Balamban

Municipality

Seal

Nickname(s): Ship building capital of the Philippines

Map of Cebu with Balamban highlighted

Balamban

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 10°30′N 123°43′E / 10.5°N 123.72°E

Country

Philippines

Region

Central Visayas (Region VII)

28 (see § Barangays)

- Abucayan
- Aliwanay
- Arpili
- Baliwagan (pob.)
- Bayong
- Biasong
- Buanoy
- Cabagdalan
- Cabasiangan
- Cambuhawe
- Cansomoroy
- Cantibas
- Cantuod
- Duangan
- Gaas
- Ginatilan
- Hingatmonan
- Lamesa
- Liki
- Luca
- Matun‑og
- Nangka
- Pondol
- Prenza
- Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (pob.)
- Singsing
- Sunog (Magsaysay)
- Vito

Government

• Type

Sangguniang Bayan

• Mayor

Ace Binghay (1‑CEBU)

• Vice mayor

Rosario Binghay

• Town Council

Members

• Representative

Gwendolyn Garcia

Area

• Total

333.56 km² (128.79 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)

• Total

87,177

• Density

260/km² (680/sq mi)

• Voter (2016)

47,548

Time zone

PHT (UTC+8)

ZIP code

6041

IDD : area code

+63 (0)32

Income class

1st class

PSGC

072208000

Balamban is a 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 87,177. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 47,548 registered voters.

Mount Manunggal in barangay Magsaysay (formerly Sunog) is the site of the plane crash on 17 March 1957 in which died President Ramon Magsaysay, 17 of his presidential staff, and some news correspondents.

Balamban comprises 28 barangays:

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 47,548 registered voters, meaning that 55% of the population are aged 18 and over.

One of the larger shipwright yards of the Philippines (but a long well behind Subic), the municipality double its size within ten years.

...
Wikipedia