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Business Distribution by Industry in Balangiga, Eastern Samar

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	15

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Facts

Area	145.2 km²
Population	14,697
Male Population	7,700 (52.4%)
Female Population	6,997 (47.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+313.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+32.6%
Median Age	21.2 years (Male: 20.8, Female: 21.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,924 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Sitio Bolwang
Local Time
Timezone	Philippine Standard Time
Lat & Lng	11.10972, 125.38750
Zip Codes	6812

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Balangiga, Eastern Samar Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,557	8,301	11,084	13,413	14,697	15,958	17,133
Population Density	24.5 / km²	57.2 / km²	76.3 / km²	92.4 / km²	101.2 / km²	109.9 / km²	118 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 32.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Balangiga, Eastern Samar	+313.2%	+77.1%	+32.6%
Philippines	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Median Age

Median Age: 21.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Balangiga, Eastern Samar	21.2 yrs	21.7 yrs	20.8 yrs
Philippines	23.2 yrs	23.6 yrs	22.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Population Density

Population Density: 101 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Balangiga, Eastern Samar	14,697	145.2 km²	101 / km²
Philippines	96.6 million	296,939.4 km²	325 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Balangiga, Eastern Samar

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Balangiga, Eastern Samar Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,580	$1,557	$1,767	$2,002	$3,013	$2,938	$3,286	$3,924
Total GDP	$1.7M	$1.8M	$2.3M	$2.8M	$4.5M	$4.7M	$5.8M	$7.1M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Balangiga, Eastern Samar CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Balangiga, Eastern Samar	14,342 tn	0.98 tn	98.8 tons/km²
Philippines	104,920,564 tn	1.09 tn	353.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Balangiga, Eastern Samar CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	14,342 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.98 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	98.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (8)
Cyclone	High (10)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/15/19	4:48 PM	4.2	19.8 km	114,480 m	19km S of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
5/27/18	2:40 PM	4.6	34.8 km	87,930 m	34km S of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/28/18	10:49 PM	4.5	26.1 km	81,250 m	17km SW of Cabay, Philippines	usgs.gov
3/5/18	1:05 AM	4.9	23.4 km	84,260 m	17km WNW of General MacArthur, Philippines	usgs.gov
1/15/18	8:43 PM	4.6	0.3 km	19,240 m	0km ENE of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
1/12/18	6:19 PM	4.3	30.9 km	130,080 m	8km SW of Cabay, Philippines	usgs.gov
7/6/17	8:21 AM	4.2	31.9 km	10,000 m	7km WSW of Llorente, Philippines	usgs.gov
12/23/15	3:08 AM	4.3	27.2 km	102,550 m	15km SW of Cabay, Philippines	usgs.gov
4/10/15	9:52 AM	4.5	14.5 km	110,890 m	14km SSW of Balangiga, Philippines	usgs.gov
2/14/14	2:49 AM	4.3	28.7 km	40,560 m	4km NW of Salcedo, Philippines	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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