Balamban
Balamban | ||
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Municipality | ||
Municipality of Balamban | ||
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Nickname(s): Ship building capital of Cebu | ||
![]() Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted | ||
![]() ![]() Balamban Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′E / 10.47°N 123.78°ECoordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′E / 10.47°N 123.78°E | ||
Country |
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Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) | |
Province | Cebu | |
District | 3rd district of Cebu | |
Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) | |
Government [1] | ||
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
• Mayor | Ace Binghay | |
• Vice Mayor | Rosario Binghay | |
• Congressman | Gwendolyn Garcia | |
• Electorate | 47,548 voters (2016) | |
Area [2] | ||
• Total | 333.56 km2 (128.79 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) | |
Population (2015 census)[3] | ||
• Total | 87,177 | |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) | |
ZIP code | 6041 | |
PSGC | 072208000 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 | |
Climate type | Tropical climate | |
Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
Revenue (₱) | 309,906,408.00 (2016) | |
Native languages |
Cebuano Tagalog |
Balamban, officially the Municipality of Balamban, (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Balamban; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balamban), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 87,177 people.[3]
Balamban is bordered to the north by the town of Asturias, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east Is Cebu City, and to the south is the City of Toledo.
Mount Manunggal in Barangay Magsaysay (formerly Sunog), is the site of the plane crash on 17 March 1957 in which President Ramon Magsaysay and 17 of his Presidential staff and news correspondents are killed.
Barangays
Balamban comprises 28 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2015[3] | 2010[4] | |||||
072208001 | Abucayan | 6.1% | 5,315 | 4,591 | 2.83% | |
072208002 | Aliwanay | 3.8% | 3,277 | 3,186 | 0.54% | |
072208003 | Arpili | 7.2% | 6,312 | 4,877 | 5.03% | |
072208027 | Baliwagan (Poblacion) | 6.3% | 5,494 | 4,734 | 2.88% | |
072208004 | Bayong | 1.0% | 861 | 1,037 | −3.48% | |
072208005 | Biasong | 3.2% | 2,816 | 2,155 | 5.23% | |
072208006 | Buanoy | 13.8% | 12,057 | 8,368 | 7.20% | |
072208007 | Cabagdalan | 1.0% | 842 | 698 | 3.64% | |
072208008 | Cabasiangan | 1.4% | 1,233 | 1,078 | 2.59% | |
072208009 | Cambuhawe | 3.9% | 3,374 | 2,916 | 2.82% | |
072208010 | Cansomoroy | 2.2% | 1,920 | 1,415 | 5.98% | |
072208011 | Cantibas | 1.5% | 1,346 | 1,084 | 4.21% | |
072208012 | Cantuod | 3.9% | 3,426 | 2,641 | 5.08% | |
072208013 | Duangan | 1.5% | 1,334 | 1,256 | 1.15% | |
072208014 | Gaas | 3.3% | 2,908 | 2,812 | 0.64% | |
072208015 | Ginatilan | 1.8% | 1,592 | 1,485 | 1.33% | |
072208016 | Hingatmonan | 1.4% | 1,241 | 973 | 4.74% | |
072208017 | Lamesa | 2.1% | 1,799 | 1,656 | 1.59% | |
072208018 | Liki | 1.4% | 1,243 | 1,212 | 0.48% | |
072208019 | Luca | 1.6% | 1,399 | 761 | 12.29% | |
072208020 | Matun‑og | 1.1% | 1,002 | 693 | 7.27% | |
072208021 | Nangka | 7.1% | 6,151 | 4,420 | 6.49% | |
072208022 | Pondol | 11.3% | 9,872 | 7,897 | 4.34% | |
072208023 | Prenza | 3.3% | 2,863 | 2,285 | 4.39% | |
072208026 | Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion) | 2.1% | 1,866 | 1,698 | 1.81% | |
072208024 | Singsing | 2.1% | 1,870 | 1,462 | 4.80% | |
072208025 | Sunog (Magsaysay) | 2.1% | 1,825 | 1,998 | −1.71% | |
072208026 | Vito | 2.2% | 1,939 | 1,849 | 0.91% | |
Total | 87,177 | 71,237 | 3.92% |
Demographics
Population census of Balamban | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
1903 | 10,603 | — |
1918 | 18,943 | +3.94% |
1939 | 31,385 | +2.43% |
1948 | 34,488 | +1.05% |
1960 | 38,081 | +0.83% |
1970 | 36,416 | −0.45% |
1975 | 37,351 | +0.51% |
1980 | 41,498 | +2.13% |
1990 | 45,909 | +1.02% |
1995 | 49,983 | +1.61% |
2000 | 59,922 | +3.96% |
2007 | 66,261 | +1.40% |
2010 | 71,237 | +2.67% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [4] [5] [6] |
Economy
One of the larger shipwright yards of the Philippines (but a long well behind Subic), the municipality has doubled its size within ten years.[7]
References
- ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Province: Cebu". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ↑ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ Company
Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu)