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Bato (IPA: ), officially the Municipality of Bato (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bato; Waray: Bungto han Bato; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bato), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,505 people.
Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 2006 38.42 2009 36.31 2012 39.24 2015 32.80 2018 28.22 2021 20.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing, industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and mountainous areas. Sugarcane ...
Pages in category "Municipalities of Leyte (province)" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The islet is coterminous with Barangay Dawahon, which is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Bato in the province of Leyte. The islet is only 5 hectares (12 acres) and has a population of about 3,230 as of the 2020 census. [1] The islet is only 3 meters (9.8 feet) above sea level, but the Danajon Bank protects it somewhat.
Leyte Provincial Capitol Tacloban City , Philippines The Leyte Provincial Board ( Waray : Sangguniang Panlalawigan han Leyte , Cebuano : Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa Leyte ) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Leyte .
Hilongos is the biggest municipality in terms of income, population and land area in the southwestern part of Leyte. A string of five equidistant municipalities, namely Inopacan, Hindang, Hilongos, Bato and Matalom comprises the southwestern part of Leyte. Hilongos, being at the geographical center, is also the center for government, religion ...
Leyte Island is the birthplace of the Tinikling dance, popular throughout the Philippines. [citation needed] On Friday, 8 November 2013, Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) destroyed 70-80% of the structures in its path on Leyte province. An estimated 10,000 people died and up to 620,000 people were displaced across the region.
The province, together with the independent cities are currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth congressional districts. Southern Leyte and Biliran last formed part of the province's representation in 1961 and 1995, respectively.