Binalbagan

Binalbagan
Municipality of Binalbagan
Flag of Binalbagan
Nickname(s): 
The True Heart of Negros
Banwang Panganay
Map of Negros Occidental with Binalbagan highlighted
Map of Negros Occidental with Binalbagan highlighted
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Binalbagan is located in Philippines
Binalbagan
Binalbagan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°12′N 122°52′E / 10.2°N 122.87°E / 10.2; 122.87
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Occidental
District 5th district
FoundedMay 15, 1572
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlejandro Y. Mirasol
 • Vice MayorMary Ann T. Mirasol
 • RepresentativeEmilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate45,355 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total189.96 km2 (73.34 sq mi)
Elevation
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total71,407
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
 • Households
17,305
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.64
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 268.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 621 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 225.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 218.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6107
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)34
Native languagesHiligaynon
Tagalog
Websitewww.binalbagan.gov.ph

Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Binalbagan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binalbagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,469 people.[3]

Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism. Binalbagan is also known for the Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM).

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572[5] and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental (the second being the municipality of Ilog). On the record, Binalbagan is the oldest town in the whole Negros Island, thereby earning the title, “Banwang Panganay” or oldest town.

The municipality celebrates an annual fiesta called "The Balbagan Festival" every month of May.

Binalbagan is 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Bacolod.

  1. ^ Municipality of Binalbagan | (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. ^ "The Official Website of Binalbagan". Retrieved 2012-05-20.