Balingoan

Balingoan
Balingoan
Municipality
	Municipality of Balingoan
	Balingoan pier with Camiguin in the background
	Map of Misamis Oriental with Balingoan highlighted
	Balingoan Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 9°00′N 124°51′E / 9°N 124.85°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	1st District
Founded	March 1, 1952
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Balingoan[*]	Pedro Panulaya
• Electorate	8,819 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	57.80 km2 (22.32 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	11,020
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9011
PSGC	104303000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Income class	5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱)	₱ 87.08 million (2020)
Native languages	Cebuano; Binukid; Subanon; Tagalog
Website	www.balingoanmisor.gov.ph

Balingoan, officially the Municipality of Balingoan, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,020 people.^[3]

Barangays

Balingoan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.

Baukbauk (Poblacion)
Dahilig
Kabangasan
Kabulakan
Kauswagan
Lapinig (Poblacion)
Mantangale
Mapua
San Alonzo

History

Formerly part of Talisayan, it gained independence on March 1, 1952. According to the local legend,it derived its name from the word "baling ni juan" (John's Fishing Net), which later on became simply as "Balingoan".

Demographics

Population census of Balingoan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	6,136	—
1970	5,821	−0.53%
1975	5,838	+0.06%
1980	6,596	+2.47%
1990	6,689	+0.14%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	7,548	+2.29%
2000	8,197	+1.78%
2007	9,021	+1.33%
2010	10,175	+4.48%
2015	11,051	+1.59%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

In the 2020 census, the population of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental, was 11,020 people,^[3] with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Produce: Copra, fish, sea shells, fruits, vegetables, animal meat, and dairy products.

Culture

Feast day: May 29. Patron Saint: San Alonzo de Rodriguez

Transportation

Port of Balingoan is the main port for travellers going to the provincial island of Camiguin. From Cagayan de Oro to Balingoan is about 86 kilometres (53 mi) and would take around 1.5 hours bus ride as well as from Butuan.

Education

There are 9 Public Elementary Schools situated in Barangays San Alonzo, Bauk-bauk, Lapinig, Mantangale, Mapua, Kauswagan, Kabulakan, Dahilig and Kabangasan.

References

^ Municipality of Balingoan | (DILG)
^ "Province: Misamis Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
^ "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

Municipality of Balingoan
Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Balingoan - National Statistical Coordination Board
Local Governance Performance Management System

[1] Municipality of Balingoan | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Misamis Oriental". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[PSA20–10-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[PSA15–10-4] Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–10-5] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-10-6] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.

[LWUA-PopulationData-7] "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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v t e Province of Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alubijid Balingasag Balingoan Binuangan Claveria Gitagum Initao Jasaan Kinoguitan Lagonglong Laguindingan Libertad Lugait Magsaysay Manticao Medina Naawan Opol Salay Sugbongcogon Tagoloan Talisayan Villanueva
Component cities	El Salvador Gingoog
Highly urbanized city	Cagayan de Oro (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Misamis Oriental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)