Balangkayan

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Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines

title: "Balangkayan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-eastern-samar"] description: "Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines" topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-eastern-samar" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balangkayan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines ::

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Balangkayan (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈkajan]), officially the Municipality of Balangkayan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 10,014 people.

Geography

Barangays

Balangkayan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Balogo
  • Bangon
  • Cabay
  • Caisawan
  • Cantubi
  • General Malvar
  • Guinpoliran
  • Julag
  • Magsaysay
  • Maramag
  • Poblacion I
  • Poblacion II
  • Poblacion III
  • Poblacion IV
  • Poblacion V

Climate

| location = Balangkayan, Eastern Samar | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 28 | Jan low C = 22 | Feb high C = 28 | Feb low C = 22 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 30 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 30 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 30 | Jun low C = 24 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 29 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec high C = 28 | Dec low C = 23 | Jan precipitation mm = 90 | Feb precipitation mm = 67 | Mar precipitation mm = 82 | Apr precipitation mm = 70 | May precipitation mm = 97 | Jun precipitation mm = 145 | Jul precipitation mm = 152 | Aug precipitation mm = 127 | Sep precipitation mm = 132 | Oct precipitation mm = 152 | Nov precipitation mm = 169 | Dec precipitation mm = 144 | Jan rain days = 17.0 | Feb rain days = 13.5 | Mar rain days = 16.0 | Apr rain days = 16.5 | May rain days = 20.6 | Jun rain days = 24.3 | Jul rain days = 26.0 | Aug rain days = 25.4 | Sep rain days = 25.2 | Oct rain days = 26.4 | Nov rain days = 23.0 | Dec rain days = 21.1 | source 1 = Meteoblue | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/balangkayan_philippines_1728493 | title = Balangkayan, Eastern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | access-date = 30 December 2018}} | date = 30 December 2018

Demographics

| align= none | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2024 census, the population of Balangkayan was 10,014 people, with a density of {{sigfig|10,014/207.05|2}} PD/km2.

Economy

Tourism

The Minasangay Island Marine Ecological Park and Resort known for its cliff diving, scuba diving, mangroves and coral reefs is a popular gateway for the locals of the province.

Education

Balangkayan has many elementary schools and secondary schools.

Elementary schools:

  • Balangkayan Central Elementary School
  • Balogo Elementary School
  • Cabay Elementary School
  • Caisawan Elementary School
  • Guinpoliran Elementary School
  • Maramag Elementary School
  • Talisay Elementary School

Secondary school:

  • Balangkayan National High School
  • Balangkayan Senior High School

References

References

  1. {{DILG detail

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