Binalbagan
Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism. Binalbagan is also known for the Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company.
History
Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572 and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental. On the record, Binalbagan is the oldest town in the whole Negros Island, thereby earning the title, "Banwang Panganay" or oldest town.The municipality celebrates an annual fiesta called "The Balbagan Festival" every month of May.
Geography
Binalbagan is from Bacolod and from Dumaguete.Barangays
Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays: twelve rural barangays and three urban barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.Currently, there are 3 barangays which are considered urban.
- Amontay
- Bagroy
- Bi-ao
- Canmoros
- Enclaro
- MarinaPagla-um
- Payao
- Progreso
- San Jose
- San JuanSan Pedro
- San Teodoro
- San VicenteSanto Rosario
- Santol
Demographics
Languages
The people in the city speak Hiligaynon. Tagalog and English are generally understood.Education
;Tertiary- Binalbagan Catholic College
- Carlos Hilado Memorial State University
- Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas Binalbagan Campus