Balasan, Iloilo

For the Romanian village, see Băileşti.

Balasan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,474 people in 5,109 households.

In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred from the town of Batad.[1]

Barangays

Balasan is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

  • Aranjuez
  • Bacolod
  • Balanti-an
  • Batuan
  • Cabalic
  • Camambugan
  • Dolores
  • Gimamanay
  • Ipil
  • Kinalkalan
  • Lawis
  • Malapoc
  • Mamhut Norte
  • Mamhut Sur
  • Maya
  • Pani-an
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Quiasan
  • Salong
  • Salvacion
  • Tingui-an
  • Zaragosa

References

  1. ^ "An act to transfer a certain barrio from the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of Batad, province of Iloilo to the municipality of Balasan, same province". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra558.html. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 

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Component city
Highly urbanized city
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under the province of Iloilo by the National Statistics Office)