BALANGIGA

Balangiga is a fourth class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 12,756 people.[3]

Balangiga is the site of the Balangiga massacre in 1901, which remains one of the longest-running and most controversial issues of the Philippine–American War.

1 Geography
2 Barangays
3 Education
4 Daughter Towns
5 Transportation
6 Demographics
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Geography

Balangiga is located on the southern coast of the island of Samar facing Leyte Gulf, and sits at the mouth of the Balangiga River. To the west lies the municipality ofLawaan, to the north is Llorente, and to the east are the municipalities of Quinapondan and Giporlos.

Barangays

Balangiga is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

• Bacjao
• Cag-olango
• Cansumangcay
• Guinmaayohan
• Poblacion I
• Poblacion II
• Poblacion III
• Poblacion IV
• Poblacion V
• Poblacion VI
• San Miguel
• Sta. Rosa
• Maybunga

Education

Balangiga has 9 public elementary schools, namely:

• Balangiga Central Elementary School
• Bacjao Elementary School
• Bangon Elementary School
• Cag-olango Elementary School
• Cansumangkay Elementary School
• Guinmaayohan Elementary School
• Maybunga Elementary School
• San Miguel Elementary School
• Santa Rosa Elementary School

Has 1 public secondary school:

• Southern Samar National Comprehensive High School

Has 1 private secondary school:

• MSH Sisters Academy Balangiga

Daughter Towns

The municipalities of Lawaan, Giporlos, and Quinapondan were former barangays of the municipality of Balangiga.

Transportation

Balangiga can be reached through public utility vans and buses from Tacloban City. Pedicabs, tricycles, and habal-habal by the means of inner town transportation.

Demographics

Population census of Balangiga

Year              Pop.              ±% p.a.

1990             9,565              —    

1995           11,100             +2.83%

2000           10,662             −0.86%

2007           12,428              +2.14%

2010           12,756              +0.95%

Source: National Statistics Office