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Pangasinan

Pangasinan is a province in the Ilocos Region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 3,188,540 in the 2024 census, and it has 4 cities and 44 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
Small, round, forest-capped islets scattered across a turquoise sea, seen from a wooded height.
Islets of the Hundred Islands National Park, seen from Martha Island.Photo: “The Islets of Hundred Islands National Park, Pangasinan” by Elmer nev valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    3,188,540

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 14.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    1st

    of the 4 provinces of Ilocos Region by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 60 of every 100 people in Ilocos Region lived in Pangasinan in 2024 (59.68%)

  • Inside itSources

    48

    cities and municipalities

    1,364 barangays

  • LandSources

    5,307.19 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Pangasinan's land would fill a square about 72.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 601 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 6 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    873,831

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    27.4%

    About 27 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0105500000[4]Formerly 015500000

People

Pangasinan had 3,188,540 people in the 2024 census, up 14.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Pangasinan had the most people of the 4 provinces of Ilocos Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Pangasinan3,188,540
  2. 2La Union825,072
  3. 3Ilocos Sur709,991
  4. 4Ilocos Norte618,850
All 4 provinces of Ilocos Region
Of every 100 people in Pangasinan in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (25%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 5221,839115,266106,573
5 - 9268,588140,113128,475
10 - 14305,991158,941147,050
15 - 19308,613160,190148,423
20 - 24287,774148,164139,610
25 - 29256,388132,071124,317
30 - 34245,459126,581118,878
35 - 39215,562110,593104,969
40 - 44206,558106,331100,227
45 - 49180,31592,54487,771
50 - 54166,20485,02881,176
55 - 59143,25671,22072,036
60 - 64124,00560,28863,717
65 - 6996,14744,65951,488
70 - 7468,34429,20339,141
75 - 7946,81417,41229,402
80 - 8424,9407,71317,227
85 and over18,0644,61013,454

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
3,188,540[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
873,831[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Ilocos Region, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
59.68%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
27.4% (873,018 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
1,610,927 men, 1,573,934 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20243,188,540[1, 2]0.19% a year873,8313.6
2020as of May 1, 20203,163,190[1]1.43% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20152,956,726[1]1.18% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20102,779,862[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then2,645,395[33]1.15% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders2,434,086[33, 34]2.41% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then2,178,412[33]1.40% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then2,022,056[33]2.14% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then1,636,057[33]1.48% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then1,520,085[33]1.87% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then1,386,143[33]2.07% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then1,124,144[33]———

Cities and municipalities

Pangasinan is made up of 44 municipalities, 3 cities and Dagupan City, with 1,364 barangays in all. Dagupan City lies within it but governs itself apart from the province.
Colour byColours the map of Pangasinan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BenguetLa UnionNueva EcijaNueva VizcayaTarlacZambalesAgno: 29,270 people, 173 per km², −0.55% a yearAguilar: 45,363 people, 233 per km², 0.14% a yearAlcala: 49,479 people, 891 per km², 0.28% a yearAnda: 42,688 people, 567 per km², 0.65% a yearAsingan: 58,349 people, 823 per km², 0.22% a yearBalungao: 30,678 people, 429 per km², 0.53% a yearBani: 52,715 people, 262 per km², 0.05% a yearBasista: 37,840 people, 1,410 per km², 0.10% a yearBautista: 35,728 people, 798 per km², 0.22% a yearBayambang: 129,506 people, 904 per km², 0.09% a yearBinalonan: 56,560 people, 977 per km², 0.08% a yearBinmaley: 88,006 people, 1,431 per km², 0.31% a yearBolinao: 84,658 people, 432 per km², 0.19% a yearBugallon: 76,027 people, 420 per km², 0.34% a yearBurgos: 23,240 people, 127 per km², −0.52% a yearCalasiao: 100,686 people, 2,067 per km², 0.05% a yearAlaminos City: 100,430 people, 603 per km², 0.25% a yearDagupan City: 174,777 people, 3,923 per km², 0.07% a yearSan Carlos City: 208,330 people, 1,406 per km², 0.34% a yearUrdaneta City: 145,935 people, 1,486 per km², 0.22% a yearDasol: 31,842 people, 196 per km², 0.37% a yearInfanta: 26,837 people, 94 per km², 0.54% a yearLabrador: 26,995 people, 276 per km², 0.16% a yearLaoac: 34,550 people, 880 per km², 0.30% a yearLingayen: 108,510 people, 1,717 per km², 0.17% a yearMabini: 26,589 people, 110 per km², 0.12% a yearMalasiqui: 144,344 people, 1,124 per km², 0.21% a yearManaoag: 76,606 people, 1,379 per km², 0.18% a yearMangaldan: 113,302 people, 2,370 per km², 0.02% a yearMangatarem: 79,648 people, 257 per km², 0.10% a yearMapandan: 38,228 people, 1,820 per km², 0.11% a yearNatividad: 26,721 people, 206 per km², 0.87% a yearPozorrubio: 75,143 people, 1,069 per km², 0.13% a yearRosales: 67,510 people, 978 per km², 0.29% a yearSan Fabian: 87,714 people, 1,124 per km², 0.08% a yearSan Jacinto: 44,713 people, 1,292 per km², 0.20% a yearSan Manuel: 56,876 people, 443 per km², 1.13% a yearSan Nicolas: 40,144 people, 152 per km², 0.22% a yearSan Quintin: 34,322 people, 339 per km², 0.24% a yearSanta Barbara: 92,420 people, 1,340 per km², 0.06% a yearSanta Maria: 34,452 people, 685 per km², 0.16% a yearSanto Tomas: 14,894 people, 1,190 per km², 0.03% a yearSison: 51,439 people, 1,143 per km², −0.41% a yearSual: 38,625 people, 301 per km², −0.29% a yearTayug: 45,476 people, 976 per km², 0.12% a yearUmingan: 78,940 people, 296 per km², 0.58% a yearUrbiztondo: 56,349 people, 1,320 per km², 0.34% a yearVillasis: 65,086 people, 796 per km², 0.01% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Pangasinan. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
AgnoMunicipality29,2700.92%−0.55% a year169.16 km²
AguilarMunicipality45,3631.42%0.14% a year194.74 km²
AlcalaMunicipality49,4791.55%0.28% a year55.56 km²
AndaMunicipality42,6881.34%0.65% a year75.32 km²
AsinganMunicipality58,3491.83%0.22% a year70.91 km²
BalungaoMunicipality30,6780.96%0.53% a year71.48 km²
BaniMunicipality52,7151.65%0.05% a year200.84 km²
BasistaMunicipality37,8401.19%0.10% a year26.83 km²
BautistaMunicipality35,7281.12%0.22% a year44.80 km²
BayambangMunicipality129,5064.06%0.09% a year143.18 km²
BinalonanMunicipality56,5601.77%0.08% a year57.90 km²
BinmaleyMunicipality88,0062.76%0.31% a year61.48 km²
BolinaoMunicipality84,6582.66%0.19% a year196.11 km²
BugallonMunicipality76,0272.38%0.34% a year181.00 km²
BurgosMunicipality23,2400.73%−0.52% a year182.49 km²
CalasiaoMunicipality100,6863.16%0.05% a year48.70 km²
Alaminos CityComponent city100,4303.15%0.25% a year166.67 km²
Dagupan CityIndependent component city174,7775.48%0.07% a year44.55 km²
San Carlos CityComponent city208,3306.53%0.34% a year148.21 km²
Urdaneta CityComponent city145,9354.58%0.22% a year98.19 km²
DasolMunicipality31,8421%0.37% a year162.30 km²
InfantaMunicipality26,8370.84%0.54% a year284.15 km²
LabradorMunicipality26,9950.85%0.16% a year97.82 km²
LaoacMunicipality34,5501.08%0.30% a year39.25 km²
LingayenMunicipality108,5103.4%0.17% a year63.20 km²
MabiniMunicipality26,5890.83%0.12% a year241.05 km²
MalasiquiMunicipality144,3444.53%0.21% a year128.38 km²
ManaoagMunicipality76,6062.4%0.18% a year55.55 km²
MangaldanMunicipality113,3023.55%0.02% a year47.80 km²
MangataremMunicipality79,6482.5%0.10% a year310.34 km²
MapandanMunicipality38,2281.2%0.11% a year21.00 km²
NatividadMunicipality26,7210.84%0.87% a year129.80 km²
PozorrubioMunicipality75,1432.36%0.13% a year70.32 km²
RosalesMunicipality67,5102.12%0.29% a year69.01 km²
San FabianMunicipality87,7142.75%0.08% a year78.03 km²
San JacintoMunicipality44,7131.4%0.20% a year34.61 km²
San ManuelMunicipality56,8761.78%1.13% a year128.35 km²
San NicolasMunicipality40,1441.26%0.22% a year263.79 km²
San QuintinMunicipality34,3221.08%0.24% a year101.18 km²
Santa BarbaraMunicipality92,4202.9%0.06% a year68.95 km²
Santa MariaMunicipality34,4521.08%0.16% a year50.31 km²
Santo TomasMunicipality14,8940.47%0.03% a year12.52 km²
SisonMunicipality51,4391.61%−0.41% a year45.02 km²
SualMunicipality38,6251.21%−0.29% a year128.51 km²
TayugMunicipality45,4761.43%0.12% a year46.61 km²
UminganMunicipality78,9402.48%0.58% a year266.78 km²
UrbiztondoMunicipality56,3491.77%0.34% a year42.70 km²
VillasisMunicipality65,0862.04%0.01% a year81.74 km²

Land & Environment

Pangasinan covers 5,307.19 km² of land, 601 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,590 m above the sea and it has 475.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
5,307.19 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
601 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
16.02960° N, 120.54188° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
118 m
Highest
1,590 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

475.8 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Agno River158.9 of 279.2 km
  2. Balingcaging River50.3 of 50.7 km
  3. Alaminos River46.7 of 46.8 km
  4. Angalacan River39.0 km
  5. Banila River30.3 km
  6. Sinocalan River26.2 km
  7. Sinocalan River26.2 of 31.2 km
  8. Balite Basit River26.2 km

The longest inside it: 82 in all.

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Mangatarem595 m
  2. Mount Balungao382 m
  3. Mount Amorong376 m
  4. Malabobovolcano329 m
  5. Cabaluyanvolcano285 m
  6. Mount Cabaluyan285 m

The highest: 34 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[31]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Dagupan City, the nearest PAGASA station, 21 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,517 mm of rain on 115 days a year; 27.8 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dagupan City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January6 mm225.9 °C30.7 °C21.0 °C
February10 mm226.4 °C31.5 °C21.4 °C
March23 mm327.8 °C32.9 °C22.8 °C
April70 mm429.5 °C34.4 °C24.5 °C
May218 mm1129.5 °C34.0 °C25.0 °C
June336 mm1629.0 °C33.3 °C24.8 °C
July533 mm2028.1 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
August620 mm2127.7 °C31.1 °C24.4 °C
September402 mm1927.9 °C31.5 °C24.3 °C
October227 mm928.0 °C31.9 °C24.2 °C
November55 mm527.6 °C31.8 °C23.4 °C
December20 mm326.6 °C31.0 °C22.2 °C
The year2,517 mm11527.8 °C32.2 °C23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Pangasinan's economy made ₱491.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱152,421 for each person. About 16 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱491.9 billion[16]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱408.5 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.3%[17]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱152,421[18]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
16.1% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 16 of every 100 people in Pangasinan lived below the poverty line in 2023 (16.1%)[19]

The PSA's survey puts it between 12.4% and 19.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,502 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 635government offices
  • 147hospitals and health centres
  • 1,626schools
  • 483places of worship
  • 58markets
  • 48stations and terminals
  • 58parks
  • 12beaches
  • 61monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Pangasinan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals47

41 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan

Parks58

52 more parks are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan

Beaches12

6 more beaches are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan

Monuments and memorials61

55 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Pangasinan. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

Capital
Lingayen[4]

6 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[15]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district10 cities and municipalities

2nd district8 cities and municipalities

3rd district6 cities and municipalities

4th district5 cities and municipalities

5th district9 cities and municipalities

6th district10 cities and municipalities

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Ramon Velicaria Guico III[20]
    Vice governor
    Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Ramon Velicaria Guico III[21]
    Vice governor
    Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Amado Ignacio Espino III[22]
    Vice governor
    Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Amado Ignacio Espino III[23]
    Vice governor
    Jose Ferdinand Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[24]
    Vice governor
    Jose Ferdinand Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[25]
    Vice governor
    Jose F Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[26]
    Vice governor
    Marlyn Legaspi Primicias-Agabas[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Victor Aguedo Elizaga Agbayani[27]
    Vice governor
    Oscar Bengson Lambino[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Victor Aguedo E. Agbayani[28]
    Vice governor
    Oscar B. Lambino[28]
Governors and vice governors of Pangasinan, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ramon Velicaria Guico III[20]Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[20]
2022–2025Ramon Velicaria Guico III[21]Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[21]
2019–2022Amado Ignacio Espino III[22]Mark Ronald De Guzman Lambino[22]
2016–2019Amado Ignacio Espino III[23]Jose Ferdinand Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[23]
2013–2016Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[24]Jose Ferdinand Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[24]
2010–2013Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[25]Jose F Zerrudo Calimlim Jr.[25]
2007–2010Amado Totaan Espino Jr.[26]Marlyn Legaspi Primicias-Agabas[26]
2004–2007Victor Aguedo Elizaga Agbayani[27]Oscar Bengson Lambino[27]
2001–2004Victor Aguedo E. Agbayani[28]Oscar B. Lambino[28]

History & Identity

Pangasinan's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Pangasinan in Now

Created
Made an alcaldía mayor, a province, in 1580, with 5 April 1580 recognized as its official founding day; its civil government was set up under Act No. 86, enacted 16 February 1901, with Lingayen as its capital[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe province's own account: the Austronesian settlers of the Lingayen Gulf coast were salt-makers, and they called their home Pangasinan, the place where salt is made. The name belonged to the coast; the inland country was called Caboloan, after the small bolo bamboo that grew there.[9]

Its story

Martín de Goiti brought it under Spanish rule in 1571, and on 5 April 1572 it was made an encomienda. In 1580 Governor-General Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa made it an alcaldía mayor, a province, with Pedro Manrique as its first alcalde mayor; the province counts 5 April 1580 as its founding day, and marked its 445th founding anniversary in 2025.[9, 11]

In 1574 and 1575 the Chinese corsair Limahong, beaten at Manila, held out in Pangasinan until he slipped away through a channel his men had dug to the sea; many of his followers stayed on in Lingayen.[9]

Andres Malong of Binalatongan rose against Spain in 1660, and Juan dela Cruz Palaris, also of Binalatongan, in 1762. After Palaris was captured, Binalatongan was renamed San Carlos, after King Charles III.[9]

On 16 February 1901 the Taft Commission set up the civil province at an assembly in Dagupan, keeping the capital at Lingayen. Its Act No. 86 of that day also added four towns of Nueva Ecija: Umingan, Rosales, San Quintin and Balungao.[9, 10]

From 9 to 13 January 1945 the United States Sixth Army landed on the beaches of the Lingayen Gulf, the start of the liberation of Pangasinan.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1571

    Martín de Goiti brings Pangasinan under Spanish rule.[9]

  2. 5 April 1572

    Pangasinan is made an encomienda.[9]

  3. 1574 to 1575

    Limahong's corsairs hold out in Pangasinan.[9]

  4. 1580

    Pangasinan becomes an alcaldía mayor, a province; 5 April 1580 is recognized as its official founding day.[9]

  5. 1611

    The colonial government fixes the province's boundaries.[9]

  6. 1660

    Andres Malong leads a revolt against Spain.[9]

  7. 1762

    Juan dela Cruz Palaris leads a revolt; for two years the rebels hold power in the province.[9]

  8. 16 February 1901

    Act No. 86 extends the Provincial Government Act to Pangasinan, with its capital at Lingayen.[10]

  9. 1 January 1904

    Under Act No. 1004, Alaminos, Bolinao, San Isidro and Infanta pass from Zambales to Pangasinan.[12]

  10. 9 to 13 January 1945

    Allied forces land on the Lingayen Gulf.[9]

Nearby

Pangasinan shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Pangasinan beside Ilocos Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Ilocos Region.

Pangasinan beside Ilocos Region
FigurePangasinanIlocos RegionRank among the provinces of Ilocos Region
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary3,188,540[1, 2]5,342,4531st of 4
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.19% a year[1, 2]about the same0.19% a year2nd of 4
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary601[7]more crowded4161st of 4
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary5,307.19 km²[7]12,830.62 km²1st of 4
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]lower3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary27.4%[6]higher22.8%not ranked

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