Bato is part of the class municipalities that comprises Catanduanes.

Bato is part of the class municipalities that comprises Catanduanes. The municipality of Bato is easily the smallest of the 11 municipalities in the region, as it has only a total of 48.8 square kilometers of land area. 

 

It is believed that the town got its name from a Spanish inquiry, and when the woman assumed he was asking about the stone well, the Spaniard dutifully recorded and passed it along to his higher officials.

 

Bato became a fully fledged municipality in 1896.

 

 

 

Source:

Catanduanes.gov.ph