Balanga
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City of Balanga Lungsod ng Balanga |
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| Location of Balanga in the province of Bataan | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Central Luzon | ||
| Province : | Bataan | ||
| Barangays : | 25th | ||
| District: | 2. District of Bataan | ||
| PSGC : | 030803000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
| Households : | 14,065 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 96,061 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 708.4 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 135.60 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 14 ° 41 ′ N , 120 ° 32 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 4504 | ||
| Area code : | +63 52 | ||
| Mayor : | Jose Enrique Garcia ( Kampi ) | ||
| Website: | www.cityofbalanga.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Balanga (officially: City of Balanga ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Balanga ) is a Filipino city in the Bataan Province . Balanga is the capital of the province. The inhabitants are called balangueños . The Bataan National Park and Mount Natib are to the west of the city.
history
Balanga was previously a Visita (subordinate mission station) of Abucay before it was converted into an independent mission station by the Chapter of the Dominican Order on April 21, 1714 . Later, on April 18, 1739, Balanga became a vicariate under the protection of Joseph .
After the founding of the province of Bataan in 1754, Balanga was declared the capital by General Pedro Manuel Arandia due to its favorable location in the center of the newly founded province.
The word balanga goes back to the Tagalog word bañga for "clay pot", which were produced in the place.
Balanga was raised from a township to a town in 2000. Even before that, the outskirts had expanded to the west towards the Bataan Provincial Expressway (also known as the Roman Superhighway ). A new growth center in Baranggay Tuyo has been included in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan .
Balanga is located at junction No. 30 of the toll Bataan Provincial Expressway ( Roman Superhighway ), which connects the province of Bataan with the other provinces in Central Luzon .
Barangays
Balanga City is politically divided into 25 barangays .
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List of mayors
| Surname | Term of office |
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| Jose Enrique Garcia III | since July 1, 2007 |
| Melanio S. Banzon Jr. | 2004-2007 |
| Albert S. Garcia | 1998-2004 |
| Melanio S. Banzon Jr | 1988-1998 |
| Teodoro Camacho III | 1968-1987 |
| Teodoro Alonzo | 1980-1986 |
| Celso Valdecañas | 1972-1979 |
| Vicente Malibiran | 1964-1967 |
| Emilio Bernabe | 1960-1963 |
| Pedro Dizon | 1948-1959 |
| Faustino V. Vigo | 1952-1955 |
| Graciano Pastorfide | 1946-1947 |
| Numeriano Quindoy | 1944-1945 |
| Mariano Batungbakal | 1942-1943 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created , July-December 2000.