Balud | |
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Municipality of Balud | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°02′13″N123°11′37″E / 12.03686°N 123.19351°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Masbate |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 18, 1949 |
Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rodolfo Estrella Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Felimon C. Abelita III |
• Representative | Elisa T. Kho |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 28,285 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 231.00 km2 (89.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Highest elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 40,155 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,039 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.45 |
• Revenue | ₱ 226.6 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 503.2 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 179.5 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 180.9 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Masbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5412 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Capiznon Tagalog |
Balud, officially the Municipality of Balud, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,155 people. [3]
Balud is 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Masbate City.
The name Balud came from the name of the Pink-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula poliocephala).
Balud was created as a municipality through Executive Order No. 244 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on July 18, 1949. [5]
Balud is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Balud, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 73 (2.9) | 109 (4.3) | 118 (4.6) | 108 (4.3) | 129 (5.1) | 136 (5.4) | 112 (4.4) | 89 (3.5) | 1,025 (40.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Balud, Masbate, was 40,155 people, [3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Balud
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 68.92 2003 64.11 2006 55.10 2009 43.06 2012 46.68 2015 42.27 2018 31.72 2021 28.45 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
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