Balilihan
Balilihan | |
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| Municipality of Balilihan | |
Balilihan Municipal Hall | |
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Map of Bohol with Balilihan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Balilihan | |
Balilihan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°45′N 123°58′E / 9.75°N 123.97°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 29 September 1828
previously part of Baclayon town. |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Esther Patrisha Veloso Chatto |
| • Vice Mayor | Lorenzo Aberia Baliong, Jr. |
| • Representative | John Geesnell "Baba" Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,251 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 127.27 km2 (49.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 19,747 |
| • Density | 155.16/km2 (401.86/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,485 |
| Demonym | Balilinhon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 162.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 357.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 119 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 46.35 million (2022) |
| Service Providers | |
| • Electricity | Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1) |
| • Water | Balilihan Municipal Waterworks |
| • Telecommunications | Smart Communications, Globe Telecom (cellular) PLDT (fixed-line) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 6342 |
| PSGC | |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Major Religions | Roman Catholicism (majority) and others |
| Feast Date | July 16 - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish (Balilihan town proper) January 16 - Santo Niño Parish (Hanopol) September 29 - Sumad (Foundation Day) |
| Catholic Diocese | Diocese of Tagbilaran |
| Patron Saint | Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Nuestra Señora del Carmen) Holy Child Jesus (Señor Santo Niño) |
| Website | balilihan |
Balilihan, officially the Municipality of Balilihan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Balilihan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balilihan), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,747 people.