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 (2015):	12767
Population (2010):	12431
Population (2000):	11835
Number of households (2000):	2287
Land area:	7815 ha
Number of barangays:	15
Distance from Tagbilaran:	51 km

Barangay	Population (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Aloja	465	107	437	424
Behind The Clouds (San Jose)	254	53	256	234
Cabacnitan	786	135	596	701
Cambacay	585	142	585	673
Cantigdas	604	109	735	786
Garcia	455	87	546	476
Janlud	668	140	703	780
Poblacion Norte	1598	287	1889	1988
Poblacion Sur	1140	211	1353	1313
Poblacion Vieja (Longsudaan)	908	185	894	899
Quezon	560	102	603	609
Quirino	505	100	447	480
Rizal	1153	227	1277	1295
Rosariohan	907	179	939	929
Santa Cruz	1247	223	1171	1180

(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)