Balasan

Balasan, officially the Municipality of Balasan (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

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Etymology
History
Geography
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Climate
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Transportation
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Balasan, officially the Municipality of Balasan (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

==Etymology== Balasan derived its name from "Balas" meaning sand, which remains abundant along the banks of the Bangon River, where the first settlement was established.