Balangiga

Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,341 people.

Balangiga
Municipality
Municipality of Balangiga
Balangiga Church
Map of Eastern Samar with Balangiga highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Balangiga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°06′33″N 125°23′12″E
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorRandy D. Graza
  Vice MayorSamuel A. Enciso
  RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
  Councilors
List
  Electorate10,617 voters (2022)
Area
  Total190.05 km2 (73.38 sq mi)
Highest elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total14,341
  Density75/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Households
3,584
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
50.07
% (2018)
  Revenue105 million (2020)
  Assets423.9 million (2020)
  Expenditure98.69 million (2020)
  Liabilities222.6 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6812
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.balangiga-esamar.gov.ph

Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga Encounter in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.

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