Balete, Aklan
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Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete (Aklanon: Banwa it Balete; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Balete; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,090 people.Template:PH census
Geography
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Balete is Script error: No such module "convert". from Kalibo, the provincial capital.
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Climate
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Barangays
Balete is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Fulgencio was formerly known as Morthon.[1]
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Demographics
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In the 2020 census, Balete had a population of 30,090.Template:PH census The population density was Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
Culture
In Balete, the Aklanon people-based piña industry preserves Filipino traditional weaving. 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 Feliciano and another in neighboring Tangalan. Her over a hundred looms and piña fiber knotters utilize her unique suksuk or inlay. The counted warp and weft are pulled by cotton threads, numbered with Dicranopteris linearis sticks and the piña textile is inlaid with designs.[2]
Landmarks
- Agtawagon Hill - located at the south-eastern portion of Barangay Morales, about Script error: No such module "convert". away from the town center. During the Philippine Revolution, the hill was the last line of defense of the Filipino patriots during the Spanish-Filipino conflict.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The same hill had served as camp for Filipino guerrillas during Japanese occupation during the Second World War.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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, Barangay Aranas
- Jose F. Meñez Memorial National High School, Barangay Feliciano
- Balete Integrated School
Colleges
- Balete Community College[3]
Notable personalities
- Jonha Richman - businesswoman and philanthropist
- Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo - politician
References
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External links
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- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- List of Senior High Schools, Balete at Republic of the Philippines Department of Education
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