Balud

Balud, officially the Municipality of Balud, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,155 people. [3]

Balud
Municipality
Municipality of Balud
Silhouette of Jintotolo Island
Seal
Map of Masbate with Balud highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Balud
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°02′13″N 123°11′37″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceMasbate
District 2nd district
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRuben Jude D. Lim
 • Vice MayorFelimon C. Abelita III
 • RepresentativeElisa T. Kho
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,518 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total231.00 km2 (89.19 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Highest elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total40,155
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Households
7,843
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence31.72% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱167,701,370.61 (2020)
 • Assets₱355,001,024.68 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱136,009,311.06 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱130,440,729.38 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMasbate Electric Cooperative (MASELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5412
PSGC
054103000
IDD : area code +63 (0)56
Native languagesMasbateño
Hiligaynon
Capiznon
Tagalog

The name Balud came from the name of the Pink-bellied imperial pigeon (Ducula poliocephala).

Geography

Barangays

Balud is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. [5]

  • Baybay (Lumocab)
  • Bongcanaway
  • Mabuhay (Bongcanaway III)
  • Calumpang
  • Cantil
  • Casamongan
  • Dao
  • Danao
  • Guinbanwahan
  • Ilaya
  • Jangan
  • Jintotolo
  • Mapili
  • Mapitogo
  • Pajo
  • Palani
  • Panguiranan
  • Panubigan
  • Poblacion (Balud)
  • Pulanduta
  • Quinayangan Diotay
  • Quinayangan Tonga
  • Salvacion
  • Sampad
  • San Andres (Quinayangan Dacu)
  • San Antonio
  • Sapatos
  • Talisay
  • Tonga
  • Ubo
  • Victory
  • Villa Alvarez

Panguiranan is a village/barangay located on the east side of the Municipality of Balud. With the growing population and a thriving fishing area within the Asid Gulf, Panguiranan is a hub for small fisherman in selling their day's catch.

Calumpang is the 3rd most Populated Barangay in Balud, Masbate is Popularly known for the Passageway South Port from Masbate to Roxas City and back and forth, Masbate to Estancia, Iloilo back and forth, Masbate to Jintotolo Islands back and forth, Masbate to Sapatos Island, and sometimes in Boracay Island and Gigantes in Iloilo, Calumpang is the Balud South District which the Calumpang Central School is located, the main occupation status here is Fishing and Trading.

Climate
Climate data for Balud, Masbate
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39
(1.5)		 34
(1.3)		 42
(1.7)		 36
(1.4)		 73
(2.9)		 109
(4.3)		 118
(4.6)		 108
(4.3)		 129
(5.1)		 136
(5.4)		 112
(4.4)		 89
(3.5)		 1,025
(40.4)
Average rainy days 12.6 9.7 12.0 13.0 20.5 25.3 26.2 24.8 25.2 25.9 21.9 17.9 235
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics
Population census of Balud
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 14,708—    
1970 21,448+3.84%
1975 24,219+2.47%
1980 24,549+0.27%
1990 26,121+0.62%
1995 27,933+1.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 30,068+1.59%
2007 31,484+0.64%
2010 35,841+4.83%
2015 38,124+1.18%
2020 40,155+1.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Balud, Masbate, was 40,155 people, [3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

References
  1.  Municipality of Balud | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Province: Masbate". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "Balud: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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