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Mangatarem

Mangatarem is a municipality in Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 79,648 in the 2024 census, and it has 82 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Mangatarem by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AguilarBayambangCandelariaSan Carlos CitySan ClementeSanta CruzUrbiztondoAndangin: 1,254 people, 527 per km², 0.48% a yearArellano Street: 414 people, 6,419 per km², −5.67% a yearBantay: 567 people, 839 per km², 3.41% a yearBantocaling: 1,828 people, 95 per km², 1.61% a yearBaracbac: 1,076 people, 797 per km², −2.41% a yearPeania Pedania: 1,531 people, 563 per km², 3.71% a yearBogtong Bolo: 828 people, 373 per km², 0.26% a yearBogtong Bunao: 873 people, 351 per km², −2.57% a yearBogtong Centro: 433 people, 3,049 per km², 0.91% a yearBogtong Niog: 713 people, 424 per km², −0.03% a yearBogtong Silag: 1,908 people, 438 per km², 0.28% a yearBuaya: 468 people, 1,122 per km², 0.78% a yearBuenlag: 725 people, 507 per km², −0.43% a yearBueno: 917 people, 841 per km², 0.00% a yearBunagan: 548 people, 32 per km², −2.31% a yearBunlalacao: 1,109 people, 518 per km², 0.39% a yearBurgos Street: 754 people, 12,978 per km², 4.97% a yearCabaluyan 1st: 469 people, 364 per km², −2.76% a yearCabaluyan 2nd: 1,117 people, 57 per km², −0.04% a yearCabarabuan: 823 people, 299 per km², −0.63% a yearCabaruan: 617 people, 460 per km², −1.10% a yearCabayaoasan: 1,498 people, 494 per km², 0.55% a yearCabayugan: 696 people, 301 per km², −0.10% a yearCacaoiten: 576 people, 37 per km², 2.58% a yearCalomboyan Norte: 599 people, 407 per km², 0.12% a yearCalomboyan Sur: 807 people, 27 per km², −1.10% a yearCalvo: 1,214 people, 16,252 per km², −1.45% a yearCasilagan: 1,642 people, 440 per km², −0.84% a yearCatarataraan: 458 people, 237 per km², 0.21% a yearCaturay Norte: 1,059 people, 1,097 per km², 5.24% a yearCaturay Sur: 1,097 people, 535 per km², 1.24% a yearCaviernesan: 1,422 people, 471 per km², 1.00% a yearDorongan Ketaket: 1,066 people, 1,186 per km², 0.41% a yearDorongan Linmansangan: 181 people, 126 per km², 0.00% a yearDorongan Punta: 1,968 people, 911 per km², −1.77% a yearDorongan Sawat: 1,983 people, 334 per km², 1.71% a yearDorongan Valerio: 2,067 people, 970 per km², 1.18% a yearGeneral Luna: 194 people, 3,050 per km², −3.70% a yearHistoria: 520 people, 732 per km², 1.29% a yearLawak Langka: 1,178 people, 50 per km², 0.85% a yearLinmansangan: 1,001 people, 848 per km², −0.71% a yearLopez: 771 people, 8,986 per km², 2.45% a yearMabini: 557 people, 8,491 per km², −2.84% a yearMacarang: 1,295 people, 696 per km², −2.09% a yearMalabobo: 2,043 people, 97 per km², 1.34% a yearMalibong: 335 people, 22 per km², 3.26% a yearMalunec: 335 people, 143 per km², −4.45% a yearMaravilla: 634 people, 2,620 per km², −3.89% a yearMaravilla-Arellano Ext.: 1,297 people, 1,212 per km², −0.74% a yearMuelang: 612 people, 59 per km², 9.64% a yearNaguilayan East: 498 people, 502 per km², −0.52% a yearNaguilayan West: 755 people, 634 per km², −0.84% a yearNancasalan: 1,336 people, 239 per km², 1.32% a yearNiog-Cabison-Bulaney: 1,232 people, 565 per km², −0.67% a yearOlegario-Caoile: 419 people, 4,530 per km², −3.92% a yearOlo Cacamposan: 1,793 people, 804 per km², 0.45% a yearOlo Cafabrosan: 1,227 people, 1,136 per km², 0.24% a yearOlo Cagarlitan: 1,141 people, 771 per km², −1.10% a yearOsmeña: 790 people, 8,378 per km², −0.83% a yearPacalat: 1,145 people, 76 per km², 2.86% a yearPampano: 2,978 people, 534 per km², 1.90% a yearParian: 1,128 people, 680 per km², −1.10% a yearPaul: 505 people, 495 per km², 0.58% a yearPogon-Aniat: 407 people, 204 per km², 4.78% a yearPogon-Lomboy: 922 people, 1,408 per km², −1.23% a yearPonglo-Baleg: 515 people, 339 per km², 0.14% a yearPonglo-Muelag: 623 people, 572 per km², 1.35% a yearQuetegan: 2,072 people, 977 per km², −0.80% a yearQuezon: 117 people, 2,955 per km², −8.18% a yearSalavante: 902 people, 377 per km², −0.42% a yearSapang: 878 people, 209 per km², −1.04% a yearSonson Ongkit: 1,087 people, 423 per km², −0.52% a yearSuaco: 552 people, 506 per km², 4.41% a yearTagac: 1,068 people, 387 per km², 0.09% a yearTakipan: 708 people, 323 per km², 0.03% a yearTalogtog: 699 people, 603 per km², 0.63% a yearTococ Barikir: 421 people, 215 per km², −0.84% a yearTorre 1st: 607 people, 1,246 per km², 0.28% a yearTorre 2nd: 1,075 people, 601 per km², −1.50% a yearTorres Bugallon: 1,300 people, 4,319 per km², −1.76% a yearUmangan: 2,025 people, 541 per km², −1.13% a yearZamora: 646 people, 5,252 per km², −2.11% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

  • PeopleSources

    79,648

    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 13.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    of the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan 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 3 of every 100 people in Pangasinan lived in Mangatarem in 2024 (2.5%)

  • Inside itSources

    82

    barangays

  • LandSources

    310.34 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: Mangatarem's land would fill a square about 17.6 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: 257 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 3 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

    20,508

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    10.7%

    About 11 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
0105527000[4]Formerly 015527000
ZIP code
2413[16, 17, 18]

People

Mangatarem had 79,648 people in the 2024 census, up 13.8% 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.

Mangatarem had the 14th most people of the 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan in 2024[1]
  1. 11Binmaley88,006
  2. 12San Fabian87,714
  3. 13Bolinao84,658
  4. 14Mangatarem79,648
  5. 15Umingan78,940
  6. 16Manaoag76,606
  7. 17Bugallon76,027
All 48 cities and municipalities of Pangasinan
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 26 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Pampano2,9784 in 100
  2. Quetegan2,0723 in 100
  3. Dorongan Valerio2,0673 in 100
  4. Malabobo2,0433 in 100
  5. Umangan2,0253 in 100
  6. Dorongan Sawat1,9832 in 100
  7. Dorongan Punta1,9682 in 100
  8. Bogtong Silag1,9082 in 100
  9. Bantocaling1,8282 in 100
  10. Olo Cacamposan1,7932 in 100
See all 82 barangays of Mangatarem
Age structure · 2020 Census[37]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.9%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.1%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 47,2973,8003,497
5 - 98,1474,1863,961
10 - 148,2854,2863,999
15 - 197,7914,0563,735
20 - 246,7093,3793,330
25 - 296,1443,1692,975
30 - 345,5532,8342,719
35 - 395,1262,6772,449
40 - 444,8092,4482,361
45 - 494,1922,1742,018
50 - 543,8432,0081,835
55 - 593,1981,6371,561
60 - 642,6121,3091,303
65 - 691,9469251,021
70 - 741,582681901
75 - 79993371622
80 years and over1,025316709

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
79,648[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
20,508[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Pangasinan, 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
2.5%[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
10.7% (8,527 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
40,256 men, 38,996 women[37]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202479,648[1, 2]0.10% a year20,5083.9
2020as of May 1, 202079,323[1]1.69% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201573,241[1]0.87% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201069,969[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then65,366[35]0.97% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders60,943[35, 36]2.79% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then53,603[35]2.20% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then47,714[35]1.63% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then40,582[35]1.53% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then37,604[35]1.40% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then35,080[35]1.90% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then28,931[35]———

Barangays

Mangatarem is made up of 82 barangays.
Barangays of Mangatarem. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Pampano2,9783.74%1.90% a yearabout 5.58 km²Rural
Quetegan2,0722.6%−0.80% a yearabout 2.12 km²Urban
Dorongan Valerio2,0672.6%1.18% a yearabout 2.13 km²Rural
Malabobo2,0432.57%1.34% a yearabout 21.00 km²Urban
Umangan2,0252.54%−1.13% a yearabout 3.74 km²Urban
Dorongan Sawat1,9832.49%1.71% a yearabout 5.94 km²Rural
Dorongan Punta1,9682.47%−1.77% a yearabout 2.16 km²Rural
Bogtong Silag1,9082.4%0.28% a yearabout 4.36 km²Rural
Bantocaling1,8282.3%1.61% a yearabout 19.25 km²Rural
Olo Cacamposan1,7932.25%0.45% a yearabout 2.23 km²Rural
Casilagan1,6422.06%−0.84% a yearabout 3.73 km²Rural
Peania Pedania1,5311.92%3.71% a yearabout 2.72 km²Rural
Cabayaoasan1,4981.88%0.55% a yearabout 3.03 km²Rural
Caviernesan1,4221.79%1.00% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
Nancasalan1,3361.68%1.32% a yearabout 5.59 km²Rural
Torres Bugallon1,3001.63%−1.76% a yearabout 0.301 km²Rural
Maravilla-Arellano Ext.1,2971.63%−0.74% a yearabout 1.07 km²Rural
Macarang1,2951.63%−2.09% a yearabout 1.86 km²Rural
Andangin1,2541.57%0.48% a yearabout 2.38 km²Rural
Niog-Cabison-Bulaney1,2321.55%−0.67% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Olo Cafabrosan1,2271.54%0.24% a yearabout 1.08 km²Rural
Calvo1,2141.52%−1.45% a yearabout 0.0747 km²Urban
Lawak Langka1,1781.48%0.85% a yearabout 23.48 km²Rural
Pacalat1,1451.44%2.86% a yearabout 15.12 km²Rural
Olo Cagarlitan1,1411.43%−1.10% a yearabout 1.48 km²Rural
Parian1,1281.42%−1.10% a yearabout 1.66 km²Rural
Cabaluyan 2nd1,1171.4%−0.04% a yearabout 19.64 km²Rural
Bunlalacao1,1091.39%0.39% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Caturay Sur1,0971.38%1.24% a yearabout 2.05 km²Rural
Sonson Ongkit1,0871.36%−0.52% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Baracbac1,0761.35%−2.41% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Torre 2nd1,0751.35%−1.50% a yearabout 1.79 km²Rural
Tagac1,0681.34%0.09% a yearabout 2.76 km²Rural
Dorongan Ketaket1,0661.34%0.41% a yearabout 0.899 km²Rural
Caturay Norte1,0591.33%5.24% a yearabout 0.965 km²Rural
Linmansangan1,0011.26%−0.71% a yearabout 1.18 km²Rural
Pogon-Lomboy9221.16%−1.23% a yearabout 0.655 km²Rural
Bueno9171.15%0.00% a yearabout 1.09 km²Rural
Salavante9021.13%−0.42% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Sapang8781.1%−1.04% a yearabout 4.21 km²Rural
Bogtong Bunao8731.1%−2.57% a yearabout 2.49 km²Rural
Bogtong Bolo8281.04%0.26% a yearabout 2.22 km²Rural
Cabarabuan8231.03%−0.63% a yearabout 2.75 km²Rural
Calomboyan Sur8071.01%−1.10% a yearabout 29.94 km²Rural
Osmeña7900.99%−0.83% a yearabout 0.0943 km²Rural
Lopez7710.97%2.45% a yearabout 0.0858 km²Rural
Naguilayan West7550.95%−0.84% a yearabout 1.19 km²Rural
Burgos Street7540.95%4.97% a yearabout 0.0581 km²Urban
Buenlag7250.91%−0.43% a yearabout 1.43 km²Rural
Bogtong Niog7130.9%−0.03% a yearabout 1.68 km²Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 82. See all 82 barangays of Mangatarem

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Mangatarem covers 310.34 km² of land, 257 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,365 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
310.34 km²[6]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
257 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
15.73066° N, 120.27267° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
2 m
Average
256 m
Highest
1,365 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[32]

  1. Borris River16.5 km
  2. Pila River12.3 km
  3. Agno River9.8 of 279.2 km
  4. Ladiaoan River6.8 km
  5. Oro River4.2 km

Peaks[32]

  1. Malabobovolcano329 m
  2. Cabaluyanvolcano285 m
  3. Mount Cabaluyan285 m
  4. Mount Poclisvolcano280 m
  5. Cgndongvolcano164 m
  6. Mount Malaboboheight not mapped

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[33]

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, 41 km away[34]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

About 22 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty 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
21.9% of people[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
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 22 of every 100 people in Mangatarem lived below the poverty line in 2021 (21.9%)[21]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.8% and 23.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 24government offices
  • 5hospitals and health centres
  • 58schools
  • 15places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 3parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Mangatarem. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[14, 15]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Pangasinan[19, 20]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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

    Mayor
    Jensen Francisco Viray[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnie Cruz Palisoc[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ramil Penic Ventenilla[23]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Mon Rosete Punzal[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Ramil Penic Ventenilla[24]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Mon Rosete Punzal[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ramil Penic Ventenilla[25]
    Vice mayor
    Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[26]
    Vice mayor
    Ramil Penic Ventenilla[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[27]
    Vice mayor
    Cristina Punzal Cruz[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[28]
    Vice mayor
    Cristina Punzal Cruz[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Nelson Cruz[29]
    Vice mayor
    Jon-Jon Reformado[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Nelson C. Cruz[30]
    Vice mayor
    Gil A. Cuaresma[30]
Mayors and vice mayors of Mangatarem, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jensen Francisco Viray[22]Ronnie Cruz Palisoc[22]
2022–2025Ramil Penic Ventenilla[23]Michael Mon Rosete Punzal[23]
2019–2022Ramil Penic Ventenilla[24]Michael Mon Rosete Punzal[24]
2016–2019Ramil Penic Ventenilla[25]Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[25]
2013–2016Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[26]Ramil Penic Ventenilla[26]
2010–2013Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[27]Cristina Punzal Cruz[27]
2007–2010Teodoro Corpuz Cruz[28]Cristina Punzal Cruz[28]
2004–2007Nelson Cruz[29]Jon-Jon Reformado[29]
2001–2004Nelson C. Cruz[30]Gil A. Cuaresma[30]

History & Identity

Created
No creation law found. The province says Mangatarem began as a visita (chapel station) of San Carlos in 1827 and became an independent town in 1835, with Don Ambrocio Gutierrez as its first gobernadorcillo.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionFolk tale: two woodcutters met in the forest, one with a mango to eat and one with oysters. They cried 'Manga ken Tirem' (mango and oyster, in Ilocano), and the place became Mangatarem.[9, 11]

Its story

Mangatarem started as a visita of San Carlos in 1827. In 1835 it became an independent town, with a first gobernadorcillo and a Dominican parish priest, Fr. Joaquin Perez.[9]

In October 1903 Act No. 931, which cut Pangasinan's municipalities from 37 to 25, merged the municipality of Urbiztondo into Mangatarem.[12]

In October 1906 Act No. 1556 re-formed several earlier municipalities. It separated Urbiztondo from Mangatarem again.[13]

Mangatarem has the largest land area of any town in Pangasinan, and is home to the Manleluag Hot Spring National Park.[9]

The Daang Kalikasan highway links Mangatarem with Santa Cruz in Zambales.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1827

    Mangatarem was set up as a visita of San Carlos.[9]

  2. 1835

    Mangatarem became an independent town under its first gobernadorcillo, Don Ambrocio Gutierrez.[9]

  3. 8 October 1903

    Act No. 931 merged Urbiztondo into Mangatarem.[12]

  4. 31 October 1906

    Act No. 1556 separated Urbiztondo from Mangatarem again.[13]

Nearby

Mangatarem shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Mangatarem beside Pangasinan, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Pangasinan.

Mangatarem beside Pangasinan
FigureMangataremPangasinanRank among the cities and municipalities of Pangasinan
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 glossary79,648[1, 2]3,188,54014th of 48
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 glossary0.10% a year[1, 2]slower0.19% a year34th of 48
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 glossary257[6]less crowded60140th of 48
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 glossary310.34 km²[6]5,307.19 km²1st of 48
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 glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.6not 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 glossary10.7%[5]lower27.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Lingayen, the capital of Pangasinan
32.0 km north
Manila
148.7 km southeast

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. San ClementeTarlac12.4 km south
  2. UrbiztondoPangasinan13.1 km northeast
  3. AguilarPangasinan13.6 km northwest
  4. CamilingTarlac17.1 km east
  5. BayambangPangasinan17.4 km northeast
  6. MayantocTarlac19.9 km southeast

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