Banate, Iloilo
Banate | |
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| Municipality of Banate | |
Banate Municipal Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Abante Banate! | |
Map of Iloilo with Banate highlighted | |
Interactive map of Banate | |
Banate Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°03′N 122°47′E / 11.05°N 122.78°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1763 |
| Re-established | 1843 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Peter Paul T. Gonzales (Nacionalista) |
| • Vice Mayor | Filemon M. Iran, Jr. (Nacioanalista) |
| • Representative | Ferjenel G. Biron (Nacionalista) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,885 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 33,790 |
| • Density | 328.4/km2 (850.6/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,209 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.4 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 194.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 377.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 120.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 35.63 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5010 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Banate, officially the Municipality of Banate (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Banate, Tagalog: Bayan ng Banate), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 33,790 people.
The town is primarily a fishing and agricultural municipality, with large areas planted with rice, sugarcane, vegetables, beans, coconut and bananas. Banate is well known for Kasag (crabs), krill or shimp paste called ginamos, and the fresh fish, which local entrepreneurs take to and sell in the capital of the province, in many of the non-coastal towns, and even in Manila.