Balindong

Balindong
واتو باليندونج
Watu
Municipality of Balindong
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Balindong is located in Philippines
Balindong
Balindong
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°55′N 124°12′E / 7.92°N 124.2°E / 7.92; 124.2
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 2nd district
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAmer-Reggie L. Bagul
 • Vice MayorBenjamin M. Bagul
 • RepresentativeYasser A. Balindong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate19,168 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total453.94 km2 (175.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,433 m (4,701 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total32,573
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
4,640
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
25.45
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 145 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 87.36 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 152.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 17.29 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9318
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog
Websitewww.balindog-lds.gov.ph

Balindong, officially the Municipality of Balindong (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Balindong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balindong), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,573 people.[3]

It is formerly known as Watu.

  1. ^ Municipality of Balindong | (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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