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Balamban
Municipality
Municipality of Balamban
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Nickname: Ship Building Capital of the Philippines
Motto: Breathtaking Balamban
Anthem: Balamban Hymn
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BalambanLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°47′E / 10.47°N 123.78°E / 10.47; 123.78
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 Andres G. Borgonia Anastacio A. Lape Joedell S. Pilapil Eliezer M. Climaco Rhodessa P. Paulin Roel P. Cabañero Gemma A. Monong Emmanuel B. Jo
• Electorate	54,085 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	333.56 km (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/km (740/sq mi)
• Households	22,748
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	34.03% (2021)
• 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	072208000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Balamban, officially the Municipality of Balamban (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Balamban; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Balamban; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balamban), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,136 people.

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

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.

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. It is 49 kilometers (30 mi) from Cebu City.

Barangays

Balamban is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Balamban

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 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

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. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. ^ 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.
6. "Balamban: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Balamban
Asturias Tañon Strait Balamban Compostela Toledo Cebu City

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)

• Municipalities of Cebu