Balamban | |
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Municipality of Balamban | |
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Nickname: Ship Building Capital of the Philippines | |
Motto: Breathtaking Balamban | |
Anthem: Balamban Hymn | |
![]() Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′E / 10.47°N 123.78°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Cebu |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ace Stefan V. Binghay (1Cebu) |
• Vice Mayor | Alex Francis V. Binghay II (1Cebu) |
• Representative | Pablo John F. Garcia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 54,085 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 333.56 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] | |
• Total | 95,136 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
• Households | 22,748 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 34.03 |
• Revenue | ₱ 377.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,359 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 391.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 280 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cebu 3 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6041 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Native languages | Cebuano 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.
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