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 | www |
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.
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: