Ballesteros, Cagayan

Ballesteros
Municipality
Municipality of Ballesteros

Seal

Map of Cagayan with Ballesteros highlighted
Ballesteros
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°24′N 121°31′E / 18.4°N 121.52°E / 18.4; 121.52Coordinates: 18°24′N 121°31′E / 18.4°N 121.52°E / 18.4; 121.52
Country  Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Cagayan
District 2nd District
Barangays 19 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Vincent G. Unite
 • Electorate 18,392 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 120.00 km2 (46.33 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 34,299
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3516
PSGC 021507000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)78
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 91,121,742.17 (2016)
Native languages Ilocano
Ibanag
Tagalog

Ballesteros, (Ibanag: Ili nat Ballesteros; Ilokano: Ili ti Ballesteros; Filipino: Bayan ng Ballesteros), officially the Municipality of Ballesteros, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 34,299 people.[3]

It is generally populated by Ilocano people.

Barangays

Ballesteros is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

  • Ammubuan
  • Baran
  • Cabaritan East
  • Cabaritan West
  • Cabayu
  • Cabuluan East
  • Cabuluan West
  • Centro East (Poblacion)
  • Centro West (Poblacion)
  • Fugu
  • Mabuttal East
  • Mabuttal West
  • Nararagan
  • Palloc
  • Payagan East
  • Payagan West
  • San Juan
  • Santa Cruz
  • Zitanga

Demographics

Population census of Ballesteros
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 7,946—    
1939 10,863+1.50%
1948 12,285+1.38%
1960 16,111+2.28%
1970 19,042+1.68%
1975 19,867+0.85%
1980 22,254+2.29%
1990 24,849+1.11%
1995 25,644+0.59%
2000 27,534+1.54%
2007 31,044+1.67%
2010 32,215+1.36%
2015 34,299+1.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [4] [5] [6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Ballesteros, Cagayan, was 34,299 people,[3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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