This interior town used to be a barrio of Bilar during the Spanish regime and was called Lindogan. It was during the early years of American regime that this barrio was made into a municipality on October 31, 1903 by Act No. 370 of the Philippine Commission.
Batuan at a glance | |
Population (2015): | 12767 |
Population (2010): | 12431 |
Population (2000): | 11835 |
Number of households (2000): | 2287 |
Land area: | 7815 ha |
Number of barangays: | 15 |
Distance from Tagbilaran: | 51 km |
Barangay | Population (2000) | Households (2000) | Population (2010) | Population (2015) |
Aloja | 465 | 107 | 437 | 424 |
Behind The Clouds (San Jose) | 254 | 53 | 256 | 234 |
Cabacnitan | 786 | 135 | 596 | 701 |
Cambacay | 585 | 142 | 585 | 673 |
Cantigdas | 604 | 109 | 735 | 786 |
Garcia | 455 | 87 | 546 | 476 |
Janlud | 668 | 140 | 703 | 780 |
Poblacion Norte | 1598 | 287 | 1889 | 1988 |
Poblacion Sur | 1140 | 211 | 1353 | 1313 |
Poblacion Vieja (Longsudaan) | 908 | 185 | 894 | 899 |
Quezon | 560 | 102 | 603 | 609 |
Quirino | 505 | 100 | 447 | 480 |
Rizal | 1153 | 227 | 1277 | 1295 |
Rosariohan | 907 | 179 | 939 | 929 |
Santa Cruz | 1247 | 223 | 1171 | 1180 |
(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)