DEMOGRAPHY:
Balamban registered a total population of 87,177 as of 2015 Census of Population and Housing. This is a 22.37% increase from the previous 2010 population. Balamban has a total household population of 16,108 with an average household size of 4.48.
Economy:
Major Agricultural Products | rice, corn, banana |
Industries | Ship Building at Buanoy, Balamban |
Ship Repair at Buanoy, Balamban | |
Fabrication – Aluminum Vessel at Arpili, Balamban | |
Industrial Gas Production at Buanoy, Balamban | |
Commercial Activities | the total commercial Land Use of the Municipality is estimated to 129.50 has. |
Industrial Area | the total Industrial Area used is estimated at 174 has. |
No. of Banks: | |
Commercial | 3 |
Rural | 2 |
Cooperatives | 18 |
Pawnshops | 14 |
Tourist Spots | Gaas Eco-Adventure Park at Gaas, Balamban |
JVR Island in the Sky Resort at Gaas | |
Costa Roca Resort at Pondol | |
West 35 Eco-Adventure Park at Gaas, Balamban | |
Wild Wild West at Baliwagan, Balamban | |
Cambuhawe Spring Resort at Cambuhawe | |
Mt. Manunggal Camping Area at Magsaysay | |
Buwakan Ni Alejandra | |
Adventure Café | |
Florentino’s Little Tagaytay | |
Gaas River Tricking | |
Lukob Cave Falls | |
Accommodation Facilities | Lodging Houses/Apartelle |
Apartments | |
Hotel | |
Pension Houses | |
Vehicles: | PUJ – from Toledo City – Balamban and Vice Versa |
Tricycles – from Balamban – Arpili & Vice Versa & from Balamban to the Town of Asturias & Vice Versa | |
L-300 Vans from Balamban to Cebu City & Vice Versa (Via the Trans Central Highway) | |
L-300 Vans from Buanoy to Cebu City & Vice Versa (Via Naga-Uling Route) |
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Bus – from Balamban – Cebu City & Vice Versa | |
Trisikad – town proper only |
Power Generation/ Consumption: | |
Power Distributor | CEBECO |
# Of Barangays Served | 28 barangays |
# Of Households w/ Electricity | 18, 542 (94.26% of HH Population as of 2016) |
Distributor: | Barangays Served (18 Barangay) |
Balamban Cebu Water District | Prenza, Cambuhawe, Aliwanay, Sta. Cruz- Sto. Niño, Baliwagan, Pondol, Cansomoroy, Abucayan, Lamesa, Buanoy, Arpili, Hingatmonan, Vito, Singsing, Nangka, Cantu-od, Biasong, Cantibas. |
*Other Barangays used Level I, II, Deep Wells, Shallow Wells, Dug Wells, & Spring. | |
Inland Waterways: | Combado River |
Buanoy River | |
Abucayan River | |
Mainggit River |
EDUCATION:
A Great majority of Balambanganons have completed elementary and high school education. In hinterlands college education was once only for middle class families but now even the students in the town and in near city and town. There is also a technical school and a TESDA Class in the Municipality where high School graduates that can’t afford to go to college can enroll there.
Day Care Centers | 47 |
Primary Schools | 2 |
Elementary (Public) | 31 |
Elementary (Private) | 3 |
Secondary (Public) | 10 |
Secondary (Private) | 3 |
College | 1 |
Technical/Vocational | 1 |
Nursery/Kindergarten (Public) | 29 |
Nursery/Kindergarten(Private) | 3 |
HEALTH:
No. of Hospitals | 1 district hospital; with 25 bed capacity |
Clinics | Medical – 5 |
Dental – 3 | |
Pharmacy – 15 | |
Optical – 1 | |
Health Centers | Main – 3 |
Brgy. Health Stations – 28 |
COMMUNICATIONS:
Telephone Franchise | TMSI, Globelines, PLDT, Smart Communications INC. |
Cell Sites | 9 Units |