Balatan, Camarines Sur
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| Motto: Balateño, Oragon! | |
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| Coordinates: 13°19′16″N 123°13′59″E / 13.32111°N 123.23306°ECoordinates: 13°19′16″N 123°13′59″E / 13.32111°N 123.23306°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region (Region V) |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| District | 5th district(Rinconada) |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Barangays | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernesto "Bares" A. Bagasbas (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.72 km2 (24.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 26,679 |
| • Density | 418.7/km2 (1,084.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 4436 |
| Income class | 4th class municipality; partially urban |
| Website | balatan.gov.ph |
Balatan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 26,679 people.
Balatan was founded by Don Gregorio Balatan, also its first mayor and founder of the municipality's first school, the Don Gregorio O.Balatan Memorial High School (formerly Balatan Institute). The current and the 6th mayor is Hon.Ernesto A. Bagasbas.
Balatan celebrates a festival, The Pintakasi and Pagkamundag Festival on February 18 and December 1–3 respectively. This town bounded by the municipalities of Bula, Bato,Nabua and a shoreline part of the Ragay Gulf. Trading in this town is comparably good since people from the Burias Island of Masbate province are most likely trading their products in this small municipality. Blessed with shallow depth shore, beautiful beaches and rich forest, it is now considered to be the next center of development projects of the provincial and national government. The Animasola Island which according to the Balateño Fisherfolk is very scenic comes sunset is part of this municipality
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[edit] History
Balatan is not an ancient municipality as compared to other towns in the fourth district. It was just a sitio known as Siramag which belonged to the town of Nabua.
In the year 1951, a member of the Provincial Board of Camarines Sur in the person of Gregorio O. Balatan Sr. proposed a resolution which indicated the division of Nabua into two municipalities: Nabua and Balatan. Balatan then was separated to its mother town and became an independent area on December 3, 1951 under Executive Order (EO) No. 485 of then President Elpidio Quirino, owing its name to the father of Board member Gregorio Balatan who was Don Rufino Balatan.
Seven years later from its establishment as a town, the Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help was installed by Archbishop Pedro P. Santos. Balatan observes the annual fiesta celebration every February 16–18 Pintakasi.
[edit] Barangays
Balatan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.
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[edit] Socio-economic profile
Literacy Rate
- Urban area literacy rate: 98.29%
- Rural area literacy rate: 97.17%
Language & Dialect
96.67% speak the mother tongue which is Bicol-Iriga (also known as Rinconada).
Religion
- Catholics: 96.50%
- Christians: 1.50%
- Iglesia ni Cristo:2.00%
Housing
Years 1960–1997 there is an average of 97.60% of total housing units in the municipality which are occupied while only 3.40% are vacant
Health
- Crude birth rate: 19.97%
- Crude death rate: 2.05%
- Infant mortality rate: 11.49%
- Young child mortality: 1.53%
- Maternal mortality rate: 3.22%
- General medical consultation rate: 358.68%
- Hospitalization rate: 6.57%
- Health service and facilities implemented by the municipal health office through its Rural Health Unit
- Community Hospital (under-construction)
- Existence of four barangay health stations
Education
- 17 public elementary schools
- 1 private elementary school
- 3 public secondary schools
- 1 institution offering vocational/technical education
- 1 Public Tertiary Institution, to be operational by 2012
Protective
- Facilities for protective services include the:
– Police headquarters – Police substation – Fire station – Municipal jail - Coast Guard
Social welfare
- Existing social welfare organizations or instrumentalities include:
– CVRD’S People Organization – KALIPI (Women) PYM – Federation of Day Care Workers - 4P's - Kalahi-CIDDS
Trade & commerce
- Minor central business district consists of public market, grocery, sari-sari stores, welding and vulcanizing shop, calling office, fish dealer, bakery, barber shop, beauty parlor, billiard hall, coco lumber dealer, junk shop and cable network
- Neighborhood centers consisting of sari-sari stores, bakery, videoke/bar, mini-sound system, repair shops, piggery, cockpit, bakery, furniture shop, fish dealer, repair and welding shops, copra dealer, among others
Industry
- Mini-containerized ice plant which cater to the needs of rich-fishing activities few rice mills
Agriculture sector
- 75.04% of the total municipal land area are devoted to crops such as rice, corn, vegetables, legumes, coffee, high value crops and fruits, sugar cane, coconut, banana, abaca, root crops and industrial crops
- For livestock production: 36 private owners engaged in raising carabaos, cattles, swines or poultry
- For fishery production: 2 commercial, 298 local.
Tourism
- There are six beach resorts catering to domestic tourism
Transportation facilities
- Land transportation refers to the present road circulation system as well as bus, van, and jeepney terminal
- Marine transportation facility operates through the existing Balatan Municipal Port of Ragay Gulf
Water supply
- Water supply distributed under Level III and Level I water systems:
– Level III is operated by the Balatan Water District – Level I water supply system consisting of either shallow wells, deep wells or improved spring provides alternative water supply source
Power & electricity
- 95% of the total households in the municipality are now served with electricity
- Barangays with electricity are serviced by CASURECO III
Communication facilities
- Communication facilities include the ff:
– postal services – telegraph and telegraphic transfer service facilities – telephone services
Organization
- Tau Gamma Phi
- Tau Gamma Sigma
- Triskelion Grand Fraternity
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Kabalikat Civicom
- Kiwanis International
- PREX
- Catholic Women's League
- Couples For Christ
- Singles For Christ
[edit] External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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