Balete, Batangas

The pilgrimage site Marian Orchard is located in Barangay Malabanan.Balete originates from the tree of the same name that grew abundantly in the area.[6] On June 21, 1969, barrios Malabanan, Looc, Alangilan, Palsara, Makina, Magapi, Solis, Sampalukan, Calawit, and Balete and the sitios of Sala, Paligawan, and Wani-Wani were separated from Lipa and constituted into a new independent municipality of Balete.[7] According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 25.00 square kilometers (9.65 sq mi) [8] constituting 0.80% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.[3] The population density was 960 inhabitants per square kilometer (2,500/sq mi).
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