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Balasan | |
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| Municipality of Balasan | |
 Aerial view of Balasan | |
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| Etymology: Balas (sand) | |
 Map of Iloilo with Balasan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Balasan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°28′22″N 123°05′16″E / 11.4728°N 123.0878°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Iloilo |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 23 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Balasan[*] | Manuel C. Ganzon |
| • Vice Mayor | Filomeno V. Ganzon |
| • Representative | Raul C. Tupas |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,797 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.27 km2 (20.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 813 m (2,667 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 35,064 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,351 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.21 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 134 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 379.9 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 102.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 60.98 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Iloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5018 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
| Native languages | Hiligaynon Capisnon Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Balasan, officially the Municipality of Balasan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Balasan, Tagalog: Bayan ng Balasan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,064 people.[3]
The business and shopping centre of northern Iloilo, Balasan is a compact town and easy to get around on foot, by bicycle, or by public transport.
Buses arrive at Balasan bus station, a kilometre to the Balasan's town centre, every fifteen minutes. Taking a tricycle is the most convenient way for newcomers to travel around Balasan.
In 1950, the barrio of Zarragoza was transferred from the town of Batad.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Balasan | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "An act to transfer a certain barrio from the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of Batad, province of Iloilo to the municipality of Balasan, same province". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.