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Pangasinan
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:''For the language spoken in this province, see
Pangasinan language.''
'''Pangasinan''' is a
Provinces of the Philippines province of the
Philippines located in the
Ilocos Region in
Luzon. Its capital is
Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen and borders
La Union province La Union and
Benguet to the north,
Nueva Vizcaya and
Nueva Ecija to the east, and
Zambales and
Tarlac to the south. To the west of Pangasinan is the
South China Sea and the province encloses the
Lingayen Gulf.
{{Infobox Philippine province |
infoboxtitle = Province of Pangasinan |
sealfile =
Image:Ph_seal_pangasinan.png |
region =
Ilocos Region (Region I) |
capital =
Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen |
founded =
1578 |
pop2000 = 2,434,086 |
pop2000rank = 3rd largest |
popden2000 = 453 |
popden2000rank= 8th highest |
areakm2 = 5,368.2 |
arearank = 15th largest |
hucities = 0 |
componentcities=4 |
municipalities= 44 |
barangays = 1,364 |
districts = 6 |
languages =
Pangasinan language Pangasinan,
Ilokano language Ilokano,
Bolinao language Bolinao |
governor = Victor Aguedo E. Agbayani |
locatormapfile=
Image:Ph_locator_map_pangasinan.png |
}}
Pangasinan is famous for the
Hundred Islands National Park. This is a marine park located off the coast of
Alaminos City in the Lingayen Gulf and is composed of some 123 islands, most of which are quite small and uninhabited.
Pangasinan derived its name from the word "pang-asinan" which means "place where salt is obtained." Originally, Pangasinan was the major supplier of salt to its neighboring provinces because of its strategic location being at the coastal area of Western Luzon.
People and culture
The province has roughly equal populations of
Pangasinenses and
Ilocanos.
Political
Pangasinan is subdivided into 44
Philippine municipality municipalities and 4
Cities of the Philippines cities.
=Cities
=
*
Alaminos City
*
Urdaneta City
*
Dagupan City
*
San Carlos City, Pangasinan San Carlos City
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=Municipalities
=
|
*Agno, Pangasinan Agno
*Aguilar, Pangasinan Aguilar
*Alcala, Pangasinan Alcala
*Anda, Pangasinan Anda
*Asingan, Pangasinan Asingan
*Balungao, Pangasinan Balungao
*Bani, Pangasinan Bani
*Basista, Pangasinan Basista
*Bautista, Pangasinan Bautista
*Bayambang, Pangasinan Bayambang
*Binalonan, Pangasinan Binalonan
*Binmaley, Pangasinan Binmaley
*Bolinao, Pangasinan Bolinao
*Bugallon, Pangasinan Bugallon
*Burgos, Pangasinan Burgos
*Calasiao, Pangasinan Calasiao
*Dasol, Pangasinan Dasol
*Infanta, Pangasinan Infanta
*Labrador, Pangasinan Labrador
*Laoac, Pangasinan Laoac
*Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen
*Mabini, Pangasinan Mabini
|
*Malasiqui, Pangasinan Malasiqui
*Manaoag, Pangasinan Manaoag
*Mangaldan, Pangasinan Mangaldan
*Mangatarem, Pangasinan Mangatarem
*Mapandan, Pangasinan Mapandan
*Natividad, Pangasinan Natividad
*Pozzorubio, Pangasinan Pozzorubio
*Rosales, Pangasinan Rosales
*San Fabian, Pangasinan San Fabian
*San Jacinto, Pangasinan San Jacinto
*San Manuel, Pangasinan San Manuel
*San Nicolas, Pangasinan San Nicolas
*San Quintin, Pangasinan San Quintin
*Santa Barbara, Pangasinan Santa Barbara
*Santa Maria, Pangasinan Santa Maria
*Santo Tomas, Pangasinan Santo Tomas
*Sison, Pangasinan Sison
*Sual, Pangasinan Sual
*Tayug, Pangasinan Tayug
*Umingan, Pangasinan Umingan
*Urbiztondo, Pangasinan Urbiztondo
*Villasis, Pangasinan Villasis
|
Physical
History
'''Provincial Names.''' The term ''Pangasinan'' literally means “place where salt is made” in
Pangasinense or
Ilocano, the two dominant languages in the province. The name referred to the ancient and indigenous salt-making industry of Pangasinan.
Salt was harvested from the sea through the process of
evaporation; sea water is dried in the sun, leaving salt behind. Alternately, boiling sea water through the use of the '
tong tong' is predominantly done in the island town of Anda, whose language is
Bolinao, a dialect similar to that of
Sambal from the province of
Zambales. The province is also famous for its salted fish and fish sauces (
bagoong).
Another name for the province was ''Caboloan'', though this is no longer used very often today. The term came from ''boló'', which is a type of
bamboo that grows in certain places in the province. This bamboo was used in making domestic items like baskets and ''bigao''s (trays).
Prior to the arrival of the
Spain Spanish colonizers, ''Pangasinan'' was used to refer to the coastal salt-making areas while ''Caboloan'' referred to the interior areas where ''boló'' grew abundant.
'''Arrival of the Spanish.'''
Martín de Goiti first came to the area coming north from
Pampanga, in
1571. Then, a year later, the intrepid explorer
Juan de Salcedo travelled by sea from the south, entering
Lingayen Gulf and landing at the mouth of the
Agno River. In
1580,
Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza, the Governor of the Philippines made Pangasinan into an ''Alcadia Mayor''. Pangasinan was then made into a province in
1611, comprising also the territories of
Zambales and some areas of
La Union province La Union and
Tarlac.
Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen was made the capital of the new province (and still is to this day).
...
'''World War II.''' Lingayen Gulf was one of the strategic places during the
World War II Second World War.
Japan Japanese forces under
Masaharu Homma Gen. Masaharu Homma landed on Pangasinan in December
1941, a few days after the
attack on Pearl Harbor and started the Japanese occupation of the country. In
1945, American troops landed here and started to free
Luzon from the Japanese.
Tourist Attractions
Hundred Islands
The
Hundred Islands National Park, off the coast of Brgy. Lucap in
Alaminos City is composed of some 123 islands in the
Lingayen Gulf. Most of the islands are quite small and appear to be rocky outcrops with lush vegetation on top.
Manaoag Shrine
The
Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag is famous throughout the country for its supposedly miraculous powers.
Catholicism Catholic devotees frequent the shrine especially on the feast days on the first of October and the 18th day after
Easter Sunday. The Archbishop is
Oscar Cruz, a critic of the current president,
Gloria Arroyo.
See also
*
Salt evaporation pond
*
Bagoong
*
Milkfish
*
President Fidel Ramos
External links
-
Official Website of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan
-
Pangasinan: Preservation and Revitalization of the Pangasinan Language and Literature
{{Pangasinan}}
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Cities of the Philippines Cities and
Municipalities of the Philippines municipalities of
Pangasinan province Pangasinan'''
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Alaminos City .html">Dagupan City
San Carlos City, Pangasinan|San Carlos City |
Urdaneta City
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|style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Municipalities:'''
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Agno, Pangasinan Agno |
Aguilar, Pangasinan Aguilar |
Alcala, Pangasinan Alcala |
Anda, Pangasinan Anda |
Asingan, Pangasinan Asingan |
Balungao, Pangasinan Balungao |
Bani, Pangasinan Bani |
Basista, Pangasinan Basista |
Bautista, Pangasinan Bautista |
Bayambang, Pangasinan Bayambang |
Binalonan, Pangasinan Binalonan |
Binmaley, Pangasinan Binmaley |
Bolinao, Pangasinan Bolinao |
Bugallon, Pangasinan Bugallon |
Burgos, Pangasinan Burgos |
Calasiao, Pangasinan Calasiao |
Dasol, Pangasinan Dasol |
Infanta, Pangasinan Infanta |
Labrador, Pangasinan Labrador |
Laoac, Pangasinan Laoac |
Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen |
Mabini, Pangasinan Mabini |
Malasiqui, Pangasinan Malasiqui |
Manaoag, Pangasinan Manaoag |
Mangaldan, Pangasinan Mangaldan |
Mangatarem, Pangasinan Mangatarem |
Mapandan, Pangasinan Mapandan |
Natividad, Pangasinan Natividad |
Pozzorubio, Pangasinan Pozzorubio |
Rosales, Pangasinan Rosales |
San Fabian, Pangasinan San Fabian |
San Jacinto, Pangasinan San Jacinto |
San Manuel, Pangasinan San Manuel |
San Nicolas, Pangasinan San Nicolas |
San Quintin, Pangasinan San Quintin |
Santa Barbara, Pangasinan Santa Barbara |
Santa Maria, Pangasinan Santa Maria |
Santo Tomas, Pangasinan Santo Tomas |
Sison, Pangasinan Sison |
Sual, Pangasinan Sual |
Tayug, Pangasinan Tayug |
Umingan, Pangasinan Umingan |
Urbiztondo, Pangasinan Urbiztondo |
Villasis, Pangasinan Villasis
|}
is a
Provinces of the Philippines province in the
Philippines.
Category:Provinces of the Philippines
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