Municipality

Balete

Balete is a municipality in Batangas, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 24,202 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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. A place shown plain has no rate: its border changed after 2020.

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

PeopleSources
24,202
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 19.7% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
32nd
of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas 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 8 of every 1,000 people in Batangas lived in Balete in 2024 (0.81%)
Inside itSources
13
barangays
LandSources
17.61 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 4.2 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: 1,374 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 14 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
6,452
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
3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
20.8%
About 21 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: 0401004000^[4]Formerly 041004000
ZIP code: 4219^{[14, 15, 16]}

People

Balete had 24,202 people in the 2024 census, up 19.7% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

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 32nd most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas in 2024^[1]

28Cuenca36,453
29Mataasnakahoy31,912
30Alitagtag28,033
31San Nicolas24,392
32Balete24,202
33Santa Teresita21,742
34Tingloy15,866

All 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 95 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Malabanan5,02221 in 100
Makina3,58115 in 100
Looc2,58411 in 100
Poblacion2,2429 in 100
Magapi2,2359 in 100
Paligawan2,1169 in 100
Sala1,6467 in 100
Palsara1,4676 in 100
Sampalocan1,0524 in 100
Solis9844 in 100

See all 13 barangays of Balete

Age structure · 2020 Census^[36]People living in households, by age and sex

About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.1%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.1%)
About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	2,555	1,321	1,234
5 - 9	2,460	1,247	1,213
10 - 14	2,443	1,278	1,165
15 - 19	2,370	1,209	1,161
20 - 24	2,282	1,131	1,151
25 - 29	2,019	1,020	999
30 - 34	1,804	892	912
35 - 39	1,649	839	810
40 - 44	1,494	764	730
45 - 49	1,279	647	632
50 - 54	1,056	528	528
55 - 59	795	412	383
60 - 64	638	322	316
65 - 69	513	214	299
70 - 74	304	131	173
75 - 79	179	61	118
80 years and over	172	63	109

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: 24,202^{[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: 6,452^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Batangas, 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: 0.81%^[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: 20.8% (5,022 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 12,079 men, 11,933 women^[36]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	24,202^{[1, 2]}	0.15% a year	6,452	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	24,055^[1]	1.26% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	22,661^[1]	2.20% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	20,214^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	19,252^[34]	2.77% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	15,792^{[34, 35]}	2.02% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	14,383^[34]	3.98% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	11,678^[34]	2.99% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	8,698^[34]	1.11% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	8,229^[34]	2.90% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	7,134^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Balete is made up of 13 barangays.

Barangays of Balete. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Alangilan	431	1.78%	4.69% a year	about 3.46 km²	Rural
Calawit	0	0%	no 2020 count	about 2.51 km²	Rural
Looc	2,584	10.68%	3.12% a year	about 0.462 km²	Rural
Magapi	2,235	9.23%	0.52% a year	about 1.01 km²	Rural
Makina	3,581	14.8%	−0.29% a year	about 2.21 km²	Rural
Malabanan	5,022	20.75%	−0.13% a year	about 5.89 km²	Urban
Paligawan	2,116	8.74%	0.98% a year	about 1.95 km²	Rural
Palsara	1,467	6.06%	0.60% a year	about 3.43 km²	Rural
Poblacion	2,242	9.26%	−0.50% a year	about 0.919 km²	Rural
Sala	1,646	6.8%	−1.25% a year	about 0.565 km²	Rural
Sampalocan	1,052	4.35%	−3.03% a year	about 1.02 km²	Rural
San Sebastian	842	3.48%	−6.07% a year	about 0.749 km²	Rural
Solis	984	4.07%	5.41% a year	about 0.58 km²	Rural

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 17.61 km² of land, 1,374 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 307 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: 17.61 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: 1,374 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 14.00799° N, 121.12001° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: 3 m
Average: 133 m
Highest: 307 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^[31]

Balete River0.5 km

Lakes^[31]

Taal Lake237.4 km²

Peaks^[31]

Lipa Pointvolcano220 m

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 I^[32]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

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

At Ambulong, the nearest PAGASA station, 12 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,816 mm of rain on 119 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Ambulong, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	26 mm	5	26.3 °C	30.1 °C	22.4 °C
February	22 mm	3	26.7 °C	31.1 °C	22.2 °C
March	21 mm	3	27.7 °C	32.5 °C	23.0 °C
April	25 mm	3	29.1 °C	34.3 °C	23.9 °C
May	129 mm	9	29.3 °C	33.9 °C	24.6 °C
June	213 mm	13	28.7 °C	32.8 °C	24.6 °C
July	338 mm	18	27.8 °C	31.5 °C	24.2 °C
August	306 mm	17	27.7 °C	31.1 °C	24.3 °C
September	271 mm	16	27.8 °C	31.4 °C	24.2 °C
October	193 mm	12	27.7 °C	31.6 °C	23.9 °C
November	140 mm	11	27.5 °C	31.2 °C	23.8 °C
December	133 mm	9	26.7 °C	30.1 °C	23.3 °C
The year	1,816 mm	119	27.7 °C	31.8 °C	23.7 °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 11 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 8 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: 7.7% of people^[19]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: 4th class^[4]

About 8 of every 100 people in Balete lived below the poverty line in 2021 (7.7%)^[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 5.8% and 9.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

5government offices
1hospital or health centre
13schools
6places of worship
1market
1park

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 offices3

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: 3rd district of Batangas^{[17, 18]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[20]
Vice mayor
Alvin Tapia Payo^[20]
2022–2025
Mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[21]
Vice mayor
Alvin Tapia Payo^[21]
2019–2022
Mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[22]
Vice mayor
Alvin Tapia Payo^[22]
2016–2019
Mayor
Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[23]
Vice mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[23]
2013–2016
Mayor
Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[24]
Vice mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[24]
2010–2013
Mayor
Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[25]
Vice mayor
Wilson Villapando Maralit^[25]
2007–2010
Mayor
David Dimaala Pamplona^[26]
Vice mayor
Marissa Garcia Reyes^[26]
2004–2007
Mayor
David Pamplona^[27]
Vice mayor
Marissa Reyes^[27]
2001–2004
Mayor
David Dimaala Pamplona^[28]
Vice mayor
Marissa Garcia Reyes^[28]

Mayors and vice mayors of Balete, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[20]	Alvin Tapia Payo^[20]
2022–2025	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[21]	Alvin Tapia Payo^[21]
2019–2022	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[22]	Alvin Tapia Payo^[22]
2016–2019	Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[23]	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[23]
2013–2016	Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[24]	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[24]
2010–2013	Leovino Ojales Hidalgo^[25]	Wilson Villapando Maralit^[25]
2007–2010	David Dimaala Pamplona^[26]	Marissa Garcia Reyes^[26]
2004–2007	David Pamplona^[27]	Marissa Reyes^[27]
2001–2004	David Dimaala Pamplona^[28]	Marissa Garcia Reyes^[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Balete before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Balete before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
2000–2008	David D. Pamplona^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1994–2000	Amado D. Roxas^[29]	Municipal Mayor
1972–1994	Hospicio M. Ramirez^[29]	Municipal Mayor

History & Identity

Stories from CALABARZON

Balete has no Story of its own yet. This one is about CALABARZON, which Balete is part of.

Film, 0:59
CALABARZON
CALABARZON: every name was something else
CALABARZON is made of five province names, and most of them changed. Batangas was Kumintang, then Taal; Quezon was Kalilayan, then Tayabas. Cavite's hook story is told as a tradition.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Created: Republic Act No. 5659, approved on 21 June 1969, separated ten barrios and three sitios from the City of Lipa and made them the municipality of Balete. The new town began when its first elected officials qualified.^[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionLocal belief handed down by elders says the place was named for the many balete trees that grew there when settlers were few.^[11]

Its story

Balete was a barrio of Lipa. The town website names Jose Magapi and his family as its first residents.^[11]

From 1910 to 1969 the barrio was led by a series of tenientes del barrio, listed on the town website.^[11]

Congress passed Republic Act No. 5659 on 21 June 1969. It made Balete a municipality of 13 barangays, with its seat at the barrio of Balete.^{[9, 11]}

Timeline

21 June 1969
Republic Act No. 5659 creates the municipality of Balete from barrios of the City of Lipa.^[9]

Nearby

Balete shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

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

Balete beside Batangas
Figure	Balete	Batangas	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Batangas
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 glossary	24,202^{[1, 2]}	2,994,795	32nd of 34
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 glossary	0.15% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.70% a year	27th of 34
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 glossary	1,374^[6]more crowded	1,099	14th of 34
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	17.61 km²^[6]	2,725.23 km²	30th of 34
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 glossary	3.8^{[1, 2]}higher	3.6	not 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 glossary	20.8%^[5]lower	50.3%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Batangas City, the capital of Batangas: 31.4 km south
Manila: 66.3 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

MataasnakahoyBatangas4.0 km southwest
MalvarBatangas4.6 km northeast
Lipa CityBatangas9.3 km southeast
Tanauan CityBatangas10.2 km north
Sto. Tomas CityBatangas12.6 km northeast
CuencaBatangas12.9 km southwest

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

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25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 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
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 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
27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 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.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
29.www.baletebatangas.gov.ph. Balete, Batangas - History. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
30.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
31.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
32.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
33.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
34.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
35.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
36.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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