province in 1956, Balete was named as one of its seventeen municipalities.[11]

Timeline

  1. 4 April 1903

    Act No. 720 placed Belete (Balete) in the new municipality of New Washington.[9]

  2. 25 April 1956

    Republic Act No. 1414 created the Province of Aklan, with Balete as one of its municipalities.[11]

Nearby

Balete shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Balete beside Aklan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Aklan.

Balete beside Aklan
FigureBaleteAklanRank among the cities and municipalities of Aklan
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary30,310[1, 2]634,42210th of 17
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.17% a year[1, 2]slower0.73% a year17th of 17
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary265[6]less crowded37114th of 17
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary114.59 km²[6]1,710.10 km²5th of 17
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary19%[5]lower26.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kalibo, the capital of Aklan
17.0 km north
Manila
370.7 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. AltavasAklan8.7 km east
  2. BangaAklan10.3 km north
  3. New WashingtonAklan11.2 km north
  4. MalinaoAklan14.9 km northwest
  5. LibacaoAklan14.9 km southwest
  6. LezoAklan15.9 km north

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  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  31. 31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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