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Balaoan | |
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Municipality of Balaoan | |
Nickname: The Sea Urchin Capital of the North | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°49′N 120°24′E / 16.82°N 120.4°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Aleli U. Concepcion |
• Vice Mayor | Carlo Castor U. Concepcion |
• Representative | Pablo C. Ortega |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 26,142 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 68.70 km2 (26.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Highest elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 40,339 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,204 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.48 |
• Revenue | PHP 1,067,287,083.40 billion (410.46%) (2021) |
• Assets | PHP 1,757,187,696.71 billion (99.14%) (2021) |
• Equity | PHP 1,700,436,716.76 billion (112.55%) (2021) |
• Expenditure | PHP 175,850,099.75 million (-42.80%) (2021) |
• Liabilities | PHP 56,750,979.95 million (-31.10%) (2021) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2517 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Balaoan, officially the Municipality of Balaoan (Ilocano: Ili ti Balaoan; Filipino: Bayan ng Balaoan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,339.[3]