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Binalbagan
Municipality
Municipality of Binalbagan
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Nickname(s): The True Heart of Negros Banwang Panganay
Map of Negros Occidental with Binalbagan highlighted
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BinalbaganLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°12′N 122°52′E / 10.2°N 122.87°E / 10.2; 122.87
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Occidental
District	5th district
Founded	May 15, 1572
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alejandro Y. Mirasol
• Vice Mayor	Mary Ann T. Mirasol
• Representative	Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
• Municipal Council	Members John Henry T. Tajonera Arnie M. Sarad Delilah S. Gavaran Ursecio B. Inodeo Raymon G. Magbanua Danilo G. Sevilla Jerry S. Yulo Jeffrey R. Dizon
• Electorate	45,355 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	189.96 km (73.34 sq mi)
Elevation	5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	71,407
• Density	380/km (970/sq mi)
• Households	17,305
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	23.64% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 268.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 621 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 225.4 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 218.9 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6107
PSGC	064503000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)34
Native languages	Hiligaynon Tagalog
Website	www.binalbagan.gov.ph

Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Binalbagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binalbagan), is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,469 people.

Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism. Binalbagan is also known for the Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM).

History

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572 and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental (the second being the municipality of Ilog). On the record, Binalbagan is the oldest town in the whole Negros Island, thereby earning the title, “Banwang Panganay” or oldest town.

The municipality celebrates an annual fiesta called "The Balbagan Festival" every month of May.

Geography

Binalbagan is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Bacolod.

Barangays

Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays: twelve (12) rural barangays and three (3) urban barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 3 barangays which are considered urban (highlighted in bold).

• Amontay
• Bagroy
• Bi-ao
• Canmoros
• Enclaro
• Marina
• Pagla-um (Poblacion)
• Payao (formerly Soledad)
• Progreso
• San Jose
• San Juan
• San Pedro (Poblacion)
• San Teodoro
• San Vicente
• Santo Rosario (Poblacion)
• Santol

Climate

Demographics

The people in the city speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Binalbagan

Education

Tertiary

• Binalbagan Catholic College
• Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (formerly Negros Occidental School of Fisheries)
• Southern Negros College

Notable personalities

• Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (first gentleman of former Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)
• Ignacio "Iggy" Tuason Arroyo, Jr. (member of the Philippine House of Representatives)
• Augurio Abeto (dubbed as the "King of Hiligaynon Poetry")
• Ian Clark Bautista (Southeast Asian Games Boxing Gold Medalist)
• Rico Amancio (Masterchef Asia Contestant)

References

1.  Municipality of Binalbagan | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". 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.
5. "The Official Website of Binalbagan". Retrieved 2012-05-20.
6. "PSA Makati - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - Municipality: BINALBAGAN". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
7. "An Act Changing the Name of Barrio Soledad in the Municipality of Binalbagan, Province of Negros Occidental, to Barrio Payao". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
8. "Binalbagan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
21. "Negros Clergymen plead for evacuees". Manila Standard. 16 November 1989. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
22. ^ "Higher Education in ASEAN" (PDF). International Association of Universities. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
23. Guadalquiver, Nanette (19 April 2022). "NegOcc state college officially becomes university". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Binalbagan Profile at the Official Website of Negros Occidental Archived 2018-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Municipality of Binalbagan
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Binalbagan
Hinigaran / Isabela Guihulngan, Negros Oriental Panay Gulf Binalbagan La Libertad, Negros Oriental Jimalalud, Negros Oriental Himamaylan Tayasan, Negros Oriental

v t e Province of Negros Occidental
Bacolod (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Binalbagan Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Don Salvador Benedicto Enrique B. Magalona Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela La Castellana Manapla Moises Padilla Murcia Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique Toboso Valladolid
Component cities	Bago Cadiz Escalante Himamaylan Kabankalan La Carlota Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias
Highly urbanized city	Bacolod (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Negros Occidental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

• Municipalities of Negros Occidental
• 1572 establishments in the Philippines