Balayan
Sign in to saveBalayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
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- Location within the
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- Roundabout in Balayan
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- Municpality of Balayan logo.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
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- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- District
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- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- December 8, 1578
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- Barangays
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- para
- Settlement.p1
- (see Barangays)
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Balayan
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Q13744
- Population
- 96939
- Area
- 108.73
- Elevation
- 33
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Tuy
- Official website
- www.balayan.gov.ph
- Image
- Balayan,,Batangasjf0321 15.JPG
- Households
- 24391
- Dialing code
- 43
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- postal code
- 4213
- Commons category
- Balayan
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- poverty incidence
- 9.27
- electorate
- 59821
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- total assets
- 1430503000.49
- total liabilities
- 700075975.19
- total expenditure
- 367123610.28
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 472899589.46
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- Elected officials
- Tourism
- Healthcare
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
==Etymology== Balayan is derived from the Old Tagalog word balayan, meaning "to walk past the paddy, from a basket to another" and "carry or accomplish anything with the tip of any batten". Other possible source is from the old Tagalog word balayang which means "wood".
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