Batuan

This interior town used to be a barrio of Bilar during the Spanish regime and was called Lindogan. It was during the early years of American regime that this barrio was made into a municipality on October 31, 1903 by Act No. 370 of the Philippine Commission.

Batuan at a glance
Population:	11835
Number of households:	2287
Land area:	7815 ha
Number of barangays:	15
Distance from Tagbilaran:	51 km

Barangay	Population	Households
Aloja	465	107
Behind The Clouds (San Jose)	254	53
Cabacnitan	786	135
Cambacay	585	142
Cantigdas	604	109
Garcia	455	87
Janlud	668	140
Poblacion Norte	1598	287
Poblacion Sur	1140	211
Poblacion Vieja (Longsudaan)	908	185
Quezon	560	102
Quirino	505	100
Rizal	1153	227
Rosariohan	907	179
Santa Cruz	1247	223

(Based on figures from the census of 2000)

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