page_title: Bato, Camarines Sur
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Bato, Camarines Sur / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: A PANSIT BATO PRODUCT IN BATO CAM SUR
context_page_description: Bato, officially the Municipality of Bato, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,137 people.
  The municipality of Bato, like Buhi town, is home to a lake teeming with various kinds of fishes. Sinarapan, the world's smallest commercially harvested fish, occupies the waters of Lake Bato. Also present, the lake abounds with tilapia housed in fish cages.
context_section_description: Majority of employment is within agriculture, fishery, poultry and construction industry groups.
  Commerce and industry:
  96 commercial establishments engaged in retail trade
  46 commercial establishments engaged in services
  1 commercial establishment engaged in real estate - MTBK Co.
  1 engaged in banking and finance
  31 industrial establishments
  2 Hotels - Casa de Piedra and MTBK Hotel
  Natural resources include clams, pearls, local shrimps, tabios, and tilapia, particularly within Lake Bato; forest products such as anahaw leaves and local bamboo; non-metallic mineral resources such as white clay among others.
  Agriculture Sector:
  78.087 square kilometers of Agricultural Lands devoted to crop production
  Rice, corn, coconut, root crops, vegetables, and fruit-bearing trees.
  Numerous farm and poultry products found
caption: Bato noodles originated from this town.
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