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Municipality

Bato

Bato is a municipality in Catanduanes, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 21,325 in the 2024 census, and it has 27 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.
BarasSan MiguelViracAroyao Pequeño: 210 people, 279 per km², 1.54% a yearBagumbayan: 393 people, 228 per km², −0.06% a yearBanawang: 771 people, 476 per km², −0.09% a yearBatalay: 1,439 people, 440 per km², −0.10% a yearBinanuahan: 1,869 people, 769 per km², −2.73% a yearBote: 1,161 people, 394 per km², −0.49% a yearBuenavista: 469 people, 188 per km², 1.27% a yearCabugao: 3,221 people, 5,298 per km², 1.20% a yearCagraray: 664 people, 147 per km², −0.29% a yearCarorian: 419 people, 63 per km², −1.80% a yearGuinobatan: 1,197 people, 843 per km², 0.08% a yearLibjo: 384 people, 538 per km², −0.80% a yearMarinawa: 643 people, 167 per km², 0.26% a yearMintay: 357 people, 343 per km², −1.49% a yearOguis: 369 people, 474 per km², −0.76% a yearPananaogan: 655 people, 354 per km², −0.11% a yearLibod Poblacion: 942 people, 5,322 per km², −0.72% a yearSan Andres: 440 people, 673 per km², 0.16% a yearSan Pedro: 426 people, 406 per km², 0.46% a yearSan Roque: 1,526 people, 569 per km², −0.85% a yearSanta Isabel: 139 people, 186 per km², −1.33% a yearSibacungan: 609 people, 133 per km², −1.95% a yearSipi: 990 people, 350 per km², −0.60% a yearTalisay: 235 people, 313 per km², −2.31% a yearTamburan: 554 people, 571 per km², −1.34% a yearTilis: 389 people, 385 per km², 0.95% a yearIlawod: 854 people, 4,771 per km², −1.95% 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

    21,325

    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 6.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes 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 100 people in Catanduanes lived in Bato in 2024 (8.17%)

  • Inside itSources

    27

    barangays

  • LandSources

    48.17 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 6.9 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: 443 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

    5,257

    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

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    7.7%

    About 8 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
0502003000[4]Formerly 052003000
ZIP code
4801[13, 14, 15]

People

Bato had 21,325 people in the 2024 census, up 6.7% 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 5th most people of the 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes in 2024[1]
  1. 2San Andres37,157
  2. 3Caramoran30,124
  3. 4Viga21,364
  4. 5Bato21,325
  5. 6Pandan20,796
  6. 7San Miguel14,578
  7. 8Baras12,992
All 11 cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 66 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Cabugao3,22115 in 100
  2. Binanuahan1,8699 in 100
  3. San Roque1,5267 in 100
  4. Batalay1,4397 in 100
  5. Guinobatan1,1976 in 100
  6. Bote1,1615 in 100
  7. Sipi9905 in 100
  8. Libod Poblacion9424 in 100
  9. Ilawod8544 in 100
  10. Banawang7714 in 100
See all 27 barangays of Bato
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.6%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.9%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,2431,1841,059
5 - 92,3231,1731,150
10 - 142,2951,1961,099
15 - 192,2751,1961,079
20 - 241,846958888
25 - 291,581838743
30 - 341,363675688
35 - 391,286644642
40 - 441,179586593
45 - 491,031546485
50 - 541,028533495
55 - 59896465431
60 - 64762395367
65 - 69553253300
70 - 74397162235
75 - 79331129202
80 years and over352105247

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
21,325[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
5,257[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Catanduanes, 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
8.17%[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
7.7% (1,633 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
11,038 men, 10,703 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,325[1, 2]−0.47% a year5,2574.1
2020as of May 1, 202021,748[1]0.46% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201521,279[1]1.20% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,984[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then18,738[32]0.74% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,761[32, 33]1.54% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then16,535[32]1.43% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then15,331[32]0.15% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then15,099[32]−0.41% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,415[32]2.02% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then13,948[32]0.44% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,339[32]———

Barangays

Bato is made up of 27 barangays.
Barangays of Bato. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aroyao Pequeño2100.98%1.54% a yearabout 0.754 km²Rural
Bagumbayan3931.84%−0.06% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Banawang7713.62%−0.09% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Batalay1,4396.75%−0.10% a yearabout 3.27 km²Rural
Binanuahan1,8698.76%−2.73% a yearabout 2.43 km²Rural
Bote1,1615.44%−0.49% a yearabout 2.95 km²Rural
Buenavista4692.2%1.27% a yearabout 2.50 km²Rural
Cabugao3,22115.1%1.20% a yearabout 0.608 km²Rural
Cagraray6643.11%−0.29% a yearabout 4.52 km²Rural
Carorian4191.96%−1.80% a yearabout 6.61 km²Rural
Guinobatan1,1975.61%0.08% a yearabout 1.42 km²Rural
Ilawod8544%−1.95% a yearabout 0.179 km²Rural
Libjo3841.8%−0.80% a yearabout 0.714 km²Rural
Libod Poblacion9424.42%−0.72% a yearabout 0.177 km²Rural
Marinawa6433.02%0.26% a yearabout 3.86 km²Urban
Mintay3571.67%−1.49% a yearabout 1.04 km²Rural
Oguis3691.73%−0.76% a yearabout 0.779 km²Rural
Pananaogan6553.07%−0.11% a yearabout 1.85 km²Rural
San Andres4402.06%0.16% a yearabout 0.654 km²Rural
San Pedro4262%0.46% a yearabout 1.05 km²Rural
San Roque1,5267.16%−0.85% a yearabout 2.68 km²Rural
Santa Isabel1390.65%−1.33% a yearabout 0.748 km²Rural
Sibacungan6092.86%−1.95% a yearabout 4.58 km²Rural
Sipi9904.64%−0.60% a yearabout 2.83 km²Urban
Talisay2351.1%−2.31% a yearabout 0.752 km²Rural
Tamburan5542.6%−1.34% a yearabout 0.971 km²Rural
Tilis3891.82%0.95% a yearabout 1.01 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 48.17 km² of land, 443 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 646 m above the sea and it has 35.4 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
48.17 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
443 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.60881° N, 124.32327° 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
152 m
Highest
646 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

35.4 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Bato River6.4 of 27.5 km
  2. Bato River1.0 km

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 II[30]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

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

At Virac, the nearest PAGASA station, 12 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,188 mm of rain on 180 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Virac, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January274 mm1525.7 °C29.0 °C22.4 °C
February172 mm1225.9 °C29.4 °C22.4 °C
March177 mm1326.4 °C30.2 °C22.7 °C
April141 mm1227.3 °C31.2 °C23.3 °C
May166 mm1128.2 °C32.1 °C24.4 °C
June220 mm1428.4 °C32.1 °C24.7 °C
July248 mm1628.0 °C31.6 °C24.4 °C
August186 mm1228.2 °C32.0 °C24.5 °C
September264 mm1428.1 °C31.9 °C24.2 °C
October399 mm1927.4 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C
November418 mm2127.1 °C30.4 °C23.7 °C
December525 mm2126.4 °C29.6 °C23.3 °C
The year3,188 mm18027.3 °C30.9 °C23.7 °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 32 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 18 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
18.3% 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
4th class[4]
About 18 of every 100 people in Bato lived below the poverty line in 2021 (18.3%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 15.2% and 21.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 17schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 1market
  • 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.[11, 12]

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
Lone district of Catanduanes[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
    Juan Todoc Rodulfo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Reynato Camacho Teston[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Juan Todoc Rodulfo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Roy Palean Regalado[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Juan Todoc Rodulfo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Roy Palean Regalado[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Roy Palean Regalado[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Juan Todoc Rodulfo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Joselito Tañon Alberto[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[24]
    Vice mayor
    Joselito Tañon Alberto[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[25]
    Vice mayor
    Joselito Tañon Alberto[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Lorenzo Templonuevo Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Felicito Tasarra[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Lorenzo T. Templonuevo Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Juan T. Toledana[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bato, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Juan Todoc Rodulfo[19]Reynato Camacho Teston[19]
2022–2025Juan Todoc Rodulfo[20]Roy Palean Regalado[20]
2019–2022Juan Todoc Rodulfo[21]Roy Palean Regalado[21]
2016–2019Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[22]Roy Palean Regalado[22]
2013–2016Juan Todoc Rodulfo[23]Joselito Tañon Alberto[23]
2010–2013Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[24]Joselito Tañon Alberto[24]
2007–2010Eulogio Rante Rodriguez[25]Joselito Tañon Alberto[25]
2004–2007Lorenzo Templonuevo Jr.[26]Felicito Tasarra[26]
2001–2004Lorenzo T. Templonuevo Jr.[27]Juan T. Toledana[27]

History & Identity

Its story

In 1906 the Philippine Commission enlarged Bato by adding Baras, except for the visita of Cabugao, which went to Virac. Bato remained the seat of government.[10]

Timeline

  1. 31 October 1906

    Act No. 1557 merged Baras into Bato and moved the visita of Cabugao to Virac.[10]

Nearby

Bato shares a border with Baras, San Miguel and Virac.

How it compares

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

Bato beside Catanduanes
FigureBatoCatanduanesRank among the cities and municipalities of Catanduanes
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 glossary21,325[1, 2]261,1695th of 11
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−0.47% a year[1, 2]faster−0.96% a year2nd of 11
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 glossary443[6]more crowded1781st of 11
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 glossary48.17 km²[6]1,466.91 km²11th of 11
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 glossary4.1[1, 2]lower4.2not 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 glossary7.7%[5]lower10%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Virac, the capital of Catanduanes
13.7 km west
Manila
375.5 km west

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BarasCatanduanes12.4 km north
  2. San MiguelCatanduanes13.5 km northwest
  3. ViracCatanduanes13.7 km west
  4. GigmotoCatanduanes19.5 km north
  5. San AndresCatanduanes25.0 km west
  6. VigaCatanduanes25.3 km north

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