Why visit Bato
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 31 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Bato
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About Bato
Bato (IPA: [bɐ'to]), officially the Municipality of Bato (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bato; Waray: Bungto han Bato; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bato), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 39,275 people.
From the Wikipedia article Bato, Leyte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes31
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19 more on the map.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship17
Hilongos Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 7.0 km
R. V. Villaflores Street, Hilongos
Reformed Baptist Church Christian Church of Matalom, Leyte
Church · Baptist · 3.6 km
Cogon Road
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 5.9 km
J. P. Rizal Street
Lokal ng Matalom, Iglesia ni Cristo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 5.7 km
J. P. Rizal Avenue
Divine Mercy Shrine
Church · 3.4 km
Ormoc – Baybay – Southern Leyte Boundary Road, Matalom
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries48
Healthcare18
Map of Bato
152 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ormoc Airport (OMC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 85 km away.
- Matalom 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Hilongos 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Inopacan 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Sogod 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Macrohon 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Baybay 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Ubay 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Trinidad 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- Burauen 73 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ormoc 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bato Leyte (10-30-2022), PaulGorduiz106, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Book of Mormon English Missionary Edition Soft Cover, photo by user:Ricardo630 , cover by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which is {{PD-ineligible}}, Public domain
- The Immaculate Conception Parish Church, GinaD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- BarangayHallCN, LokiMikael1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hilongos bell tower church, Samuel ARAÑEz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
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