:Balamban

Balamban became a town "pueblo" in 1745. A Spanish document attests that the community was recognized as a town during Spanish colonial period. The first administrator was Ciriaco Gutierrez, a Spanish captain.

Balamban is bordered to the north by the town of Asturias, to the west is the Tañon Strait, to the east is Cebu City, and to the south is the City of Toledo. It is {{convert|49|km|sp=us}} from Cebu City.

Balamban is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|072208001| Abucayan | 5315| 4591}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208002| Aliwanay | 3277| 3186}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208003| Arpili | 6312| 4877}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208027| Baliwagan (Poblacion) | 5494| 4734}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208004| Bayong | 861| 1037}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208005| Biasong | 2816| 2155}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208006| Buanoy |12057| 8368}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208007| Cabagdalan | 842| 698}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208008| Cabasiangan | 1233| 1078}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208009| Cambuhawe | 3374| 2916}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208010| Cansomoroy | 1920| 1415}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208011| Cantibas | 1346| 1084}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208012| Cantuod | 3426| 2641}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208013| Duangan | 1334| 1256}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208014| Gaas | 2908| 2812}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208015| Ginatilan | 1592| 1485}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208016| Hingatmonan | 1241| 973}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208017| Lamesa | 1799| 1656}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208018| Liki | 1243| 1212}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208019| Luca | 1399| 761}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208020| Matun{{nbhyph}}og | 1002| 693}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208021| Nangka | 6151| 4420}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208022| Pondol | 9872| 7897}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208023| Prenza | 2863| 2285}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208026| Santa Cruz-Santo Niño (Poblacion) | 1866| 1698}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208024| Singsing | 1870| 1462}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208025| Sunog (Magsaysay) | 1825| 1998}}

{{PH brgy table lite|072208026| Vito | 1939| 1849}}

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| location = Balamban, Cebu

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 28

| Jan low C = 23

| Feb high C = 29

| Feb low C = 23

| Mar high C = 30

| Mar low C = 23

| Apr high C = 31

| Apr low C = 24

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 25

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 25

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 25

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 25

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 25

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 24

| Dec high C = 28

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 70

| Feb precipitation mm = 49

| Mar precipitation mm = 62

| Apr precipitation mm = 78

| May precipitation mm = 138

| Jun precipitation mm = 201

| Jul precipitation mm = 192

| Aug precipitation mm = 185

| Sep precipitation mm = 192

| Oct precipitation mm = 205

| Nov precipitation mm = 156

| Dec precipitation mm = 111

| Jan rain days = 13.4

| Feb rain days = 10.6

| Mar rain days = 13.1

| Apr rain days = 14.5

| May rain days = 24.2

| Jun rain days = 27.9

| Jul rain days = 28.4

| Aug rain days = 27.7

| Sep rain days = 27.1

| Oct rain days = 27.4

| Nov rain days = 22.5

| Dec rain days = 15.9

| source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/balamban_philippines_1728546

| title = Balamban: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| access-date = May 10, 2020 }}

| date = May 10, 2020

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Balamban has industries that mainly focuses on shipbuilding for multinational corporations.

The biggest economic driver in Balamban is the West Cebu Estate (WCE), a {{convert|540|ha|adj=on}} mixed-use development in Balamban. It is owned and managed by [https://www.aboitizeconomicestates.com/ Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates] and is anchored by a {{convert|283|ha|adj=on}} industrial park, a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-registered economic zone tagged as the "Shipbuilding Capital of the Philippines". It hosts 12 locators from medium to heavy industries and employs 14,000 skilled workers.

Located in WCE in Barangay Buanoy is Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI). It builds merchant ships of up to 180,000 deadweight tons using the same high quality shipbuilding technologies and standards as those in Tsuneishi Japan. Also located in WCE in Barangay Arpili is Austal Philippines Pty. Ltd. which caters to market demands for high speed ferries, workboats, fast crew transfer boats, other commercial vessels and defense vessels.

Other locators include Aboitiz Construction, Air Liquide, Linde, Balamban Enerzone, Mactan Rock Industries, Inc. Tsuneishi Holdings, Tsuneishi Technical Services (Phils.), Inc., K & A Metal Industries, Inc. Shillon Global Construction, Inc., Advanced Catamaran Composites and Cebu Marine Industry, Inc.

There are two shopping malls in the municipality, the Gaisano Town Center Balamban and Gaisano Grand Balamban.

A number of banks and financial institutions are operating in Balamban. These include Metrobank, RCBC, Landbank, City Savings Bank, BDO Network Bank and Rizal MicroBank.

The Transcentral Highway (TCH) is a national road running through the mountains between Balamban and Cebu City and connects the two localities. It is popular by road trippers, bikers, and riders for its scenery, cold climate, restaurants, and cafes.

Despite its classification as a municipality, infrastructure is not that well-developed; as of 2018 its poverty incidence percentage is at 18.90 which was a bit higher than the Philippine national average of 16.70.

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = Balamban

| North = Asturias

| East = Compostela

| Southeast = Cebu City

| Southwest = Toledo

| West = Tañon Strait

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Category:Municipalities of Cebu