Baleno | |
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| Municipality of Baleno | |
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 Map of Masbate with Baleno highlighted | |
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.svg)  Baleno Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:12°28′26″N123°29′54″E / 12.4739°N 123.4982°E /12.4739; 123.4982 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 24 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Romeo C. dela Rosa |
| • Vice Mayor | Marites C. dela Rosa |
| • Representative | Elisa T. Kho |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 18,962 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 28,855 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/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 theMunicipality of Baleno, is amunicipality in theprovince ofMasbate,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,855 people.[3]
Baleno is 35 kilometres (22 mi) fromMasbate City.
Baleno was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by PresidentElpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.[5]
Baleno is politically subdivided into 24barangays. [6] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[7] | |||||||||||||
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In the 2020 census, the population of Baleno, Masbate, was 28,855 people,[3] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Baleno
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.53 2003 55.81 2006 41.20 2009 39.71 2012 43.22 2015 42.91 2018 33.05 2021 24.21 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Baleno is a median town for buses coming from Metro Manila and Bicol to various towns beyond Baleno, includingAroroy,Balud andMandaon. Some of the notable bus liners that service the town are Isarog Bus Liners and Raymond Transportation.
Barangay Poblacion is the seat of the Municipal Government, and includes Plaza Valdemoro. Its parochial church is heavily devoted to theOur 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 asIglesia ni Kristo andJehovah Witness, 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. It is currently being handled by Santa Ma. Merly Amor as the Foundress and Matriarch of the Church, and Most. Rev. Ernesto Ignacio Maurice S. Nalzaro as the Patriarch and Protector of the Church.
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