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Municipality

Balangiga

Balangiga is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 14,473 in the 2024 census, and it has 13 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Balangiga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
General MacarthurGiporlosLawaanLlorenteBacjao: 615 people, 162 per km², −0.31% a yearCag-olango: 412 people, 22 per km², 0.41% a yearCansumangcay: 1,869 people, 128 per km², 16.46% a yearGuinmaayohan: 1,301 people, 43 per km², −1.39% a yearBarangay Poblacion I: 1,812 people, 1,662 per km², −0.85% a yearBarangay Poblacion II: 468 people, 6,518 per km², −2.58% a yearBarangay Poblacion III: 984 people, 237 per km², −3.47% a yearBarangay Poblacion IV: 356 people, 14,355 per km², −2.81% a yearBarangay Poblacion V: 557 people, 13,652 per km², −3.78% a yearBarangay Poblacion VI: 1,651 people, 1,223 per km², −3.07% a yearSan Miguel: 2,133 people, 179 per km², −0.89% a yearSanta Rosa: 2,183 people, 93 per km², 1.14% a yearMaybunga: 132 people, 1 per km², −6.28% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    14,473

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 13.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    16th

    of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Eastern Samar lived in Balangiga in 2024 (3.06%)

  • Inside itSources

    13

    barangays

  • LandSources

    108.08 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Balangiga's land would fill a square about 10.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 134 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    3,753

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0802602000[4]Formerly 082602000
ZIP code
6812[15, 16]

People

Balangiga had 14,473 people in the 2024 census, up 13.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Balangiga had the 16th most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 13Quinapondan14,624
  2. 14General Macarthur14,606
  3. 15San Julian14,509
  4. 16Balangiga14,473
  5. 17Lawaan13,063
  6. 18Giporlos12,974
  7. 19Balangkayan10,014
All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 94 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Santa Rosa2,18315 in 100
  2. San Miguel2,13315 in 100
  3. Cansumangcay1,86913 in 100
  4. Barangay Poblacion I1,81213 in 100
  5. Barangay Poblacion VI1,65111 in 100
  6. Guinmaayohan1,3019 in 100
  7. Barangay Poblacion III9847 in 100
  8. Bacjao6154 in 100
  9. Barangay Poblacion V5574 in 100
  10. Barangay Poblacion II4683 in 100
See all 13 barangays of Balangiga
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.9%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,428753675
5 - 91,552806746
10 - 141,582826756
15 - 191,596837759
20 - 241,290705585
25 - 29952518434
30 - 34862456406
35 - 39805407398
40 - 44799446353
45 - 49699364335
50 - 54720362358
55 - 59586336250
60 - 64457232225
65 - 69349171178
70 - 74237108129
75 - 791777899
80 years and over20775132

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
14,473[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3,753[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Eastern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.06%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
7,480 men, 6,818 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202414,473[1, 2]0.22% a year3,7533.8
2020as of May 1, 202014,341[1]0.38% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201514,085[1]1.90% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201012,756[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then12,428[33]2.14% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders10,662[33, 34]−0.86% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then11,100[33]2.83% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then9,565[33]0.01% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then9,559[33]2.44% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then8,474[33]−2.34% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,538[33]1.47% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,215[33]———

Barangays

Balangiga is made up of 13 barangays.
Barangays of Balangiga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bacjao6154.25%−0.31% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion I1,81212.52%−0.85% a yearabout 1.09 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion II4683.23%−2.58% a yearabout 0.0718 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion III9846.8%−3.47% a yearabout 4.15 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion IV3562.46%−2.81% a yearabout 0.0248 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion V5573.85%−3.78% a yearabout 0.0408 km²Rural
Barangay Poblacion VI1,65111.41%−3.07% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Cag-olango4122.85%0.41% a yearabout 18.36 km²Rural
Cansumangcay1,86912.91%16.46% a yearabout 14.62 km²Rural
Guinmaayohan1,3018.99%−1.39% a yearabout 30.16 km²Rural
Maybunga1320.91%−6.28% a yearabout 88.29 km²Rural
San Miguel2,13314.74%−0.89% a yearabout 11.89 km²Rural
Santa Rosa2,18315.08%1.14% a yearabout 23.47 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Balangiga covers 108.08 km² of land, 134 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 671 m above the sea and it has 20 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
108.08 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
134 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.22714° N, 125.36236° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
1 m
Average
176 m
Highest
671 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

20.0 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Balangiga River28.0 of 35.2 km
  2. Suribao River5.1 of 81.2 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[31]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tacloban City, the nearest PAGASA station, 37 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,841 mm of rain on 182 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tacloban City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January367 mm1826.7 °C29.5 °C23.8 °C
February278 mm1526.9 °C30.2 °C23.7 °C
March233 mm1427.6 °C31.0 °C24.1 °C
April124 mm1228.5 °C32.0 °C25.0 °C
May143 mm1129.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June211 mm1528.7 °C32.1 °C25.4 °C
July188 mm1528.5 °C31.9 °C25.1 °C
August156 mm1228.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
September186 mm1328.6 °C32.1 °C25.1 °C
October215 mm1628.4 °C31.7 °C25.1 °C
November288 mm1927.9 °C31.0 °C24.8 °C
December450 mm2227.3 °C30.1 °C24.4 °C
The year2,841 mm18228.1 °C31.4 °C24.8 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 36 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
35.9% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 36 of every 100 people in Balangiga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (35.9%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.5% and 42.4%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 12schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park
  • 4monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices6

Hospitals and health centres2

Markets1

Parks1

Monuments and memorials4

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Balangiga. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Eastern Samar[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Dana Flynch Romano De Lira[20]
    Vice mayor
    Arnel Ellema Calisay[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Dana Flynch Romano De Lira[21]
    Vice mayor
    Danny Virgil Balasbas Ablay[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Randy Duran Graza[22]
    Vice mayor
    Samuel Abing Enciso[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Randy Duran Graza[23]
    Vice mayor
    Samuel Abing Enciso[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Viscuso Salazar De Lira[24]
    Vice mayor
    Samuel Abing Enciso[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Viscuso Salazar De Lira[25]
    Vice mayor
    Randy Duran Graza[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Viscuso Salazar De Lira[26]
    Vice mayor
    Maximo Naporan Gamalo[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Catalina Camenforte[27]
    Vice mayor
    Maximo Gamalo[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Catalina M. Camenforte[28]
    Vice mayor
    Maximo N. Gamalo[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Balangiga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Dana Flynch Romano De Lira[20]Arnel Ellema Calisay[20]
2022–2025Dana Flynch Romano De Lira[21]Danny Virgil Balasbas Ablay[21]
2019–2022Randy Duran Graza[22]Samuel Abing Enciso[22]
2016–2019Randy Duran Graza[23]Samuel Abing Enciso[23]
2013–2016Viscuso Salazar De Lira[24]Samuel Abing Enciso[24]
2010–2013Viscuso Salazar De Lira[25]Randy Duran Graza[25]
2007–2010Viscuso Salazar De Lira[26]Maximo Naporan Gamalo[26]
2004–2007Catalina Camenforte[27]Maximo Gamalo[27]
2001–2004Catalina M. Camenforte[28]Maximo N. Gamalo[28]

History & Identity

Its story

The provincial tourism page says the church bells were taken by the US Army as war booty after the reprisals.[9]

The neighbouring former municipality of Quinapondan had been annexed to Balangiga under Philippine Commission Act No. 960, and was recreated separately by Republic Act No. 61 in 1946.[10]

Timeline

  1. September 28, 1901

    Balangiga attack on US troops.[11]

  2. October 17, 1946

    Republic Act No. 61 recreated Quinapondan, which had been annexed to Balangiga.[10]

  3. August 19, 1949

    Executive Order No. 255 organized Giporlos out of part of Balangiga.[12]

Nearby

Balangiga shares a border with General Macarthur, Giporlos, Lawaan and Llorente.

How it compares

Balangiga beside Eastern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar.

Balangiga beside Eastern Samar
FigureBalangigaEastern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary14,473[1, 2]472,68316th of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.22% a year[1, 2]faster−0.23% a year7th of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary134[6]more crowded919th of 23
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary108.08 km²[6]5,173.75 km²18th of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]lower3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower6.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar
40.6 km north
Manila
603.9 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. LawaanEastern Samar9.4 km southwest
  2. GiporlosEastern Samar12.8 km southeast
  3. General MacarthurEastern Samar15.5 km east
  4. MarabutSamar16.7 km west
  5. QuinapondanEastern Samar17.2 km east
  6. LlorenteEastern Samar23.8 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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