Balamban, officially the Municipality of Balamban (Cebuano: Lungsod sa 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]
Balamban | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Balamban | |
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Nickname: Ship building capital of Cebu | |
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Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′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
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• 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 | |
• Total | 95,136 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
• Households | 22,748 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 18.90% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱377,289,013.21 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱1,359,406,583.63 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱391,095,175.79 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱279,962,528.89 (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 |
Mount Manunggal in Barangay Magsaysay (formerly Sunog), is the site of the plane crash on 17 March 1957 in which President Ramon Magsaysay and 17 of his presidential staff and news correspondents were killed.
Balamban became a town "pueblo" in 1745. A Spanish document attests that the community was recognized as a town during Spanish colonial period. The first administrator was Ciriaco Gutierrez, a Spanish captain.
House Bill No. 1574 was filed last July 8, 2019 for the conversion of the municipality of Balamban into a component city in the province of Cebu.[5] The bill is currently pending with the committee on local government since July 24, 2019.
On July 5, 2022, House Bill No. 1018 was filed by Rep. Pablo John Garcia which seeks to convert the municipality of Balamban to be known as the City of Balamban.[6]
Balamban is bordered to the north by the town of Asturias, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is Cebu City, and to the south is the City of Toledo. It is 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Cebu City.
Balamban comprises 28 barangays:
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
072208001 | Abucayan | 5.6% | 5,315 | 4,591 | ▴ | 1.40% |
072208002 | Aliwanay | 3.4% | 3,277 | 3,186 | ▴ | 0.27% |
072208003 | Arpili | 6.6% | 6,312 | 4,877 | ▴ | 2.48% |
072208027 | Baliwagan (Poblacion) | 5.8% | 5,494 | 4,734 | ▴ | 1.42% |
072208004 | Bayong | 0.9% | 861 | 1,037 | ▾ | −1.75% |
072208005 | Biasong | 3.0% | 2,816 | 2,155 | ▴ | 2.57% |
072208006 | Buanoy | 12.7% | 12,057 | 8,368 | ▴ | 3.52% |
072208007 | Cabagdalan | 0.9% | 842 | 698 | ▴ | 1.79% |
072208008 | Cabasiangan | 1.3% | 1,233 | 1,078 | ▴ | 1.28% |
072208009 | Cambuhawe | 3.5% | 3,374 | 2,916 | ▴ | 1.39% |
072208010 | Cansomoroy | 2.0% | 1,920 | 1,415 | ▴ | 2.94% |
072208011 | Cantibas | 1.4% | 1,346 | 1,084 | ▴ | 2.07% |
072208012 | Cantuod | 3.6% | 3,426 | 2,641 | ▴ | 2.50% |
072208013 | Duangan | 1.4% | 1,334 | 1,256 | ▴ | 0.57% |
072208014 | Gaas | 3.1% | 2,908 | 2,812 | ▴ | 0.32% |
072208015 | Ginatilan | 1.7% | 1,592 | 1,485 | ▴ | 0.66% |
072208016 | Hingatmonan | 1.3% | 1,241 | 973 | ▴ | 2.33% |
072208017 | Lamesa | 1.9% | 1,799 | 1,656 | ▴ | 0.79% |
072208018 | Liki | 1.3% | 1,243 | 1,212 | ▴ | 0.24% |
072208019 | Luca | 1.5% | 1,399 | 761 | ▴ | 5.94% |
072208020 | Matun‑og | 1.1% | 1,002 | 693 | ▴ | 3.56% |
072208021 | Nangka | 6.5% | 6,151 | 4,420 | ▴ | 3.18% |
072208022 | Pondol | 10.4% | 9,872 | 7,897 | ▴ | 2.14% |
072208023 | Prenza | 3.0% | 2,863 | 2,285 | ▴ | 2.16% |
072208026 | Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion) | 2.0% | 1,866 | 1,698 | ▴ | 0.90% |
072208024 | Singsing | 2.0% | 1,870 | 1,462 | ▴ | 2.36% |
072208025 | Sunog (Magsaysay) | 1.9% | 1,825 | 1,998 | ▾ | −0.86% |
072208026 | Vito | 2.0% | 1,939 | 1,849 | ▴ | 0.45% |
Total | 95,136 | 71,237 | ▴ | 2.78% |
Climate data for Balamban, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
49 (1.9) |
62 (2.4) |
78 (3.1) |
138 (5.4) |
201 (7.9) |
192 (7.6) |
185 (7.3) |
192 (7.6) |
205 (8.1) |
156 (6.1) |
111 (4.4) |
1,639 (64.6) |
Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 252.7 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 10,603 | — |
1918 | 18,943 | +3.94% |
1939 | 31,385 | +2.43% |
1948 | 34,488 | +1.05% |
1960 | 38,081 | +0.83% |
1970 | 36,416 | −0.45% |
1975 | 37,351 | +0.51% |
1980 | 41,498 | +2.13% |
1990 | 45,909 | +1.02% |
1995 | 49,983 | +1.61% |
2000 | 59,922 | +3.96% |
2007 | 66,261 | +1.40% |
2010 | 71,237 | +2.67% |
2015 | 87,177 | +3.92% |
2020 | 95,136 | +1.73% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [7] [10][11] |
West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP) is a 540-hectare mixed-used development in Balamban. It is anchored by a 283-hectare Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) registered zone tagged as the "Shipbuilding Capital of the Philippines". It hosts 11 locators from medium to heavy industries and employs 14,000 skilled workers.
Located in WCIP in Barangay Buanoy is Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI). It builds merchant ships of up to 180,000 deadweight tons using the same high quality shipbuilding technologies and standards as those in Tsuneishi Japan. Also located in WCIP in Barangay Arpili is Austal Philippines Pty. Ltd. which caters to market demands for high speed ferries, workboats, fast crew transfer boats, other commercial vessels and defense vessels.
Other locators include Aboitiz Construction, Air Liquide, Linde, Balamban Enerzone, Mactan Rock Industries, Inc. Tsuneishi Holdings, Tsuneishi Technical Services (Phils.), Inc., K & A Metal Industries, Inc. Shillon Global Construction, Inc., and Advanced Composites Group,
There are currently two shopping malls. The Gaisano Balamban Town Center and Gaisano Grand Balamban.
A number of banks and financial institutions are operating in Balamban. This includes Metrobank, RCBC, Landbank, City Savings Bank, BDO Network Bank, Rizal MicroBank, Banco Maximo and Sugbuanon Rural Bank.
TransCentral Highway (TCH) which runs through the mountains connects Balamban to Cebu City. It is popular by road trippers, bikers and riders for its tourist attractions, restaurants and cafes.
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