Balete, Aklan

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Balete
Municipality
Municipality of Balete
Church of Balete
Church of Balete
Flag of Balete
Flag
Official seal of Balete
Seal
Map of Aklan with Balete highlighted
Map of Aklan with Balete highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Balete is located in Philippines
Balete
Balete
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°33′19″N 122°22′45″E / 11.5553°N 122.3792°E / 11.5553; 122.3792
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAklan
District 1st district
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorPrescilla Calizo
 • Vice MayorPatrick F. Lachica
 • RepresentativeJesus Marquez
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Inocentes F. Bantigue Jr.
  • Roman R. Villaruel
  • Jose Roger D. Feliciano
  • Evelyn V. Villanueva
  • Agnes D. Recidoro
  • Karl V. Yasa
  • Rex C. delos Reyes
  • Ralph B. Cleope
 • Electorate17,585 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
118.93 km2 (45.92 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Highest elevation
1,568 m (5,144 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
 • Total
30,310
 • Density254.9/km2 (660.1/sq mi)
 • Households
2,242
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.79
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 178.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 504.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 148.5 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 129.7 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAklan Electric Cooperative (AKELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5614
PSGC
060402000
IDD : area code +63 (0)36
Native languagesAklanon
Hiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog
Websitebaleteaklan.gov.ph

Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete (Aklanon: Banwa it Balete; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Balete; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balete), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 30,310 people.[5]

Geography

Alternate flag of Balete

Balete is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Kalibo, the provincial capital.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 118.93 square kilometres (45.92 sq mi) [6] constituting 6.53% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometre- (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan.

Barangays

Balete is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Fulgencio was formerly known as Morthon.[8]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024[9] 2010[10]
060402001 Aranas 17.3% 5,256 5,083 ▴ 0.23%
060402002 Arcangel 11.5% 3,486 3,454 ▴ 0.06%
060402004 Calizo 12.7% 3,863 3,773 ▴ 0.16%
060402005 Cortes 10.8% 3,278 2,872 ▴ 0.91%
060402006 Feliciano 9.5% 2,883 2,788 ▴ 0.23%
060402007 Fulgencio 11.8% 3,568 3,230 ▴ 0.68%
060402008 Guanko 4.4% 1,321 1,322 ▾ −0.01%
060402009 Morales 10.5% 3,184 2,619 ▴ 1.35%
060402010 Oquendo 4.1% 1,234 1,226 ▴ 0.04%
060402011 Poblacion 2.8% 847 830 ▴ 0.14%
Total 30,310 27,197 ▴ 0.75%

Climate

Climate data for Balete, Aklan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47
(1.9)		 33
(1.3)		 39
(1.5)		 48
(1.9)		 98
(3.9)		 150
(5.9)		 169
(6.7)		 147
(5.8)		 163
(6.4)		 172
(6.8)		 118
(4.6)		 80
(3.1)		 1,264
(49.8)
Average rainy days 11.4 8.2 9.3 9.7 19.1 25.6 27.4 25.5 25.5 25.2 18.5 14.5 219.9
Source: Meteoblue[11] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Demographics

Population census of Balete
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,529—    
1939 9,508+1.52%
1948 10,835+1.46%
1960 12,677+1.32%
1970 14,310+1.22%
1975 15,827+2.04%
1980 17,300+1.80%
1990 19,842+1.38%
1995 19,972+0.12%
2000 23,616+3.66%
2007 26,360+1.53%
2010 27,197+1.14%
2015 28,920+1.18%
2020 30,090+0.84%
2024 30,310+0.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][10][14][15]

In the 2020 census, Balete had a population of 30,090.[16] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Balete

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
63.59
2003
60.92
2006
45.10
2009
52.68
2012
25.59
2015
23.83
2018
17.26
2021
26.79

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Culture

In Balete, the Aklanon people-based piña industry preserves Filipino traditional weaving. Raquel Eliserio, as its cultural master won the AGAATI's Global Eco Artisan Awards 2021. She founded a haeab-ean (weaving area) in her Barangay Feliciano and another in neighboring Tangalan. Her over a hundred looms and piña fiber knotters utilize her unique suksuk or inlay. The counted warp and weft are pulled by cotton threads, numbered with Dicranopteris linearis sticks and the piña textile is inlaid with designs.[25]

Landmarks

  • Agtawagon Hill - located at the south-eastern portion of Barangay Morales, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away from the town center. During the Philippine Revolution, the hill was the last line of defense of the Filipino patriots during the Spanish-Filipino conflict.[citation needed] The same hill had served as camp for Filipino guerrillas during Japanese occupation during the Second World War.[citation needed] Foxholes had been built on the summit of the hill overlooking potential enemy movement.

Education

The Balete Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[26]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Aranas Elementary School
  • Arcangel Norte Primary School
  • Arcangel Sur Elementary School
  • Balete Elementary School
  • Bangbang Elementary School
  • Benetinan Primary School
  • Calizo Elementary School
  • Christ the King School
  • Cortes Integrated School
  • Feliciano Elementary School
  • Fulgencio Norte Elementary School
  • Fulgencio Sur Elementary School
  • Guanco SDA Multigrade School
  • Guanko Elementary School
  • Maranatha Christian Academy
  • Maria and Feliciano Dela Cruz Elementary School
  • Morales Elementary School
  • Oquendo Primary School
  • Saint Raphael Parochial School

Secondary schools

  • Balete Academy
  • Balete Integrated School
  • Calizo National High School
  • Cortes Integrated School
  • Fr. Julian C. Rago National High School
  • Jose Borromeo Legaspi Memorial National High School
  • Jose F. Meñez Memorial National High School
  • Patrocinio A. Lachica Integrated School

Higher educational institution

  • Balete Community College[27]

Notable personalities

References

  1. ↑  Municipality of Balete | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province: Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Municipal: Balete, Aklan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "An Act Changing the Name of the Barrio of Morthon in the Municipality of Balete, Province of Capiz, to Barrio Fulgencio". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Balete: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  15. ↑ "Province of Aklan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  19. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  20. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  21. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  25. ↑ Abanes, Mariel (March 31, 2021). "Award-Winning, Internationally Recognized Piña Weaver Raquel Eliserio". Metro Channel. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Universities and colleges in Balete, Aklan". www.finduniversity.ph.