Binalbagan

Binalbagan, officially the Municipality of Binalbagan (Banwa sang Binalbagan; Bayan ng Binalbagan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,407 people.

Major economic activities include manufacturing, agriculture, services, cottage industries and tourism. Binalbagan is also known for the Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM).

Binalbagan became a town on May 15, 1572 and was one of the first two settlements of Negros Occidental (the second being the municipality of Ilog). 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.

Binalbagan is 64 km from Bacolod.

Barangays
Binalbagan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays: twelve (12) rural barangays and three (3) urban barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Currently, there are 3 barangays which are considered urban (highlighted in bold).


 * Amontay
 * Bagroy
 * Bi-ao
 * Canmoros
 * Enclaro
 * Marina
 * Pagla-um (Poblacion)
 * Payao (formerly Soledad)
 * Progreso
 * San Jose
 * San Juan
 * San Pedro (Poblacion)
 * San Teodoro
 * San Vicente
 * Santo Rosario (Poblacion)
 * Santol

Demographics
The people in the city speak the Hiligaynon language (often called Ilonggo). Filipino and English are generally understood.

Education

 * Tertiary
 * Binalbagan Catholic College
 * Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (formerly Negros Occidental School of Fisheries)
 * Southern Negros College

Notable personalities

 * Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (first gentleman of former Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)
 * Ignacio "Iggy" Tuason Arroyo, Jr. (member of the Philippine House of Representatives)
 * Augurio Abeto (dubbed as the "King of Hiligaynon Poetry")
 * Ian Clark Bautista (Southeast Asian Games Boxing Gold Medalist)
 * Rico Amancio (Masterchef Asia Contestant)