Balangiga
Balangiga | |
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| Municipality of Balangiga | |
Balangiga Church | |
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Map of Eastern Samar with Balangiga highlighted | |
Interactive map of Balangiga | |
Balangiga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°06′33″N 125°23′11″E / 11.1092°N 125.3864°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Atty. Dana Flynch R. de Lira |
| • Vice Mayor | Danny Virgil B. Ablay |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 10,783 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 190.05 km2 (73.38 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 14,473 |
| • Density | 76.154/km2 (197.24/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,584 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.94 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 153 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 448.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 109.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 159.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6812 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Balangiga (IPA: [ˌbalaŋˈhɪga]), officially the Municipality of Balangiga (Waray: Bungto han Balangiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balangiga), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,473 people.
Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga Encounter in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.