Batuan, Masbate

', officially the ', is a in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of people.
It is located at the southern point of Ticao Island. It is the smallest municipality in Masbate, both in land area and population.
In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costa Rica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the Municipality of Batuan.
The municipality is home to the Bongsanglay Natural Park.
Barangays.
Batuan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
Demographics.
In the , the population of Batuan, Masbate, was people, with a density of .
Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao.
The municipality is part of Ticao island, which is known as an "archaeological landscape", possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the "Ticao petrographs". Much of the homes in Ticao island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an "ecological frontier" for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.