Balingasag, Philippines
Balingasag is a town of 9,722 people in Northern Mindanao, Philippines, founded in 1842.
Why visit Balingasag
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 8 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Balingasag
Balingasag, officially the Municipality of Balingasag, is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 76,877 people.
From the Wikipedia article Balingasag (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes8
History
Balingasag started as a pre-Hispanic settlement, which was eventually discovered by the Spaniards when they came to colonize the Philippines.
Legend has it that one day during the Spanish regime a group of guardia civil, while patrolling the seashore near the settlement of the natives, chanced upon some fishermen pulling fishing nets. A guardia civil asked a fisherman for the name of the place. Not understanding the language and thinking that he was asked what he what was doing, the fisherman, pointing his finger to the net, answered “baling”, and then turning it to the contents of the boat nearby, added “kasag”.
According to early accounts, the present town site of Balingasag was heavily forested, making it the favorite hiding place of bandits and pirates, who constantly terrorized the inhabitants. One of the notorious groups marauding the area was that of Datu Gumpot, who made the area now occupied by Cala-cala, a sitio of Barangay Cogon, as his base. This place was then known as Gumpot Kitagtag. The presence of these lawless elements in the area made the inhabitants evacuate to safer places every now and then.
From the History section of Balingasag on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship7
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 2.9 km
Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Balingasag
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 0.8 km
15 de Septiembre Street
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries57
Baliwagan Central School
School · 2.7 km
Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Balingasag
Baliwagan National High School
School · 2.5 km
Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Balingasag
San Antonio Elementary School
School · 7.2 km
Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Jasaan
Waterfall Elementary School
School · 1.4 km
Waterfall ‒ Balingasag Bypass Road, Balingasag
Healthcare7
Map of Balingasag
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Getting there and nearby towns
Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 38 km away.
- Villanueva 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Claveria 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Tagoloan 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Malitbog 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Cagayan de Oro 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Opol 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Gingoog 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Manolo Fortich 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Libona 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Mambajao 57 km north, about 57 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Balingasag Peoples palace, Jobads, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ludeña Ancestral Home, Promex102, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cloudy Noontime Panoramic view of the Cabulig River, Tabudol, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS040-E-88911 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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