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Villasis

Villasis was a barrio of Malasiqui in the early 17th century and was known by its former name, “Pandoyocan” because it is the nesting ground of bees called “oyocan”.
The town’s accessibility to all kinds of transportation has made Villasis a bustling center of trade and commerce.
Villasis is an ideal site for investors in agro-industry for the following reasons:
1)   It is strategically located and accessible to all points of Luzon.
2)   It has well-developed infra- support facilities such as power, water, transportation,                    and communication, a wide agricultural base and availability of skilled and
disciplined labor force.
3)   It has one of the lowest crime rates in the region as well as having an efficient and
traffic-free transport system, relatively low real estate value and strong people
and LGU support.

LAND AREA                   :   7,583 hectares
POPULATION                :   57014
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   21
CLASSIFICATION              :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                     :   2nd week of January
FESTIVAL                             :   Talong Festival (2nd week of January)
PRODUCTS                            :   rice, vegetables, sugar cane vinegar, feeds, corn, cassava
INDUSTRIES                       :   livestock and poultry raising

Urdaneta City

Urdaneta was founded on January 8, 1858. It was named after the famous aide of Magellan, Father Simon de Urdaneta, a soldier, navigator, cosmographer and evangelist.
Urdaneta became a city in 1997 by virtue of RA 8480. It is the commercial
and education center of eastern Pangasinan.

LAND AREA                     :   12,100 hectares
POPULATION                  :   122,113
NO. OF BARANGAYS   :   34
CLASSIFICATION          :   2nd class city
FIESTA                           :   December 1-8
PRODUCTS                        :   rice, vegetables, noodles
POINTS OF INTEREST :   Museo de Urdaneta, Cabaruan, Sugcong and Oltama Rolling Hills

Urbiztondo

Urbiztondo was founded in the year 1851. The town was christened after the surname of Spanish Governor General to the Philippines,
General Antonio Urbiztondo, one time conqueror of the Moros of Jolo.

LAND AREA              :   5,465 hectares
POPULATION               :   43,912
NO. OF BARANGAYS   :   21
CLASSIFICATION       :   3rd class
FIESTA                              :   May 4-5
PRODUCTS                       :   rice, yellow corn, bamboo-based home furnishings

Umingan

Umingan is located at the foot of the Caraballo Mountains. It is bounded in the north by San Quintin, Pangasinan; east by Lupao, Nueva Ecija; south by Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija and Balungao, Pangasinan in the west.
Majority of the town’s population are descendants of the Ilocanos.

LAND AREA                       :   29,753 hectares
POPULATION                    :   62,497
NO. OF BARANGAYS          :   58
CLASSIFICATION               :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                       :   April 4-11
INDUSTRIES                           :   concrete aggregates, commercial crops, sash factory, piggery, rice mill
PRODUCTS
Agricultural                :   palay, corn, vegetables (squash, ampalaya, sili, garlic, onion, tomato, mungbean, eggplant, okra),
fruit (mango), root crops (cassava, sweet potato)
Livestock & Poultry             :   carabao, cattle, swine, goat, chicken, duck, turkey, goose

POINTS OF INTEREST       :   Mt. Amoring Falls/Carasacas Falls
Caraballo Mountain
Paksayan Falls
Maseil-seil Agro-Tourism

Tayug

Tayug was first organized as a municipality in the Province of Nueva Ecija on February 4, 1817. In 1837, Tayug was ceded to the Province of Pangasinan. In 1851, it was once again incorporated with the Province of Nueva Ecija. Not until 1864 was Tayug again made a part of Pangasinan.
The town of Tayug got its name from a very tall tree that once grew in the heart of the town. The Bacayao tree was so tall that in Ilocano they call it “Layug”. Due to the difficulty of the people to pronounce the letter “L”, they changed it to the letter “T” by common usage. Hence, the name TAYUG came about.

LAND AREA                   :   5,130 hectares
POPULATION                   :   38,803
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   21
CLASSIFICATION           :   3rd class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   March 15-17
PRODUCTS                   :   commercial crops, livestock and poultry
POINTS OF INTEREST     :   St. Patrick Church   (1817)

Sual

The town of Sual was founded on May 20, 1805 when Governor General Rafael Maria de Aguilar issued a decree granting the separation of Sual from Labrador because Sual was initially a part of San Isidro Labrador de Tobuang (now called Labrador).

The natural harbor of Sual offers a safe anchorage and shelter to ships from the open sea because it is snugly sitting in a cove and its depth could accommodate big vessels to dock. It was an open port of entry during the more than two centuries of the galleon trade.

The Philippines’ largest coal powered plant, the 1,200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant is located in the said municipality.

LAND AREA                      :   20,181 hectares
POPULATION                   :   25,832
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   19
CLASSIFICATION           :   1st class
FIESTA                                  :   April 28-29
PRODUCTS                           :   Dried Fish, Mango
POINTS OF INTEREST   :   St. Peter Martyr Church (1835)
Cabalitian Island
Masamarey Beach
Mayaman Water falls
Mabuclao Falls
Limahon Cave

Sison

The mother town of Sison is San Fabian. Bulaoan, formerly a big barrio of San Fabian became a municipality named Alava in 1868. In 1907, the township of Esperanza was organized. That same year, the township of Labayug was also organized. Later, these two townships (Esperanza and Labayug) fused together to form the township of Artacho. The town of Alava had been making moves to expand its
jurisdiction. Likewise, the township of Artacho had also a move to become a regular municipality. As a result of their efforts, they fused as one. The fusion was sponsored by the late Senator Pedro Ma. Sison in the Senate. On May 1, 1918, the fusion was made and the town was named Sison, after its sponsor, Senator Sison.

LAND AREA                      :   8,855 hectares
POPULATION                     :   43,051
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   28
CLASSIFICATION             :   3rd class
FIESTA                                  :   December 14-16
PRODUCTS                           :   carved wooden furniture, vegetables
POINTS OF INTEREST   :   Antong Falls
Bantay Bato Falls

Santo Tomas

Prior to its creation as a municipality, Sto. Tomas was only a barrio of Alcala which at the time was called “Arranggo”. When the municipality was created in 1898, the name “Arranggo” was changed to “Sto. Tomas”. In less than a year, the municipality ceased to exist as such when the American Military Government was established in the Philippine Island. Prominent leaders petitioned the American Army General to recognize the township of Sto. Tomas.   In 1902, the township of Sto. Tomas was recognized for the second time. When the Civil Government was established and ostensibly for economic reasons, an order was issued fusing all small municipalities with mother municipalities. Sto. Tomas was fused with Alcala. The people of Sto. Tomas did not lose hope fighting for the separation,
creation and organization of their town into a separate municipality. Thus, for the third time in February 10, 1908, the Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan was created and existed up to these days.
Sto. Tomas was etched in the Guinness World Records for creating the
longest barbecue measuring 3,803.96 m on February 11, 2008.

LAND AREA                   :   1,429 hectares
POPULATION                   :   12,359
NO. OF BARANGAYS   :   10
CLASSIFICATION           :   5th class
FIESTA                               :   March 23-24
PRODUCTS                       :   palay, yellow corn, coconut, tobacco, poultry and livestock

Santa Maria

Named after its Patron Saint, the Virgin Mary, Sta. Maria was formerly a barrio of Tayug, Pangasinan. It became a town in 1863 but was fused to Tayug later because of its inability to maintain financial stability. In 1877, upon the application and granting of the inhabitants for separation from the mother town, Sta. Maria became again a separate town.

LAND AREA               :   3,500 hectares
POPULATION                   :   31,138
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   23
CLASSIFICATION           :   4th class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   April 9-10
PRODUCTS                          :   agricultural, livestock and poultry, concrete aggregates

Santa Barbara

Sta. Barbara was originally called Sta. Barbara de Tolong. The town was founded on October 30, 1741. To commemorate the significance of its foundation, the local government declared October 30 as “Agew na Sta. Barbara” in October 30, 2009.
Sta. Barbara is the hometown of Don Daniel B. Maramba, the “Grand Old Man of Pangasinan” who served as the 7th Governor of Pangasinan. It was during his term that the Provincial Capitol Building was built in 1918.

LAND AREA                         :   6,548 hectares
POPULATION                       :   75,569
NO. OF BARANGAYS        :   29
CLASSIFICATION               :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                       :   December 4
PAROCHIAL FIESTA           :   Last Sunday of the year
PRODUCTS
Agri Non-Manufactured Products                      :   rice, yellow corn, vegetables (okra, squash, beans, eggplant, tomato and ampalaya), mango, fisheries
Manufactured Products   :   Nata de Coco, deboned, marinated, smoked fish, rice cakes, papaya pickles, malunggay noodles, red bricks, hollow blocks, handicrafts, bamboo and rattan, furniture

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS   :   Holy Family Parish Church
Gawad Kalinga (GK)- Larioville (Leet)
Bigal House
(former residence of Don Daniel Maramba)
Tomb of Don Daniel Maramba
Provincial Nursery

San Quintin

At the close of the 17th century, San Quintin was still a wilderness inhabited by fierce man-eating tribes called “Ubilaos”. At the beginning of the 18th century, the first Christian settlers from the coastal towns of La Union and Ilocos Sur arrived. An exodus of immigrants from the Ilocos coastal towns found their way to the fast growing village. As a result of the great exodus, the “Ubilaos” and the other smaller minority tribes deserted their dwelling places and settled deeper into the safety of the vast forests. They left behind their settlements. The different settlements were organized into one entity and was named Lango-lango. The union was made to promote closer understanding and amiable relationship among the settlers because trade was flourishing. Due to the rapid growth of the population, Lango-lango was transformed into a barrio under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Umingan which was then a town of Nueva Ecija.
In 1861, Don Quintin Lictawa called for a “Great Conference” attended by all the leaders of the different settlements to plan to press the Spanish government to recognize the barrio as a town and to name it as San Quintin. In 1863, a Spanish decree was enacted giving birth to the municipality of San Quintin.

LAND AREA                         :   11,590 hectares
POPULATION                       :   30,556
NO. OF BARANGAYS          :   21
CLASSIFICATION               :   3rd class
FIESTA                                      :   May 15-17
PRODUCTS                           :   rice, onions, corn, vegetables
POINTS OF INTEREST       :   Dipalo Water Falls
Botanical Garden

San Nicolas

The town was founded in 1610 by Nicolas Patricio. He led them towards the realization of their obsession. His ideas led them where his heart follows. In grateful recognition of his sacrifices and excellent leadership, the people christened the town after his name and adopted San Nicolas de Tolentino as their patron saint.

LAND AREA                   :   20, 816 hectares
POPULATION                   :   33,705
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   33
CLASSIFICATION           :   1st class
PRODUCTS                         :   rice, bricks, clay, tiles & potteries
POINTS OF INTEREST   :   Malico Villa Verde Trai Falls

San Manuel

The town was named after Don Manuel Sequig, the founder and leader of the settlers who explored the virgin forest from the bank of the Agno River towards the grassy lands of the west to the foot of the Cordillera Mountains in the north. When San Manuel became a town in 1614, the site of the Poblacion was in Pau (now known as Curibetbet). The inhabitants thought of erecting the first church and convent in 1688. It was also the same year that Asingan was laying out its town site in a place called Sinapog. In 1720, the church and convent built in Pau were burned down and the people believed it to be a bad omen so they abandoned the site and went to Sinapog to live. Thus, San Manuel was absorbed by Asingan for the first time.
However, some of the inhabitants moved westward to the place called Guiset, a name given to San Manuel which was derived from the great bamboo thickets that were plentiful in the area during the time. In 1860, San Manuel separated from Asingan and became a town for the second time.
Now, San Manuel is known for its man-made structure, the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam Project or the San Roque Power Corporation which is the second largest dam in Asia.

LAND AREA                       :   13,370 hectares
POPULATION                            :   41,422
NO. OF BARANGAYS              :   14
CLASSIFICATION                  :   first class
FIESTA                                         :   March 11-16
PRODUCTS/INDUSTRIES   :   agricultural production, livestock and poultry and power generation

POINTS OF INTEREST           :
Butao Springs
San Roque Multi-Purpose Power Plant

San Jacinto

San Jacinto was founded on August 17, 1598 by Rev. Fr. Herminigildo Milgar. The town was named after Father Jacinto who was canonized by Pope Clemente in 1598.
San Jacinto was made a regular municipality in 1601 making it one of the oldest municipalities of the Province.

LAND AREA                      :   3,995 hectares
POPULATION                   :   35,591
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   19
CLASSIFICATION           :   3rd class
TOWN FIESTA                   :   May 18-19
PAROCHIAL FIESTA       :   August 17
INDUSTRIES                       :   agriculture, construction, poultry, dressing plant, sand and gravel crushing plant, asphalt batching
plant, poultry contract grower, small-scale handicraft and rope making
PRODUCTS                          :   rice, corn, tobacco

San Fabian

San Fabian was founded on March 23, 1717. The town was named in honor of a crusading Pope, St. Fabian, who ruled the Roman Catholic Church for almost 13 years during the reign of the Roman Emperor Dictus.

LAND AREA                      :   8,129 hectares
POPULATION                       :   76,274
NO. OF BARANGAYS           :   34
CLASSIFICATION               :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA                       :   January 19-20
INDUSTRIES                           :   commercial crops, hatchery (chicks, aqua), aquaculture, livestock and poultry, salt making refinery
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS   :   Nibaliw West Beach
Mabilao Beach
Bolasi Beach
St. Fabian Church (1716)

San Carlos City

San Carlos City was once known as Binalatongan. From the time of its founding up to the middle of the 19th century, it was considered as the biggest and most populous town of Pangasinan composing a whole third of the Province. It is recorded in history as a bastion of freedom fighters, with famous uprisings against Spaniards led by Andres Malong (1660) and Juan dela Cruz Palaris (1762). These heroic acts prompted the Spanish colonizers to change the name of the town to San Carlos in honor of King Carlos III of Spain.
San Carlos became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487 signed on June 19, 1965.

LAND AREA                  :   17,087 hectares
POPULATION                     :   164,061
NO. OF BARANGAYS       :   86
CLASSIFICATION           :   3rd class city
FIESTA                                :   Last Saturday of April
MAJOR CROPS                  :   rice, corn, root crops, vegetables, fruit trees
MAJOR INDUSTRIES       :   handicraft, pottery making, mango culture, livestock trading
PRIME PRODUCTS           :   tomato paste, cassava cake, bamboo, rug, furnitures, native cakes
TOURIST ATTRACTION   :   St. Dominic Guzman Parish (1587)

Rosales

Rosales was created as a separate municipality through a Royal Decree in 1852.

It was named in honor of Don Antonio Rosales.
It is the birthplace of National Artist for Literature and internationally
renowned novelist Francisco Sionil Jose, it has been the setting of many of his novels including the 5 – novels Series Rosales Saga.

LAND AREA                   :   7,280 hectares
POPULATION                  :   58,523
NO. OF BARANGAYS    :   37
CLASSIFICATION           :   1st class
TOWN FIESTA               :   June 10-14
FESTIVAL                       :   IBTOR (last weekend of December)
PRODUCTS                  :   vegetables, rice, mushroom, Agroculture/livestock

POINTS OF INTEREST    :   Presidencia
Presidencia Museum
Acop & Salvacion Dams
Our Lady of Rosales Grotto
Pangasinan Best Pasalubong Center
SM City Rosales

Pozorrubio

The town of Pozorrubio was formally inaugurated on January 13, 1870. Pozorrubio is known for her exportable handicrafts consisting of rattan, buri, bamboo and metal crafts.

LAND AREA                      :   8,965 hectares
POPULATION                   :   63,689
NO. OF BARANGAYS         :   34
CLASSIFICATION             :   1st class
FOUNDATION DAY            :   January 13
TOWN FIESTA                  :   January 9-14
PRODUCTS                       :   rice, sugar cane, tobacco, mango, vegetables, and legumes, coconut corn and cotton
COTTAGE INDUSTRIES   :   bamboo and rattan products for exports, swords, knives, bolos and other metal crafts
OTHER INDUSTRIES          :   sand and gravel, leather craft, gold panning, fresh water fishponds, poultry and cattle raising

POINTS OF INTEREST       :   Quibuar Springs, Guernica Hill

Natividad

The town of Natividad was founded on March 7, 1902.

The first inhabitants of the town came from the neighboring towns of Pangasinan and from other neighboring provinces like La Union, the Ilocos Provinces and Abra which explains why Ilocano is the main dialect of the townspeople.

LAND AREA                         :   17,602 hectares
POPULATION                            :   23,579
NO. OF BARANGAYS              :   18
CLASSIFICATION                  :   4th class
FIESTA                                         :   April 24-25
PRODUCTS/INDUSTRIES   :   agricultural, livestock and poultry, rice mills, hollow blocks manufacturing,
furniture making, mineral water production

POINTS OF INTEREST           :   Burayoc Waterfalls
Pila Freshwater Resort
Viray Watershed
Forest Park

Mapandan

The municipality was formerly a barrio of Mangaldan. It was conceived into a municipality in 1909.
Mapandan (meaning plenty of pandan) got its name from “pandan”, a native palm which grew in abundance in the place at that time.
The leaves of the pandan add aroma to the cooked rice if cooked with it.
The leaves are also stripped and woven into mats.
Mapandan is also a Hall of Famer having been Pangasinan’s cleanest, safest and greenest municipality. It is also the healthiest municipality for having the least number of malnourished children.

LAND AREA                   :   1,994 hectares
POPULATION                   :   33,210
NO. OF BARANGAYS      :   15
CLASSIFICATION           :   3rd class
PANDAN FESTIVAL       :   April 5-11
PRODUCTS                       :   Sugarcane

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