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Municipality

Bato

Bato is a municipality in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 52,021 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bato by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalatanIriga CityLibonNabuaPolanguiAgos: 1,795 people, 794 per km², −1.75% a yearBacolod: 1,085 people, 337 per km², −0.95% a yearBuluang: 2,211 people, 413 per km², 0.57% a yearCaricot: 439 people, 147 per km², −4.97% a yearCawacagan: 1,679 people, 688 per km², −0.01% a yearCotmon: 311 people, 53 per km², −1.84% a yearCristo Rey: 958 people, 512 per km², 2.71% a yearDel Rosario: 288 people, 292 per km², −8.65% a yearDivina Pastora: 1,749 people, 14,949 per km², 0.83% a yearGoyudan: 1,316 people, 1,106 per km², −0.63% a yearLobong: 523 people, 86 per km², 3.23% a yearLubigan: 264 people, 87 per km², 5.52% a yearMainit: 328 people, 105 per km², 4.23% a yearManga: 298 people, 104 per km², −0.32% a yearMasoli: 3,093 people, 864 per km², 1.04% a yearNeighborhood: 865 people, 347 per km², 4.96% a yearNiño Jesus: 811 people, 501 per km², 1.86% a yearPagatpatan: 2,955 people, 869 per km², 2.20% a yearPalo: 1,177 people, 1,543 per km², 9.87% a yearPayak: 1,886 people, 515 per km², −1.54% a yearSagrada: 863 people, 303 per km², −0.52% a yearSalvacion: 1,490 people, 514 per km², −2.02% a yearSan Isidro: 147 people, 63 per km², −8.41% a yearSan Juan: 2,142 people, 449 per km², −0.97% a yearSan Miguel: 4,481 people, 2,716 per km², 0.50% a yearSan Rafael: 1,704 people, 20,262 per km², 1.72% a yearSan Roque: 1,979 people, 544 per km², −0.95% a yearSan Vicente: 6,440 people, 2,213 per km², −0.98% a yearSanta Cruz: 2,864 people, 1,160 per km², −1.72% a yearSantiago: 3,548 people, 13,914 per km², −0.27% a yearSooc: 310 people, 409 per km², 0.31% a yearTagpolo: 676 people, 273 per km², 0.25% a yearTres Reyes: 1,346 people, 10,434 per km², −3.31% 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

    52,021

    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 7.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    16th

    of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur 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 3 of every 100 people in Camarines Sur lived in Bato in 2024 (2.52%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    108.35 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: Bato's land would fill a square about 10.4 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: 480 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 5 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

    11,561

    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

    4.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    21%

    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
0501703000[4]Formerly 051703000
ZIP code
4435[12, 13, 14]

People

Bato had 52,021 people in the 2024 census, up 7.7% 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.

Bato had the 16th most people of the 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 13Baao61,357
  2. 14Ragay58,843
  3. 15Lagonoy57,044
  4. 16Bato52,021
  5. 17Minalabac51,841
  6. 18Pasacao50,708
  7. 19Caramoan50,433
All 37 cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 61 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. San Vicente6,44012 in 100
  2. San Miguel4,4819 in 100
  3. Santiago3,5487 in 100
  4. Masoli3,0936 in 100
  5. Pagatpatan2,9556 in 100
  6. Santa Cruz2,8646 in 100
  7. Buluang2,2114 in 100
  8. San Juan2,1424 in 100
  9. San Roque1,9794 in 100
  10. Payak1,8864 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Bato
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (35.2%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.3%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 46,0873,1942,893
5 - 96,1073,2162,891
10 - 146,1493,1882,961
15 - 195,9833,1042,879
20 - 244,7572,4702,287
25 - 293,5511,8571,694
30 - 343,2451,6631,582
35 - 392,8351,4791,356
40 - 442,5861,3381,248
45 - 492,3551,1721,183
50 - 542,2411,1661,075
55 - 591,858947911
60 - 641,521719802
65 - 691,075499576
70 - 74827333494
75 - 79490184306
80 years and over487161326

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
52,021[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
11,561[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Camarines Sur, 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
2.52%[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
21% (10,921 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
26,690 men, 25,464 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202452,021[1, 2]−0.06% a year11,5614.5
2020as of May 1, 202052,155[1]0.01% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201552,137[1]1.46% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201048,306[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then44,437[31]0.54% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders42,739[31, 32]2.11% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then38,771[31]1.78% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then35,294[31]1.71% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then29,774[31]0.88% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then28,492[31]1.86% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then25,985[31]2.07% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then21,078[31]———

Barangays

Bato is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Bato. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agos1,7953.45%−1.75% a yearabout 2.26 km²Rural
Bacolod1,0852.09%−0.95% a yearabout 3.22 km²Rural
Buluang2,2114.25%0.57% a yearabout 5.35 km²Rural
Caricot4390.84%−4.97% a yearabout 2.99 km²Rural
Cawacagan1,6793.23%−0.01% a yearabout 2.44 km²Rural
Cotmon3110.6%−1.84% a yearabout 5.88 km²Rural
Cristo Rey9581.84%2.71% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Del Rosario2880.55%−8.65% a yearabout 0.986 km²Rural
Divina Pastora1,7493.36%0.83% a yearabout 0.117 km²Rural
Goyudan1,3162.53%−0.63% a yearabout 1.19 km²Rural
Lobong5231.01%3.23% a yearabout 6.09 km²Rural
Lubigan2640.51%5.52% a yearabout 3.04 km²Rural
Mainit3280.63%4.23% a yearabout 3.11 km²Rural
Manga2980.57%−0.32% a yearabout 2.87 km²Rural
Masoli3,0935.95%1.04% a yearabout 3.58 km²Rural
Neighborhood8651.66%4.96% a yearabout 2.49 km²Rural
Niño Jesus8111.56%1.86% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Pagatpatan2,9555.68%2.20% a yearabout 3.40 km²Rural
Palo1,1772.26%9.87% a yearabout 0.763 km²Rural
Payak1,8863.63%−1.54% a yearabout 3.66 km²Rural
Sagrada8631.66%−0.52% a yearabout 2.85 km²Rural
Salvacion1,4902.86%−2.02% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
San Isidro1470.28%−8.41% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
San Juan2,1424.12%−0.97% a yearabout 4.77 km²Rural
San Miguel4,4818.61%0.50% a yearabout 1.65 km²Urban
San Rafael1,7043.28%1.72% a yearabout 0.0841 km²Rural
San Roque1,9793.8%−0.95% a yearabout 3.64 km²Rural
San Vicente6,44012.38%−0.98% a yearabout 2.91 km²Urban
Santa Cruz2,8645.51%−1.72% a yearabout 2.47 km²Rural
Santiago3,5486.82%−0.27% a yearabout 0.255 km²Rural
Sooc3100.6%0.31% a yearabout 0.758 km²Rural
Tagpolo6761.3%0.25% a yearabout 2.48 km²Rural
Tres Reyes1,3462.59%−3.31% a yearabout 0.129 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

Bato covers 108.35 km² of land, 480 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 368 m above the sea and it has 5.5 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
108.35 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
480 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.31373° N, 123.30235° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
76 m
Highest
368 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

5.5 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Naporog River3.5 of 24.4 km

Lakes[28]

  1. Lake Bato26.0 km²

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[29]

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.

Covers about 86 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Legaspi City, the nearest PAGASA station, 50 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,593 mm of rain on 195 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Legaspi City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January347 mm1826.1 °C28.9 °C23.3 °C
February251 mm1326.3 °C29.4 °C23.3 °C
March232 mm1427.0 °C30.2 °C23.9 °C
April152 mm1228.2 °C31.7 °C24.8 °C
May198 mm1329.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June216 mm1428.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
July281 mm1828.2 °C31.5 °C24.9 °C
August223 mm1628.3 °C31.5 °C25.0 °C
September280 mm1728.1 °C31.5 °C24.8 °C
October322 mm1827.8 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
November450 mm2027.4 °C30.4 °C24.4 °C
December642 mm2226.7 °C29.4 °C24.0 °C
The year3,593 mm19527.7 °C30.9 °C24.5 °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 15 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 37 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
37.3% of people[17]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
2nd class[4]
About 37 of every 100 people in Bato lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.3%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 32.5% and 42.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 33schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bato. 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.[10, 11]

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
5th district of Camarines Sur[15, 16]

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
    Enric Lanuzga Dancalan[18]
    Vice mayor
    Diosdado Trinidad Zorilla[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Domingo Landagan Zorilla Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Victorio Sapnay Ramos[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Frank Buena Bernaldez[20]
    Vice mayor
    Domingo Landagan Zorilla Jr.[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Francisco Buena Bernaldez[21]
    Vice mayor
    Victorio Sapnay Ramos[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jeanette Ramos Bernaldez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Alvin Osea Sacueza[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Jeanette Osea-Ramos Bernaldez[23]
    Vice mayor
    Ruben Calleja Pili[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Jeanette Osea Ramos Bernaldez[24]
    Vice mayor
    Bonifacio Romaraog Billones[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Jaime Gonzales[25]
    Vice mayor
    Noel Tino[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Jaime T. Gonzales[26]
    Vice mayor
    Noel C. Tino[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bato, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Enric Lanuzga Dancalan[18]Diosdado Trinidad Zorilla[18]
2022–2025Domingo Landagan Zorilla Jr.[19]Victorio Sapnay Ramos[19]
2019–2022Frank Buena Bernaldez[20]Domingo Landagan Zorilla Jr.[20]
2016–2019Francisco Buena Bernaldez[21]Victorio Sapnay Ramos[21]
2013–2016Jeanette Ramos Bernaldez[22]Alvin Osea Sacueza[22]
2010–2013Jeanette Osea-Ramos Bernaldez[23]Ruben Calleja Pili[23]
2007–2010Jeanette Osea Ramos Bernaldez[24]Bonifacio Romaraog Billones[24]
2004–2007Jaime Gonzales[25]Noel Tino[25]
2001–2004Jaime T. Gonzales[26]Noel C. Tino[26]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1903 the Philippine Commission kept Bato's boundaries unchanged when it reduced the 43 towns of Ambos Camarines to 35.[9]

Timeline

  1. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 959 reduced the municipalities of Ambos Camarines and left Bato's boundaries unchanged.[9]

Nearby

Bato shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Bato beside Camarines Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur.

Bato beside Camarines Sur
FigureBatoCamarines SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Camarines Sur
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 glossary52,021[1, 2]2,063,31416th of 37
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−0.06% a year[1, 2]about the same−0.06% a year21st of 37
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 glossary480[6]more crowded36118th of 37
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 glossary108.35 km²[6]5,718.25 km²23rd of 37
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 glossary4.5[1, 2]higher4.2not 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 glossary21%[5]lower28.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pili, the capital of Camarines Sur
29.8 km north
Manila
286.9 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. BalatanCamarines Sur6.7 km northwest
  2. LibonAlbay10.2 km southeast
  3. NabuaCamarines Sur11.8 km northeast
  4. BulaCamarines Sur15.8 km north
  5. Iriga CityCamarines Sur16.9 km northeast
  6. BaaoCamarines Sur20.4 km north

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