Geography
Batuan is 51 kilometres (32 mi) away from Tagbilaran City, and is located in the interior part of the island. It is accessible via the Tagbilaran Loay- Carmen National Road route as first option or the Tagbilaran- Balilihan- Batuan provincial road as an alternative option.
The Municipality of Sagbayan, on the south by the Municipality of Bilar, on the east by the Municipalities of Carmen and Valencia, and on the west by the Municipalities of Catigbian and Balilihan bound on the north.
The municipality of Batuan has a total land area of 7,908 hectares comprising fifteen (15) barangays as per Municipal Comprehensive Development Plan for 1983–1992. However, a certification of the land area of Batuan, issued by ARED for operations, DENR Regional Office Region No. 7 Cebu City on November 26, 2001 at the instance of the LGU in connection with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) preparation work, showed only a total land area of 4,878.4272 hectares, accounting only eleven barangays (11) to the exclusion of four (4) barangays- Quirino, Aloja, Behind the Clouds and Garcia.
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