Balangiga

Balangiga
Municipality of Balangiga
Balangiga Church
Balangiga Church
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Map of Eastern Samar with Balangiga highlighted
Map of Eastern Samar with Balangiga highlighted
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Balangiga is located in Philippines
Balangiga
Balangiga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°06′33″N 125°23′11″E / 11.1092°N 125.3864°E / 11.1092; 125.3864
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAtty. Dana Flynch R. de Lira
 • Vice MayorDanny Virgil B. Ablay
 • RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List[1]
 • Electorate10,617 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total190.05 km2 (73.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total14,341
 • Density75/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Households
3,584
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
35.94
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 105 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 423.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 98.69 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 222.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6812
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.balangiga-esamar.gov.ph

Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,341 people.[4]

Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga Encounter in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.

  1. ^ DILG Masterlist of Officials
  2. ^ Municipality of Balangiga | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.