Balindong

Balindong
واتو باليندونج
Watu
Municipality of Balindong
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Official seal of Balindong
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Balindong is located in Philippines
Balindong
Balindong
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°55′N 124°12′E / 7.92°N 124.2°E / 7.92; 124.2
CountryPhilippines
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceLanao del Sur
District 2nd district
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Balindong[*]Amer-Reggie L. Bagul
 • Vice MayorBenjamin M. Bagul
 • RepresentativeYasser A. Balindong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate19,168 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total453.94 km2 (175.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,433 m (4,701 ft)
Lowest elevation
696 m (2,283 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total32,573
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Households
4,640
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
25.45
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 145 million (2020), 62.56 million (2012), 65.24 million (2013), 73.98 million (2014), 85.28 million (2015), 94.42 million (2016), 140.7 million (2017), 116.4 million (2018), 129 million (2019), 155.4 million (2021), 217.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 87.36 million (2020), 27.81 million (2012), 28.25 million (2013), 42.71 million (2014), 76.53 million (2015), 81.99 million (2016), 86.4 million (2017), 87.85 million (2018), 84.81 million (2019), 96.99 million (2021), 119.5 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 152.7 million (2020), 63.11 million (2012), 65.14 million (2013), 66.58 million (2014), 76.81 million (2015), 91.52 million (2016), 106.5 million (2017), 117.9 million (2018), 131.3 million (2019), 145.6 million (2021), 208.4 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 17.29 million (2020), 4.105 million (2012), 0.9881 million (2013), 12.29 million (2014), 39.7 million (2015), 44.69 million (2016), 15.41 million (2017), 17.92 million (2018), 19.23 million (2019), 17.19 million (2021), 30.68 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
9318
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)63
Native languagesMaranao
Tagalog
Websitewww.balindog-lds.gov.ph

Balindong, officially the Municipality of Balindong (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Balindong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balindong), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,573 people.[3]

It is formerly known as Watu.

  1. ^ Municipality of Balindong | (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). "Bangsamoro (BARMM)". 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.