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Balangiga | |
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| Municipality of Balangiga | |
 Balangiga Church | |
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 Map of Eastern Samar with Balangiga highlighted | |
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.svg)  Balangiga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°06′33″N 125°23′12″E / 11.1092°N 125.3867°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Atty. Dana Flynch R. de Lira |
| • Vice Mayor | Danny Virgil B. Ablay |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List[1] |
| • Electorate | 10,617 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 190.05 km2 (73.38 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 14,341 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,584 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.94 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 105 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 423.9 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 98.69 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 222.6 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6812 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,341 people.[4]
Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga Encounter in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.
- ^ DILG Masterlist of Officials
- ^ Municipality of Balangiga | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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