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Municipality

Batan

Batan is a municipality in Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 33,932 in the 2024 census, and it has 20 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Batan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AltavasBaleteNew WashingtonSapi-AnAmbolong: 2,341 people, 512 per km², 0.08% a yearAngas: 1,560 people, 303 per km², 0.11% a yearBay-ang: 2,201 people, 488 per km², 0.10% a yearCaiyang: 1,035 people, 486 per km², 0.64% a yearCabugao: 2,595 people, 606 per km², 0.06% a yearCamaligan: 3,255 people, 393 per km², 0.24% a yearCamanci: 2,656 people, 262 per km², 0.12% a yearIpil: 566 people, 299 per km², 0.34% a yearLalab: 3,192 people, 314 per km², 0.14% a yearLupit: 1,669 people, 462 per km², 0.22% a yearMagpag-ong: 1,307 people, 429 per km², −0.40% a yearMagubahay: 516 people, 518 per km², 0.71% a yearMambuquiao: 1,717 people, 331 per km², 0.96% a yearMan-up: 1,105 people, 283 per km², 0.09% a yearMandong: 1,782 people, 608 per km², 0.15% a yearNapti: 1,150 people, 464 per km², 0.87% a yearPalay: 1,473 people, 230 per km², 0.21% a yearPoblacion: 1,565 people, 2,726 per km², 1.28% a yearSongcolan: 1,321 people, 657 per km², 1.77% a yearTabon: 926 people, 443 per km², 0.05% 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

    33,932

    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 11.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    8th

    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 Batan in 2024 (5.35%)

  • Inside itSources

    20

    barangays

  • LandSources

    88.04 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: Batan's land would fill a square about 9.4 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: 385 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 4 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

    9,247

    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

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0600404000[4]Formerly 060404000
ZIP code
5615[16, 17]

People

Batan had 33,932 people in the 2024 census, up 11.9% 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.

Batan had the 8th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan in 2024[1]
  1. 5Nabas41,568
  2. 6Banga41,188
  3. 7Numancia37,428
  4. 8Batan33,932
  5. 9Makato30,650
  6. 10Balete30,310
  7. 11Libacao28,525
All 17 cities and municipalities of Aklan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 68 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Camaligan3,25510 in 100
  2. Lalab3,1929 in 100
  3. Camanci2,6568 in 100
  4. Cabugao2,5958 in 100
  5. Ambolong2,3417 in 100
  6. Bay-ang2,2016 in 100
  7. Mandong1,7825 in 100
  8. Mambuquiao1,7175 in 100
  9. Lupit1,6695 in 100
  10. Poblacion1,5655 in 100
See all 20 barangays of Batan
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.4%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.6%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,7231,4281,295
5 - 93,1011,6461,455
10 - 143,3581,7841,574
15 - 193,3651,7291,636
20 - 243,0091,6061,403
25 - 292,4881,3301,158
30 - 342,1231,1181,005
35 - 392,0781,088990
40 - 441,9431,035908
45 - 491,699905794
50 - 541,631849782
55 - 591,539796743
60 - 641,417704713
65 - 691,040482558
70 - 74764294470
75 - 79515184331
80 years and over691181510

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
33,932[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
9,247[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
5.35%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
17,159 men, 16,325 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202433,932[1, 2]0.32% a year9,2473.7
2020as of May 1, 202033,484[1]0.94% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201532,032[1]1.06% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201030,312[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then29,243[34]0.66% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders27,889[34, 35]1.17% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then26,415[34]0.51% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then25,710[34]0.95% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then23,393[34]1.94% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then21,248[34]1.20% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then20,025[34]1.35% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then17,466[34]———

Barangays

Batan is made up of 20 barangays.
Barangays of Batan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Ambolong2,3416.9%0.08% a yearabout 4.57 km²Rural
Angas1,5604.6%0.11% a yearabout 5.15 km²Rural
Bay-ang2,2016.49%0.10% a yearabout 4.51 km²Rural
Cabugao2,5957.65%0.06% a yearabout 4.28 km²Rural
Caiyang1,0353.05%0.64% a yearabout 2.13 km²Rural
Camaligan3,2559.59%0.24% a yearabout 8.29 km²Rural
Camanci2,6567.83%0.12% a yearabout 10.12 km²Rural
Ipil5661.67%0.34% a yearabout 1.89 km²Rural
Lalab3,1929.41%0.14% a yearabout 10.16 km²Rural
Lupit1,6694.92%0.22% a yearabout 3.61 km²Rural
Magpag-ong1,3073.85%−0.40% a yearabout 3.05 km²Rural
Magubahay5161.52%0.71% a yearabout 0.997 km²Rural
Mambuquiao1,7175.06%0.96% a yearabout 5.19 km²Rural
Man-up1,1053.26%0.09% a yearabout 3.91 km²Rural
Mandong1,7825.25%0.15% a yearabout 2.93 km²Rural
Napti1,1503.39%0.87% a yearabout 2.48 km²Rural
Palay1,4734.34%0.21% a yearabout 6.41 km²Rural
Poblacion1,5654.61%1.28% a yearabout 0.574 km²Rural
Songcolan1,3213.89%1.77% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Tabon9262.73%0.05% a yearabout 2.09 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

Batan covers 88.04 km² of land, 385 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 305 m above the sea and it has 62.8 km of coast.
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
88.04 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
385 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.55508° N, 122.51994° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
27 m
Highest
305 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

62.8 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Mandong River4.9 of 5.2 km
  2. Hal-o River1.8 of 3.3 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Mandong Hillheight 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[32]

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, 26 km away[33]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 23 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
22.8% of people[20]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 23 of every 100 people in Batan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (22.8%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.0% and 26.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 27schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 1park
  • 1monument or memorial

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.

Government offices1

Hospitals and health centres1

Stations and terminals2

Parks1

Monuments and memorials1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Batan. 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.[14, 15]

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[18, 19]

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
    Michael Reyes Ramos[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jk Amir Laurente Demeterio[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Michael Reyes Ramos[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jk Amir Laurente Demeterio[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rodell Romo Ramos[23]
    Vice mayor
    William Raval Bautista Jr.[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rodell Romo Ramos[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jayner Laurente Demeterio[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Delfina Romo Ramos[25]
    Vice mayor
    Dante Tulio Reyes[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Delfina Romo Ramos[26]
    Vice mayor
    Jayner Laurente Demeterio[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Delfina Romo Ramos[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jayner Laurente Demeterio[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Herodutos Ramos[28]
    Vice mayor
    Dante Reyes[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Herodutos A. Ramos[29]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo M. Abella[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Batan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Michael Reyes Ramos[21]Jk Amir Laurente Demeterio[21]
2022–2025Michael Reyes Ramos[22]Jk Amir Laurente Demeterio[22]
2019–2022Rodell Romo Ramos[23]William Raval Bautista Jr.[23]
2016–2019Rodell Romo Ramos[24]Jayner Laurente Demeterio[24]
2013–2016Delfina Romo Ramos[25]Dante Tulio Reyes[25]
2010–2013Delfina Romo Ramos[26]Jayner Laurente Demeterio[26]
2007–2010Delfina Romo Ramos[27]Jayner Laurente Demeterio[27]
2004–2007Herodutos Ramos[28]Dante Reyes[28]
2001–2004Herodutos A. Ramos[29]Romeo M. Abella[29]

History & Identity

Its story

Local traditionThe town's own history calls Batan, then spelled Batang, the seat of the government of Datu Bendahara Kalantiaw, who is said to have promulgated the Code of Kalantiaw in 1433. The page also records competing views on who Kalantiaw was.[10]

Spanish rule began in Batan on 8 December 1570, and the town became an encomienda in 1571. The first organized municipal government dates to 1789, with Martin Dionisio as the first gobernadorcillo.[10]

The first Americans arrived on 1 June 1902. In 1903 Act No. 720 joined Batan with Jimeno and Belete and the barrio of Lagatic into the municipality of New Washington.[10, 11]

On 18 and 19 October 1943 Japanese forces landed, held about 85 civilians, and killed 74 of them in what Batangnons call "Juez de Cuchillo". The town marks it every year with a non-working holiday.[10]

Batan was one of the seventeen municipalities of the Province of Aklan when it separated from Capiz on 25 April 1956.[10]

In 1957 President Magsaysay declared municipal properties in Batan a national shrine, after a marker to Datu Bondahara Kalantiaw was unveiled there on 8 December 1956.[12]

Timeline

  1. 8 December 1570

    Spanish rule began in Batan under Martin de Goiti, according to the town's history.[10]

  2. 1789

    First organized municipal government, with Martin Dionisio as first gobernadorcillo.[10]

  3. 4 April 1903

    Act No. 720 merged Batan into the new municipality of New Washington.[11]

  4. 18 October 1943

    Japanese forces landed in Batan; 74 civilians were killed the next day.[10]

  5. 25 April 1956

    Batan became one of the seventeen municipalities of the new Province of Aklan.[13]

  6. 11 February 1957

    Executive Order No. 234 declared Batan's municipal properties under Tax Declaration No. 9984 a national shrine.[12]

Nearby

Batan shares a border with Altavas, Balete, New Washington and Sapi-An.

How it compares

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

Batan beside Aklan
FigureBatanAklanRank 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 glossary33,932[1, 2]634,4228th 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 glossary0.32% a year[1, 2]slower0.73% a year13th 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 glossary385[6]more crowded37110th 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 glossary88.04 km²[6]1,710.10 km²8th 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 glossary0%[5]lower26.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kalibo, the capital of Aklan
22.3 km northwest
Manila
376.2 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. Sapi-AnCapiz7.9 km southeast
  2. AltavasAklan9.1 km southwest
  3. MambusaoCapiz15.8 km southeast
  4. BaleteAklan16.2 km west
  5. JamindanCapiz17.8 km southwest
  6. New WashingtonAklan18.0 km northwest

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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