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Balabagan بلاباغان
Municipality
Municipality of Balabagan
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BalabaganLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°32′N 124°07′E / 7.53°N 124.12°E / 7.53; 124.12
Country	Philippines
Region	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Province	Lanao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jover O. Benito
• Vice Mayor	Edna O. Benito
• Representative	Yasser A. Balindong
• Municipal Council	Members Shahir O. Benito Romaizan O. Abi Mervin S. Mamenting Billie Jean O. Abdullah Esmael P. Sampiano Saguira D. Inog Nonilon P. Norodin Macalimbon C. Atandor
• Electorate	17,780 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	230.00 km (88.80 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation	537 m (1,762 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	29,863
• Density	130/km (340/sq mi)
• Households	5,170
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.41% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 135.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 181.9 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 134.1 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 52.12 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (LASURECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9302
PSGC	153602000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)63
Native languages	Maranao Tagalog Iranun
Major religions	Islam, Roman Catholicism
Website	www.balabagan-lds.gov.ph

Balabagan, officially the Municipality of Balabagan (Maranao and Iranun: Inged a Balabagan; Filipino: Bayan ng Balabagan), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,863 people.

History

Balabagan became a municipality during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos.

The territory was reduced when, through Batas Pambansa Blg. 168 of 1982, 36 barangays were separated to create the municipality of Kapatagan.

Geography

Barangays

Balabagan is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Banago
• Barorao
• Batuan
• Budas
• Calilangan
• Igabay
• Magulaleng Occidental
• Magulaleng Oriental
• Molimoc
• Narra
• Plasan
• Purakan
• Buisan (Bengabeng)
• Buenavista
• Lorenzo
• Lower Itil
• Macao
• Poblacion
• Upper Itil
• Bagoaingud
• Ilian
• Lumbac
• Matampay
• Matanog
• Pindolonan
• Tataya

Climate

Demographics

Religion

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Balabagan

References

1.  Municipality of Balabagan | (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 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
3. ^ 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.
5. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 168". Legislative Digital Resources. Senate of the Philippines. 8 February 1982. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
6. "Balabagan, Lanao del Sur : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
7. Census of Population (2015). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "ARMM – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Lanao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Balabagan Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Balabagan
Malabang Illana Bay Balabagan Marogong Kapatagan

v t e Province of Lanao del Sur
Marawi (capital)
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Component city	Marawi

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