Banate, Iloilo

Banate
Municipality of Banate
Banate Farmland
Banate Farmland
Flag of Banate
Official seal of Banate
Motto: 
Abante Banate!
Map of Iloilo with Banate highlighted
Map of Iloilo with Banate highlighted
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Banate is located in Philippines
Banate
Banate
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°03′N 122°47′E / 11.05°N 122.78°E / 11.05; 122.78
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
District 4th district
Founded1763
Re-established1843
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorPeter Paul T. Gonzales
 • Vice MayorFilemon M. Iran, Jr.
 • RepresentativeFerjenel G. Biron
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,179 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Highest elevation
577 m (1,893 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total33,376
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
 • Households
8,209
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.40
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 133.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 279.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 100.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 39.61 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5010
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)33
Native languagesHiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.banate.gov.ph

Banate, officially the Municipality of Banate (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Banate, Tagalog: Bayan ng Banate), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,376 people.[3]

The town is primarily a fishing and agricultural municipality, with large areas planted with rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, coconut and bananas. Banate is well known for Kasag (crabs), krill or shimp paste called ginamos, and the fresh fish, which local entrepreneurs take to and sell in the capital of the province, in many of the non-coastal towns, and even in Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Banate | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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