Balasan

Balasan
Municipality of Balasan
Aerial view of Balasan
Aerial view of Balasan
Flag of Balasan
Etymology: Balas (sand)
Map of Iloilo with Balasan highlighted
Map of Iloilo with Balasan highlighted
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Balasan is located in Philippines
Balasan
Balasan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°28′22″N 123°05′16″E / 11.4728°N 123.0878°E / 11.4728; 123.0878
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceIloilo
District 5th district
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManuel C. Ganzon
 • Vice MayorFilomeno V. Ganzon
 • RepresentativeRaul C. Tupas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate22,797 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total54.27 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]
 • Total35,064
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Households
9,351
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.21
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 134 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 379.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 102.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 60.98 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIloilo 3 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5018
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)33
Native languagesHiligaynon
Capisnon
Tagalog
Websitewww.balasan.gov.ph

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]

  1. ^ Municipality of Balasan | (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 VI (Western 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.
  5. ^ "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.