Balamban

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Balamban
Municipality
Municipality of Balamban
Flag of Balamban
Flag
Official seal of Balamban
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Ship building capital of Cebu
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; 123.78Coordinates: 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
 • MayorAlex S. Binghay
 • Vice MayorAlex Francis V. Binghay II
 • RepresentativePablo John F. Garcia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate53,346 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • 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
19,575
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence25.56% (2015)[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
 • ElectricityCebu 3 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6041
PSGC
072208000
IDD : area code +63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

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]

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.

History[]

Balamban became a town "pueblo" in 1878. 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.

Cityhood[]

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.

Geography[]

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.

Barangays[]

Balamban comprises 28 barangays:

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 [3] 2010 [6]
072208001 Abucayan 5.6% 5,315 4,591 ▴ 1.52%
072208002 Aliwanay 3.4% 3,277 3,186 ▴ 0.29%
072208003 Arpili 6.6% 6,312 4,877 ▴ 2.69%
072208027 Baliwagan (Poblacion) 5.8% 5,494 4,734 ▴ 1.54%
072208004 Bayong 0.9% 861 1,037 ▾ −1.89%
072208005 Biasong 3.0% 2,816 2,155 ▴ 2.79%
072208006 Buanoy 12.7% 12,057 8,368 ▴ 3.83%
072208007 Cabagdalan 0.9% 842 698 ▴ 1.95%
072208008 Cabasiangan 1.3% 1,233 1,078 ▴ 1.39%
072208009 Cambuhawe 3.5% 3,374 2,916 ▴ 1.51%
072208010 Cansomoroy 2.0% 1,920 1,415 ▴ 3.19%
072208011 Cantibas 1.4% 1,346 1,084 ▴ 2.25%
072208012 Cantuod 3.6% 3,426 2,641 ▴ 2.71%
072208013 Duangan 1.4% 1,334 1,256 ▴ 0.62%
072208014 Gaas 3.1% 2,908 2,812 ▴ 0.35%
072208015 Ginatilan 1.7% 1,592 1,485 ▴ 0.72%
072208016 Hingatmonan 1.3% 1,241 973 ▴ 2.53%
072208017 Lamesa 1.9% 1,799 1,656 ▴ 0.86%
072208018 Liki 1.3% 1,243 1,212 ▴ 0.26%
072208019 Luca 1.5% 1,399 761 ▴ 6.46%
072208020 Matun‑og 1.1% 1,002 693 ▴ 3.87%
072208021 Nangka 6.5% 6,151 4,420 ▴ 3.46%
072208022 Pondol 10.4% 9,872 7,897 ▴ 2.32%
072208023 Prenza 3.0% 2,863 2,285 ▴ 2.35%
072208026 Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion) 2.0% 1,866 1,698 ▴ 0.98%
072208024 Singsing 2.0% 1,870 1,462 ▴ 2.56%
072208025 Sunog (Magsaysay) 1.9% 1,825 1,998 ▾ −0.93%
072208026 Vito 2.0% 1,939 1,849 ▴ 0.49%
Total 95,136 71,237 ▴ 3.02%

Climate[]

Climate data for Balamban, Cebu
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)[7]

Demographics[]

Population census of Balamban
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 [8] [6] [9][10]

Economy[]

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.

References[]

  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 c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ Garcia, Pablo John. "AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALAMBAN IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS BALAMBAN CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Balamban: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. ^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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