Balamban

Balamban
Municipality of Balamban
Flag of Balamban
Official seal of Balamban
Nickname: 
Ship Building Capital of the Philippines
Motto: 
Breathtaking Balamban
Anthem: Balamban Hymn
Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted
Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted
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Balamban is located in Philippines
Balamban
Balamban
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′E / 10.47°N 123.78°E / 10.47; 123.78
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 3rd district
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAce Stefan V. Binghay (1Cebu)
 • Vice MayorAlex Francis V. Binghay II (1Cebu)
 • RepresentativePablo John F. Garcia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate54,085 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total333.56 km2 (128.79 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Highest elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total95,136
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
 • Households
22,748
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.03
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 377.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,359 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 391.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 280 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCebu 3 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6041
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Balamban, officially the Municipality of Balamban (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Balamban; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Balamban; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balamban), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,136 people.[3]

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

  1. ^ Municipality of Balamban | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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