Balanga City

City of Balanga, Bataan

Location
Map of Bataan showing the location of Balanga City.
Government
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Bataan (Capital)
District	2nd district of Bataan
Barangays	25
Income class:	5th class city; component city
Mayor	Jose Enrique Garcia (Kampi)
Cityhood	2000
Official Website	Balanga Official Website
Physical characteristics
Area	135.60 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	71,088 524/km²
Coordinates	14º 15' N, 120º 45' E

The City of Balanga (Filipino: Lungsod ng Balanga) is a fifth class city in the province of Bataan, Philippines. It is the capital city of Bataan. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 71,088 people in 14,065 households. Its citizens are called Balangueños.

Barangays

Balanga City is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

City Mayor

History

Balanga, the capital of Bataan, was formerly a visita of Abucay before it was established as a mission of the Dominican Order in the Provincial Chapter of April 21, 1714 and later declared a vicariate on April 18, 1739, under the patronage of Saint Joseph. Upon the establishment of Bataan as a separate province in 1754, Balanga was made its capital by General Pedro Manuel Arandia due to its favorable location, at the heart of the new territorial jurisdiction. The word Balanga originates from the Tagalog word bañga (clay pot), which the town used to produce and which was among the best that can be found in the country.

Today. Balanga has just recently been transformed into a City. Prior to this development, the City has extended its urban fringe to west of Roman Superhighway and a new growth center in Barangay Tuyo has been delineated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. During the past years, the city saw a high record of residential growth. The consequent expansion of the physical limits of the urban core as well as the expected large increases in population, and its attractiveness to commercial and employment activities, the City Government of Balanga decided to undertake a Master Planning exercise and to propose various developmental projects that would establish Balanga as a well-planned community with quality and character that is innovative and special. .^[1]

Education

Partial List of Higher Educational Institutions in the city of Balanga.

Partial List of elementary and secondary schools in the city of Balanga.

Bataan Provincial Expressway

Balanga City is on Exit 30.

References

In year 2000 under the governance of Hon. Albert S. Garcia he declared the Balanga as one of the City in the Province of Bataan.

1. ^ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created, July-December 2000.

External links

• Balanga City News and Current Events
• Balanga City General Information
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Filipino Community
• City of Balanga
• Bataan National High School

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