Baleno, Masbate


Baleno, officially the Municipality of Baleno, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
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History

Baleno was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949.

Geography

Baleno is from Masbate City.

Barangays

Baleno is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. 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

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Baleno was 28,787 people, with a density of.

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. 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, Lagta National High School, Lahong National High School, Magdalena National High School, and Amador-Bello High School.
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, considered as a Filipino Marian Catholic Church, wherein it holds to the belief of Mother Mary as the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.

Education

The Baleno Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Baao Elementary School
  • Baleno Central School
  • Banase Elementary School
  • Batuila Elementary School
  • Cagara Elementary School
  • Cagpandan Elementary School
  • Cancahorao Elementary School
  • Canjonday Elementary School
  • Catalino M. Esquilona
  • Docol Elementary School
  • Gabi Elementary School
  • Gangao Elementary School
  • Lahong Elementary School
  • Lahong Int. Elementary School
  • Liceo de Baleno
  • Lipata Elementary School
  • Madancalan Elementary School
  • Magdalena Elementary School
  • Manoboc Elementary School
  • Our Lady of the Pillar Diocesan School
  • Polot Elementary School
  • Potoson Elementary School
  • Sog-ong Elementary School
  • St. Bernard of Clairvaux Mission School
  • Tinapian Elementary School
  • Ubongan Diot Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Amador-Bello High School
  • Baleno National High School
  • Eastern Capsay Integrated School
  • Lagta National High School
  • Lahong National High School
  • Magdalena National High School