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]
Balamban | |
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| Municipality of Balamban | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Ship Building Capital of the Philippines | |
| Motto: Breathtaking Balamban | |
| Anthem: Balamban Hymn | |
 Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted | |
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.svg)  Balamban 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 of Balamban[*] | 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), 224 million (2012), 281.7 million (2013), 301.9 million (2014), 247.8 million (2015), 335 million (2016), 346.1 million (2017), 421.6 million (2018), 339.8 million (2019), 412.8 million (2021), 537.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,359 million (2020), 542.8 million (2012), 619.5 million (2013), 727 million (2014), 725.2 million (2015), 915 million (2016), 1,086 million (2017), 1,223 million (2018), 1,223 million (2019), 1,538 million (2021), 1,629 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 391.1 million (2020), 159.4 million (2012), 174.5 million (2013), 185.4 million (2014), 248.8 million (2015), 245.3 million (2016), 262.5 million (2017), 285.5 million (2018), 311.8 million (2019), 333.2 million (2021), 434 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 280 million (2020), 84.08 million (2012), 101 million (2013), 150.1 million (2014), 176.8 million (2015), 203.5 million (2016), 232.2 million (2017), 214.3 million (2018), 234 million (2019), 348.7 million (2021), 298.2 million (2022) |
| 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 March 17, 1957 in which President Ramon Magsaysay and 17 of his presidential staff and news correspondents were killed.
History
editBalamban 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.
Geography
editBalamban 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 kilometers (30 mi) from Cebu City.
Barangays
editBalamban is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
| 072208001 | Abucayan | 5.6% | 5,315 | 4,591 | 1.47% | |
| 072208002 | Aliwanay | 3.4% | 3,277 | 3,186 | 0.28% | |
| 072208003 | Arpili | 6.6% | 6,312 | 4,877 | 2.61% | |
| 072208027 | Baliwagan (Poblacion) | 5.8% | 5,494 | 4,734 | 1.50% | |
| 072208004 | Bayong | 0.9% | 861 | 1,037 | −1.84% | |
| 072208005 | Biasong | 3.0% | 2,816 | 2,155 | 2.71% | |
| 072208006 | Buanoy | 12.7% | 12,057 | 8,368 | 3.72% | |
| 072208007 | Cabagdalan | 0.9% | 842 | 698 | 1.89% | |
| 072208008 | Cabasiangan | 1.3% | 1,233 | 1,078 | 1.35% | |
| 072208009 | Cambuhawe | 3.5% | 3,374 | 2,916 | 1.47% | |
| 072208010 | Cansomoroy | 2.0% | 1,920 | 1,415 | 3.10% | |
| 072208011 | Cantibas | 1.4% | 1,346 | 1,084 | 2.19% | |
| 072208012 | Cantuod | 3.6% | 3,426 | 2,641 | 2.64% | |
| 072208013 | Duangan | 1.4% | 1,334 | 1,256 | 0.60% | |
| 072208014 | Gaas | 3.1% | 2,908 | 2,812 | 0.34% | |
| 072208015 | Ginatilan | 1.7% | 1,592 | 1,485 | 0.70% | |
| 072208016 | Hingatmonan | 1.3% | 1,241 | 973 | 2.46% | |
| 072208017 | Lamesa | 1.9% | 1,799 | 1,656 | 0.83% | |
| 072208018 | Liki | 1.3% | 1,243 | 1,212 | 0.25% | |
| 072208019 | Luca | 1.5% | 1,399 | 761 | 6.28% | |
| 072208020 | Matun‑og | 1.1% | 1,002 | 693 | 3.76% | |
| 072208021 | Nangka | 6.5% | 6,151 | 4,420 | 3.36% | |
| 072208022 | Pondol | 10.4% | 9,872 | 7,897 | 2.26% | |
| 072208023 | Prenza | 3.0% | 2,863 | 2,285 | 2.28% | |
| 072208026 | Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion) | 2.0% | 1,866 | 1,698 | 0.95% | |
| 072208024 | Singsing | 2.0% | 1,870 | 1,462 | 2.49% | |
| 072208025 | Sunog (Magsaysay) | 1.9% | 1,825 | 1,998 | −0.90% | |
| 072208026 | Vito | 2.0% | 1,939 | 1,849 | 0.48% | |
| Total | 95,136 | 71,237 | 2.93% | |||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Balamban, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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)[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[7][5][8][9] | ||
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Balamban
10
20
30
40
50
2006
41.60 2009
37.56 2012
20.04 2015
25.56 2018
18.90 2021
34.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Balamban has industries that mainly focuses on shipbuilding for multinational corporations. The biggest economic driver in Balamban is the West Cebu Estate (WCE), a 540-hectare (1,300-acre) mixed-use development in Balamban. It is owned and managed by Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates and is anchored by a 283-hectare (700-acre) industrial park, a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered economic zone tagged as the "Shipbuilding Capital of the Philippines". It hosts 12 locators from medium to heavy industries and employs 14,000 skilled workers.
Located in WCE 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 WCE 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., Advanced Catamaran Composites and Cebu Marine Industry, Inc.
There are two shopping malls in the municipality, the Gaisano Town Center Balamban and Gaisano Grand Balamban.
A number of banks and financial institutions are operating in Balamban. These include Metrobank, RCBC, Landbank, City Savings Bank, BDO Network Bank and Rizal MicroBank.
The Transcentral Highway (TCH) is a national road running through the mountains between Balamban and Cebu City and connects the two localities. It is popular by road trippers, bikers, and riders for its scenery, cold climate, restaurants, and cafes.
Despite its classification as a 1st class municipality, infrastructure is not that well-developed; as of 2018 its poverty incidence percentage is at 18.90 which was a bit higher than the Philippine national average of 16.70.
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Balamban | (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 c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Balamban: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.