Baleno, Masbate
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Baleno | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Baleno | |
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 Map of Masbate with Baleno highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Baleno | |
.svg)  Baleno Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°28′26″N 123°29′54″E / 12.4739°N 123.4982°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Romeo C. dela Rosa |
| • Vice Mayor | Marites C. dela Rosa |
| • Representative | Elisa T. Kho |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 19,315 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 204.38 km2 (78.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 28,787 |
| • Density | 140.85/km2 (364.80/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,529 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.21 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 189.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 364.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 153 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 102.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5413 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Masbateño Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Baleno, officially the Municipality of Baleno, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,787 people.[5]
Baleno was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.[6]
Geography
Baleno is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Masbate City.
Barangays
Baleno is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Baao
- Banase
- Batuila
- Cagara
- Cagpandan
- Cancahorao
- Canjonday
- Docol
- Eastern Capsay
- Gabi
- Gangao
- Lagta
- Lahong Proper
- Lahong Interior
- Lipata
- Madancalan
- Magdalena
- Manoboc
- Ubongon Diot
- Poblacion
- Polot
- Potoson
- Sog-Ong
- Tinapian
Climate
| Climate data for Baleno, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) |
34 (1.3) |
42 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
73 (2.9) |
109 (4.3) |
118 (4.6) |
108 (4.3) |
129 (5.1) |
136 (5.4) |
112 (4.4) |
89 (3.5) |
1,025 (40.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Baleno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Baleno was 28,787 people,[14] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Points of activity
Baleno is a median town for buses coming from Metro Manila and Bicol to various towns beyond Baleno, including Aroroy, Balud and Mandaon.
Barangay Poblacion is the seat of the Municipal Government, and includes Plaza Valdemoro. Its parochial church is heavily devoted to the Our Lady of the Pillar a notable Christian figure in the Nueva Caceres (Archdiocese of Naga). Baleno has one Catholic school, the Liceo de Baleno, operated by the Diocese of Masbate and has several national-established high schools, namely Baleno National High School (Poblacion), Lagta National High School (Barangay Lagta), Lahong National High School (Barangay Lahong Proper), Magdalena National High School (Barangay Magdalena), and Amador-Bello High School (Barangay Gangao).
Aside from the prominence of Roman Catholicism and traces of sects and Christian groups such as Iglesia ni Cristo and Jehovah's Witnesses, the municipality is the seat of the Congregation of Our Lady of Rocks Pilgrimage Church (Ina Poon Bato Simbahang Naglalakbay), considered as a Filipino Marian Catholic Church, wherein it holds to the belief of Mother Mary as the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.
