Municipality of Barotac Nuevo Province of Iloilo

BAROTAC NUEVO is a second class municipality in the Province of Iloilo situated at coordinates 122°41’ 41.1” east longitude and 10°53’49.4” north latitude. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Anilao, on the south by the Municipality of Dumangas, on the east by the Guimaras Strait, and on the west by the Municipality of Pototan. The total land area, based on the Land Management Bureau (LMB) data, is 9,449 hectares. This represents 1.84% of the total area of the Province of Iloilo.

The population of the municipality of Barotac Nuevo as of December 2024 is sixty-five thousand four hundred eighty four (65,484), based on the 2024 data of the Iloilo Provincial Population Office (PPO) with an annual population growth rate of 1.63 percent from 2022 to 2024. 

The Municipality of Barotac Nuevo is 30 kilometers away from the City of Iloilo and situated in the central eastern part of the Iloilo Province. It is composed of 29 barangays, of which 21 are inland barangays and 8 are coastal barangays.

From its legendary white stallion Tamasak to its horse-shaped geographical area, not to mention its famous football heroes with their multiple national and international recognitions, Barotac Nuevo is indeed destined to be kicking its way to its golden goal, that is, to top the list of the premier sports tourism destinations in the country and in the world.

With the collaborative participation of the national government, civil society organizations and other institutions, and with the active presence of dynamic and committed local officials, Barotac Nuevo’s vision appears close at hand towards “A major Economic Center in Eastern Central Iloilo and a premier sports tourism destination in the Philippines, with self-reliant, God- loving, healthy, empowered and disaster- resilient community, living in a climate change- adaptive environment under a responsive progressive and efficient governance.”

As the Barotacnons continue to journey on their path towards sustainable development, the municipality correspondingly moves forward to uplift the programs for a more productive and progressive Barotac Nuevo.

“Asenso, Barotac Nuevo”!

References:

• 2024 Basic Population Profile, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo.

• Devolution Transition Plan 2022-2024