Binalbagan

Binalbagan
Municipality
Municipality of Binalbagan
Binalbagan Municipal Hall
Nickname(s): The True Heart of Negros

Map of Negros Occidental with Binalbagan highlighted
Binalbagan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°12′N 122°52′E / 10.2°N 122.87°E / 10.2; 122.87Coordinates: 10°12′N 122°52′E / 10.2°N 122.87°E / 10.2; 122.87
Country  Philippines
Region Western Visayas (Region VI)
Province Negros Occidental
District 5th district of Negros Occidental
Founded May 15, 1572
Barangays 16 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Emmanuel Aranda
 • Vice Mayor Samuel Gavaran
 • Electorate 38,207 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 189.96 km2 (73.34 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 67,270
 • Density 350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6107
PSGC 064503000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)34
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 1st municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 175,997,509.72 (2016)
Native languages Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Website www.binalbagan.gov.ph

Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Binalbagan; Filipino: Bayan ng Binalbagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 67,270 people.[3]

Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism. Binalbagan is also known for the Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM).

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572[4] and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental (the second being the municipality of Ilog). On the record, Binalbagan is the oldest town in the whole Negros Island, thereby earning the title, “Banwang Panganay” or oldest town.

The municipality celebrates an annual fiesta called "The Balbagan Festival" every month of May.

Barangays

Binalbagan welcome marker

Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays: thirteen (13) rural barangays and three (3) urban barangays.[5]

Urban Barangays

  • Pagla-um
  • San Pedro
  • Sto. Rosario

Rural Barangays

  • Amontay
  • Bagroy
  • Bi-ao
  • Canmoros
  • Enclaro
  • Marina
  • Payao (formerly Soledad)[6]
  • Progreso
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Teodoro
  • San Vicente
  • Santol
  • Remedios

Demographics

Population census of Binalbagan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 10,599—    
1918 8,966−1.11%
1939 18,112+3.40%
1948 19,748+0.97%
1960 31,160+3.87%
1970 36,765+1.67%
1975 43,968+3.65%
1980 49,428+2.37%
1990 52,073+0.52%
1995 54,664+0.91%
2000 58,280+1.38%
2007 64,747+1.46%
2010 65,431+0.38%
2015 67,270+0.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [7] [8] [9]

The people in the city speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.

Education

Tertiary

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Official Website of Binalbagan". Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  6. ↑ "An Act Changing the Name of Barrio Soledad in the Municipality of Binalbagan, Province of Negros Occidental, to Barrio Payao". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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