Balete, Aklan


Balete, officially the Municipality of Balete, is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.

Geography

Balete is from Kalibo, the provincial capital.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Aklan.

Barangays

Balete is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Fulgencio was formerly known as Morthon.

Demographics

In the 2024 census, Balete had a population of 30,310. The population density was.

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 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.

Landmarks

Agtawagon Hill - located at the south-eastern portion of Barangay Morales, about 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. The same hill had served as camp for Filipino guerrillas during Japanese occupation during the Second World War. Foxholes had been built on the summit of the hill overlooking potential enemy movement.

Education

The Balete 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

Secondary schools

Higher educational institution

Notable personalities