Binalbagan | |
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Municipality of Binalbagan | |
Nickname(s): The True Heart of Negros Banwang Panganay | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°12′N122°52′E / 10.2°N 122.87°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 5th district |
Founded | May 15, 1572 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alejandro Y. Mirasol |
• Vice Mayor | Mary Ann T. Mirasol |
• Representative | Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 45,355 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 189.96 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] | |
• Total | 71,407 |
• Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
• Households | 17,305 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.64 |
• Revenue | ₱ 268.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 621 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 225.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 218.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6107 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.
Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays: twelve (12) rural barangays and three (3) urban barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Currently, there are 3 barangays which are considered urban (highlighted in bold).
Climate data for Binalbagan, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 55 (2.2) | 65 (2.6) | 141 (5.6) | 210 (8.3) | 212 (8.3) | 176 (6.9) | 180 (7.1) | 180 (7.1) | 130 (5.1) | 70 (2.8) | 1,486 (58.6) |
Average rainy days | 9.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 25.6 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 13.8 | 241.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 10,599 | — |
1918 | 8,966 | −1.11% |
1939 | 18,112 | +3.40% |
1948 | 19,748 | +0.97% |
1960 | 31,160 | +3.87% |
1970 | 36,765 | +1.67% |
1975 | 43,968 | +3.65% |
1980 | 49,428 | +2.37% |
1990 | 52,073 | +0.52% |
1995 | 54,664 | +0.91% |
2000 | 58,280 | +1.38% |
2007 | 64,747 | +1.46% |
2010 | 65,431 | +0.38% |
2015 | 67,270 | +0.53% |
2020 | 71,407 | +1.18% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
The people in the city speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.
Poverty incidence of Binalbagan
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.40 2009 28.90 2012 16.59 2015 21.65 2018 16.41 2021 23.64 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
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