Balamban

Balamban
Municipality

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Nickname(s): Ship building capital of the Philippines

Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted
Balamban

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: PH 10°30′N 123°43′E / 10.5°N 123.72°E / 10.5; 123.72Coordinates: PH 10°30′N 123°43′E / 10.5°N 123.72°E / 10.5; 123.72
Country Philippines
Region Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province Cebu
District 3rd district of Cebu
Barangay 28 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Ace Binghay (1‑CEBU)
 • Vice mayor Rosario Binghay
 • Town Council
Area [2]  
 • Total 333.56 km2 (128.79 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)[3]
 • Total 71,237
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
 • Voter  (2013) [4] 42,541
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code 6041
IDD : area code  +63 (0)32
Income class 1st class
PSGC 072208000
Website www.balamban.gov.ph

Balamban is a first income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.[2] According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 71,237.[3] In the 2013 election, it had 42,541 registered voters.[4]

Mount Manunggal in barangay Magsaysay (formerly Sunog) is the site of the plane crash in which died President Ramon Magsaysay, 17 of his presidential staff, and some news correspondents on 17 March 1957.

Barangays

Balamban comprises 28 barangays:[2]

  • Abucayan
  • Aliwanay
  • Arpili
  • Baliwagan (Poblacion)
  • Bayong
  • Biasong
  • Buanoy
  • Cabagdalan
  • Cabasiangan
  • Cambuhawe
  • Cansomoroy
  • Cantibas
  • Cantu-od
  • Duangan
  • Gaas
  • Ginatilan
  • Hingatmonan
  • Lamesa
  • Liki
  • Luca
  • Magsaysay (Sunog)
  • Matun-og
  • Pilit, Nangka Mahor
  • Pondol
  • Prenza
  • Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion)
  • Singsing
  • Vito

Demographics

Population census of Balamban
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 45,909—    
1995 49,983+1.61%
2000 59,922+3.96%
2007 66,261+1.40%
2010 71,237+2.67%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]

In the 2013 election, it had 42,541 registered voters, meaning that 60% of the population are aged 18 and over.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Municipal: Balamban". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "2013 National and Local Elections Statistics" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2015.
  5. ↑ "Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality: Central Visayas: 1995, 2000 and 2007" (PDF). National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2011.

External links

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