Binalbagan, Negros Occidental

Binalbagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 58,280 people in 11,092 households.

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572 and was one of the two first settlements (the other one being Ilog). Binalbagan is known for BISCOM (Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company).

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Barangays

Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Payao was formerly known as Soledad.[1]

  • Amontay
  • Bagroy
  • Bi-ao
  • Canmoros (Pob.)
  • Enclaro (Pob.)
  • Marina (Pob.)
  • Paglaum (Pob.)
  • Payao
  • Progreso (Pob.)
  • San Jose
  • San Juan (Pob.)
  • San Pedro (Pob.)
  • San Teodoro (Pob.)
  • San Vicente (Pob.)
  • Santo Rosario (Pob.)
  • Santol

Current officials

References

  1. ^ "An Act Changing the Name of Barrio Soledad in the Municipality of Binalbagan, Province of Negros Occidental, to Barrio Payao". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1442.html. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 

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Municipalities
Component cities
Highly urbanized city
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Negros Occidental by the National Statistics Office)