Batuan, Masbate
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Batuan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Masbate
, Philippines
. It is located in Ticao Island
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,038 people in 2,529 households.
In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costarica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando
to form the town of Batuan.
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Masbate
Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region. Its capital is Masbate City and consists of three major islands: Masbate, Ticao and Burias.-History:...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is located in Ticao Island
Ticao Island
Ticao Island is one of the three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. The other two major Islands are Masbate Island and Burias Island ....
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,038 people in 2,529 households.
In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costarica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando
San Fernando, Masbate
San Fernando is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located in Ticao Island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,179 people in 4,222 households. This place lies along the shoreline of Ticao Island...
to form the town of Batuan.
Barangays
Batuan is politically subdivided into 14 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Burgos
- Cañares
- Canvañez
- Costa Rica
- Danao
- Gibraltar
- Mabuhay
- Matabao
- Nasandig
- Panisihan
- Poblacion
- Rizal
- Royroy
- Sawang