Balanga
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city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Bataan
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Central Luzon
- Province
- Bataan
- District
- 2nd district
- Cityhood
- December 30, 2000
- Barangays
- 25 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Raquel Francis D. Garcia
- Vice mayor
- Francis Anthony S. Garcia
- Representative
- Albert Raymond S. Garcia
- City council
- Members Noel Joseph L. Valdecañas Jovy Z. Banzon Christian Laurence Z. Manalaysay Victor A. Baluyot Jr. Ma. Liza A. Vasquez Hubert B. Pizarro Ricardo M. Magpantay Jorescel S. Panganiban Pedro T. Yuzon Jr. Benigno P. Meriño
- Electorate
- 70,117 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 111.63 km (43.10 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 138 m (453 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 1,403 m (4,603 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- −1 m (−3.3 ft)
- Density
- 984.78/km (2,550.6/sq mi)
- Households
- 24,919
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- City of Balanga
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Bataan
- Population
- 109931
- Area
- 111.63
- Elevation
- 138
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Capital of
- Bataan
- Shares border with
- Pilar
- Official website
- www.cityofbalanga.gov.ph
- Households
- 24919
- Dialing code
- 47
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- language used
- Mariveleño
- topic's main category
- Category:Balanga, Bataan
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- inception
- 1712-00-00
- electorate
- 70117
- Commons category
- Balanga, Bataan
- postal code
- 2100
- poverty incidence
- 6.98
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 921217165.61
- total assets
- 1677343572.40
- total expenditure
- 845965205.77
- total liabilities
- 469798606.60
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Encyclopedic overview
Balanga (pronounced [bɐˈlaŋa]), officially the City of Balanga (Filipino: Lungsod ng Balanga), is a component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 109,931 people.
Balanga joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.