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Barotac Nuevo, Philippines
Barotac Nuevo is a town of 11,641 people in Western Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit Barotac Nuevo
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Oroc and Mount Saligit.
Weather in Barotac Nuevo
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About Barotac Nuevo
Barotac Nuevo, officially the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Barotac Nuevo, Tagalog: Bayan ng Barotac Nuevo), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,184 people.
From the Wikipedia article Barotac Nuevo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes13
Mama Edz' Arroz Caldo
Fast food · Regional, Chicken, Noodles
Native Chicken
Cartagena Street
24/7
1 more on the map.
History
According to local folklore, the barrio of Malutac in Dumangas was famous for its well-bred horses. There was once a horse called Tamasak, a pure white stallion in the stead of one Don Simon Protacio. Don Protacio was offered to sell the horse to Manuel Gonzales de Aguilar, the governor-general of the Philippines at that time whose white horse previously died. Don Protacio adamantly refused to sell his horse which led to Gonzales de Aguilar personally visiting Don Protacio's compound in order to persuade him to do so. After a long negotiation, they came to a truce wherein Tamasak will be given to the governor-general in exchange for Malutac to be made into a town. When the barrio was eventually separated from Dumangas and became a town, it was renamed into Barotac Nuevo.
The name "Barotac" combines the Spanish word baro, meaning mud, with the second syllable of the Hiligaynon word lutac, which also means mud. The term Nuevo meaning "new," was added to distinguish it from Barotac Viejo, located 26 kilometres (16 mi) to the north.
Barotac Nuevo is a small town with an economy centered on fishing and agriculture. Its town church was built by Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries in the 16th century.
From the History section of Barotac Nuevo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship10
Iglesia Filipina Independiente Church
Church · Iglesia Filipina Independiente · 8.0 km
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Brgy. Tuburan
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.4 km
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries79
Barotac Nuevo National Comprehensive High School
School · 0.6 km
J.T. Bretaña Street
Iloilo Science and Technology University- Dumangas
School · 4.1 km
Barotac Nuevo-Dumangas Road
Iloilo State College of Fisheries - Barotac Nuevo Campus
School · 0.7 km
J.T. Bretaña Street
Tabucan Elementary School
School · 2.1 km
Banga Bante-Banga-Polot-an-Barotac Nuevo Road
Zarraga National High School
School · 7.9 km
Cabatuan-New Lucena-Banga Bante Road
Healthcare7
Map of Barotac Nuevo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Iloilo International Airport (ILO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Dumangas 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Pototan 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Dingle 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Zarraga 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
- Leganes 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Santa Barbara 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- San Enrique 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Janiuay 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Pavia 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Iloilo 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Barotac Nuevo Church Side, Franz Miko G. Verzon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo town market 20221223 161722, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo town market 20221223 161731, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo town market 20221223 164008, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barotac Nuevo highway intersection (2022-07-04), BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Hwy, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo (June 2022), BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, highway 11-28-2022, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front Facade of Barotac Nuevo Church, Franz Miko G. Verzon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Anthony of Padua Church Barotac (Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo; 01-26-2023), Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS048-E-22845 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Farmville Dumangas, Iloilo 2, Riyan0721, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bga. Bante, Zarraga 20230706 130059, BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jalaur River passing through Zarraga (06-2022), BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zarraga - Bangga Bante Rd, Zarraga, Iloilo (June 7, 2022), BSrap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumangas Central School, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumangas Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (4), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Augustine Catholic School, Dumangas, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumangas Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (1), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumangas Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (3), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dumangas Town Plaza, Iloilo, Sep 2026 (2), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Koronel Quintin Salas Historical Marker, Dumangas, Iloilo, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Koronel Quintin Salas Monument, Dumangas, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rizal Monument, Dumangas, Iloilo, Sep 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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