Balangkayan

Balangkayan
Municipality of Balangkayan
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Balangkayan is located in Philippines
Balangkayan
Balangkayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°28′22″N 125°30′39″E / 11.4728°N 125.5108°E / 11.4728; 125.5108
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Balangkayan[*]Allan C. Contado
 • Vice MayorAlice G. Abunales
 • RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate7,721 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
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Households
2,464
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
38.92
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 96.73 million (2020), 44.14 million (2012), 45.25 million (2013), 50.39 million (2014), 57.38 million (2015), 64.58 million (2016), 74.22 million (2017), 81.01 million (2018), 88.96 million (2019), 114.7 million (2021), 142.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 223.2 million (2020), 62.74 million (2012), 90.17 million (2013), 99.97 million (2014), 108.5 million (2015), 133.9 million (2016), 201.1 million (2017), 172.4 million (2018), 206.8 million (2019), 270.9 million (2021), 333.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 94.41 million (2020), 36.69 million (2012), 41.91 million (2013), 47.85 million (2014), 50.7 million (2015), 50.07 million (2016), 58.95 million (2017), 77.18 million (2018), 86.73 million (2019), 99.3 million (2021), 115.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 54.18 million (2020), 14.34 million (2012), 43.51 million (2013), 51.05 million (2014), 56.18 million (2015), 64.68 million (2016), 124 million (2017), 111.7 million (2018), 40.19 million (2019), 85.28 million (2021), 102.7 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6801
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.balangkayan-esamar.gov.ph

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]

  1. ^ Municipality of Balangkayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.