Batad, officially the Municipality of Batad (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred to the town of Balasan.
Geography Batad is north from the provincial capital, Iloilo City, and from Roxas City.
Barangays Batad is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Alapasco Alinsolong Banban Batad Viejo Binon-an Bolhog Bulak Norte Bulak Sur Cabagohan Calangag Caw-i Drancalan Embarcadero Hamod Malico Nangka Pasayan Poblacion Quiazan Florete Quiazan Lopez Salong Santa Ana Tanao Tapi-an
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Batad was 22,174 people, with a density of .
Economy
Education The Batad 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.
Primary and elementary schools
Alapasco Primary School Banban Primary School Batad Adventist Elementary School Batad Central Elementary School Batad Christian Learning School Binon-an Elementary School Jose P. Gonzalodo Sr. Elementary School Calangag Primary School Caw-i Primary School Malico Primary School Pasayan Primary School St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Learning Center Sta. Ana Primary School Tanao Elementary School Teodoro P. Gomeri Elementary School
Secondary schools
Batad National High School Bulak Integrated School Embarcadero Integrated School Valerio P. Palmares National High School
References
External links [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System