-BALAMBAN-
Balamban is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 66,261.
Balamban is administratively subdivided into 28 barangays.
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It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Asturias, on the east by the cities of Cebu and Mandaue, on the south by the city of Toledo and on the west by Tañon Strait. Balamban has rapidly grown into an industrial municipality primarily because of its shipbuilding industry which catapulated it to a 1st class municipality from a mere 4th class town about a decade ago. Its adjacent location to Cebu City from the west also greatly perked up its economic activities specially after the completion of the Trans-Central Highway, a road network that traverses and connects the scenic mountainous areas of Cebu City and Balamban, a region that is now the subject of great interest for tourism and housing development.
-BALAMBAN Mountain-
History Romulus Cabahug portrays Balamban as originally a densely forested area except for a very small portion of land lying along the coastline. Long before the Spanish colonization, there was already a settlement which was first known as Kagma, meaning dry land or dry plains.
There are no definitive records as to when Balamban first became a town. Its official records were destroyed during WW II. But Octogenarians in the 1950’s recall that sometime before 1878, Balamban was already an organized unit with a Spaniard, Capitan Cinaco Gutierez, as its first administrator. Other officials who followed him were Tiniente Emilio Lopez and several Filipinos led by Macario Montejo. After the capitanes were municipal president, the first being Sixto Milan. Santos L. Migallos was the first municipal mayor in 1941.
-ISLAND IN THE SKY-
Island in the Sky is a mountain resort in Barangay Gaas, Balamban. There really isn't much to see except for the wonderful view of mountains. :) My mom just desperately wanted to see the place. Its cool if you just want to enjoy the peace and quiet.
The resort can be reached by V-hires to Balamban (its on the left side). The ones that I saw were GT Express. We passed by a lot of those on the way to the place and going home. The views leading up to Balamban is cool as well coz you get to pass Trans-central Highway. :)
EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY -- ISLAND IN THE SKY IN BALAMBAN CEBU --
Island in the Sky is a mountain resort in Barangay Gaas, Balamban. There really isn't much to see except for the wonderful view of mountains. :) My mom just desperately wanted to see the place. Its cool if you just want to enjoy the peace and quiet.
The resort can be reached by V-hires to Balamban (its on the left side). The ones that I saw were GT Express. We passed by a lot of those on the way to the place and going home. The views leading up to Balamban is cool as well coz you get to pass Trans-central Highway. :) We didn't stop to take pictures though.
