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Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Balete''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Balete''; ), is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Aklan Aklan, officially the Province of Aklan, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital and largest town is Kalibo. The province is situated in the northwest portion of Panay, Panay Islan ...
,
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,090 people.


Geography

Balete is from
Kalibo Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo (Aklanon language, Aklanon: ''Banwa it Kalibo''; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kalibo''; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, ...
, the provincial capital. According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority The Philippine Statistics Authority (; PSA) is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects, compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs, and gene ...
, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aklan.


Climate


Barangays

Balete is politically subdivided into 10
barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
. Fulgencio was formerly known as ''Morthon''.


Demographics

In the 2020 census, Balete had a population of 30,090. The population density was .


Economy


Culture

In Balete, the
Aklanon people The Aklanon people are the ethnolinguistic group who lived in the province of Aklan. They are part of the wider Bisaya ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. Area Aklanon form the majority in the provi ...
-based
piña Piña ( ) is a traditional Philippine fiber made from the leaves of the pineapple plant. Pineapples are indigenous to South America but have been widely cultivated in the Philippines since the 17th century, and used for weaving lustrous lace- ...
industry preserves Filipino traditional
weaving Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal ...
. Raquel Eliserio, as its cultural master won the AGAATI's Global Eco Artisan Awards 2021. She founded a haeab-ean (weaving area) in her
Barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
Feliciano and another in neighboring Tangalan. Her over a hundred looms and piña fiber knotters utilize her unique ''suksuk'' or
inlay Inlay covers a range of techniques in sculpture and the decorative arts for inserting pieces of contrasting, often colored materials into depressions in a base object to form Ornament (art), ornament or pictures that normally are flush with the ...
. The counted
warp and weft In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical ''warp'' yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizontal ''weft'' ...
are pulled by
cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
threads, numbered with
Dicranopteris linearis ''Dicranopteris linearis'' is a common species of fern known by many common names, including Old World forked fern, ''uluhe'' (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian), and ''dilim'' (Filipino language, Filipino). It is one of the most widely distributed fer ...
sticks and the piña textile is inlaid with designs.


Landmarks

* ''Agtawagon Hill'' - located at the south-eastern portion of Barangay Morales, about away from the town center. During the
Philippine Revolution The Philippine Revolution ( or ; or ) was a war of independence waged by the revolutionary organization Katipunan against the Spanish Empire from 1896 to 1898. It was the culmination of the 333-year History of the Philippines (1565–1898), ...
, the hill was the last line of defense of the Filipino patriots during the Spanish-Filipino conflict. The same hill had served as camp for Filipino guerrillas during Japanese occupation during the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. Foxholes had been built on the summit of the hill overlooking potential enemy movement.


Education


Secondary

Private sector schools: * Balete Academy, Barangay Polacion Public High schools: * Calizo National High School, Barangay Calizo * Cortes Integrated School, Barangay Cortes * Fr. Julian C. Rago National High School, Barangay Feliciano *
Jose Borromeo Legaspi Memorial National High School Jose Borromeo Legaspi Memorial National High School (JBLMNHS) is a public secondary school located in Barangay Aranas, Balete, Aklan, Philippines. It is recognized by the Department of Education. History Recognizing the need for a secondary ...
, Barangay Aranas * Jose F. Meñez Memorial National High School, Barangay Feliciano * Balete Integrated School


Colleges

* Balete Community College


Notable personalities

*
Jonha Richman Jonha Richman (born Jonha Ducayag Revesencio) is a Filipino-born businesswoman. Rappler recognised her as one of the 'most inspiring Filipino entrepreneurs' and SunStar considered her as one of the most 'successful Filipino businesswomen'. Dubbed ...
- businesswoman and philanthropist *
Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo Gabrielle "Billie" V. Calizo-Quimpo (born in Balete, Aklan) is a Filipina politician. She is daughter of late Balete Mayor Teodoro F. Calizo. She is married to Reynaldo "Boy" Quimpo. Political career She served as Provincial Board Member in Ak ...
- politician


References


External links

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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

List of Senior High Schools, Balete
at Republic of the Philippines Department of Education {{Authority control Municipalities of Aklan