Balangkayan | |
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Municipality of Balangkayan | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°28′22″N 125°30′39″E / 11.4728°N 125.5108°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Allan C. Contado |
• Vice Mayor | Alice G. Abunales |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 7,721 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 207.05 km2 (79.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 10,185 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,464 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 50.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 96.73 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 223.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 94.41 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 54.18 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 6801 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website |
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Balangkayan (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈkajan]), officially the Municipality of Balangkayan ( Waray: Bungto han Balangkayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangkayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,185 people. [3]
Balangkayan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Balangkayan, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
82 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
97 (3.8) |
145 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
127 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
169 (6.7) |
144 (5.7) |
1,427 (56.2) |
Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 4,615 | — |
1970 | 5,557 | +1.87% |
1975 | 7,671 | +6.68% |
1980 | 8,703 | +2.56% |
1990 | 7,609 | −1.33% |
1995 | 8,849 | +2.87% |
2000 | 8,134 | −1.79% |
2007 | 8,249 | +0.19% |
2010 | 9,046 | +3.41% |
2015 | 10,125 | +2.17% |
2020 | 10,185 | +0.12% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Balangkayan, Eastern Samar, was 10,185 people, [3] with a density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometre or 130 inhabitants per square mile.
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The Minasangay Island Marine Ecological Park and Resort known for its cliff diving, scuba diving, mangroves and coral reefs is a popular gateway for the locals of the province.
Balangkayan has many elementary schools and secondart schools.
Elementary schools:
Secondary school:
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