Balo-i | |
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Municipality of Balo-i | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°07′N 124°13′E / 8.12°N 124.22°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Lanao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | August 1, 1948 |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hanifa P. Ali |
• Vice Mayor | Mustapha M. Ali |
• Representative | Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,189 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 90.98 km2 (35.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
Highest elevation | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
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• Total | 68,465 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 12,414 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.53 |
• Revenue | ₱ 121.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 159.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 105.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 75.11 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Lanao del Norte Electric Cooperative (LANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 9217 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)63 |
Native languages | Maranao Cebuano Binukid Tagalog |
Website |
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Balo-i, officially the Municipality of Balo-i ( Maranao: Inged a Balo-i; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Balo-i; Tagalog: Bayan ng Balo-i), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,465 people. [3]
It is also spelled Baloi, or Balëy using Filipino 2014 Orthography.
Balo-i is the town where the Maria Cristina Airport, also known as Iligan Airport, is located.
The town was created from the municipal districts of Momungan, Pantar, and Balut (August 1, 1948). It is the mother town of Tagoloan (June 21, 1969) and Pantar (June 11, 1978).
Balo-i is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Balo-i, Lanao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159 (6.3) |
143 (5.6) |
166 (6.5) |
183 (7.2) |
357 (14.1) |
414 (16.3) |
333 (13.1) |
309 (12.2) |
289 (11.4) |
285 (11.2) |
253 (10.0) |
166 (6.5) |
3,057 (120.4) |
Average rainy days | 18.4 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 23.4 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 25.5 | 19.9 | 299.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 14,498 | — |
1960 | 18,077 | +1.86% |
1970 | 23,644 | +2.72% |
1975 | 20,392 | −2.92% |
1980 | 19,383 | −1.01% |
1990 | 27,512 | +3.56% |
1995 | 32,063 | +2.91% |
2000 | 38,534 | +4.02% |
2007 | 44,366 | +1.96% |
2010 | 50,387 | +4.74% |
2015 | 58,383 | +2.84% |
2020 | 68,465 | +3.18% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Poverty incidence of Baloi
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30
40
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60
2006
33.20 2009
48.34 2012
52.77 2015
40.11 2018
29.12 2021
37.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
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It is the home of the Agus IV Hydroelectric Powerplant (Located in Barangay Nangka; 18 kilometers from Iligan City) on the Agus River. The plant, located 120 metres (390 ft) below ground surface, is the first underground hydroelectric plant in Mindanao and the third in the Philippines. It is said to be sufficient to light a city more than 12 times the size of Iligan City or to run 20 cement factories.
Baloi West District:
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