Pangasinan

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This article is about the province in the Philippines. For other uses, see Pangasinan
(disambiguation).

Pangasinan

Province

Province of Pangasinan[1]

Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in Lingayen

Flag

Seal

Etymology: Pang-asin-an, lit. Place where salt is made

Anthem: Luyag Ko Tan Yaman

 Location in the Philippines

Coordinates: 15°55′N 120°20′ECoordinates: 15°55′N 120°20′E

Country Philippines
Region Ilocos Region (Region I)

Founded April 5, 1580

Capital Lingayen

Government
• Type Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor Amado I. Espino III
• Vice Governor Mark Ronald D. Lambino

Area
[2]

• Total 5,451.01 km2 (2,104.65 sq mi)

Area rank 15th out of 81

Highest elevation 1,675 m (5,495 ft)

(Mount Malico)

Population
(2015 census)[3]
 • Total 2,956,726
• Rank 6th out of 81
• Density rank 11th out of 81
including independent cities

Divisions
• Independent cities 1[show]
• Component cities 3[show]
• Municipalities 44[show]
• Barangays  1,333
 including independent cities: 1,364

• Districts 1st to 6th districts of Pangasinan (shared

with Dagupan City)

Time zone UTC+8 (PST)

ZIP code 2400–2447

IDD : area code  +63 (0)75
ISO 3166 code PH

Ethnic groups  Pangasinan (55%)

 Ilocano (44%)
 Bolinao (1%)

Languages  Pangasinan (official)

 Bolinao
 Ilocano
 Tagalog
 English

Website www.pangasinan.gov.ph

Pangasinan (Pangasinan: Luyag na Panggasinan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Pangasinan) is

a province in the Philippines. Its provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is on the western area of
the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and West Philippine Sea. It has a total land area of
5,451.01 square kilometres (2,104.65 sq mi).[2] According to the 2015 census, it has a population of
2,956,726 people.[3] The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1,651,814.[4] The
western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people, while the central and
eastern portions are the homeland of the Pangasinan people. Due to ethnic migration, Ilocano
people have settled in some areas of the province.
Pangasinan is the name for the province, the people, and the language spoken in the province.
Indigenous Pangasinan speakers are estimated to number at least 2 million. The Pangasinan
language, which is official in the province, is one of the officially recognized regional languages in
the Philippines. In Pangasinan, there were several ethnic groups who enriched the cultural fabric of
the province. Almost all of the people are Pangasinans and the rest are descendants of Bolinao and
Ilocano, who settled the eastern and western parts of the province.[5] Pangasinan is spoken as a
 second-language by many of the ethnic minorities in Pangasinan. The secondary ethnic groups are
the Bolinaos (who are essentially Sambal people) and the Ilocanos.
The name Pangasinan (pronounced "Pang-ASINan") means "place of salt" or "place of salt-making";
it is derived from the prefix pang, meaning "for", the root word asin, meaning "salt”, and suffix an,
signifying "location". At present it is pronounced "Paŋgasinan" based on the Spanish pronunciation.
The province is a major producer of salt in the Philippines. Its major products
include bagoong ("salted-krill") and alamang ("shrimp-paste").
Pangasinan was first founded by Austronesian peoples who called themselves Anakbanwa by at
least 2500 BC. A kingdom called Luyag na Caboloan, which expanded to incorporate much of
northwestern Luzon, existed in Pangasinan before the Spanish conquest that began in the 16th
century.[6] The Kingdom of Luyag na Kaboloan was known as the Wangdom of Pangasinan in
Chinese records. The ancient Pangasinan people were skilled navigators and
the maritime trade network that once flourished in ancient Luzon connected Pangasinan with other
peoples of Southeast Asia, India, China, Japan and the rest of the Pacific. The ancient kingdom of
Luyag na Caboloan was in fact mentioned in Chinese and Indian records as being an important
kingdom on ancient trade routes.[6]
Popular tourist attractions in Pangasinan include the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos
City and the white-sand beaches of Bolinao and Dasol. Dagupan City is known for its Bangus
Festival ("Milkfish Festival"). Pangasinan is also known for its delicious mangoes and ceramic oven-
baked Calasiao puto ("native rice cake"). Pangasinan occupies a strategic geo-political position in
the central plain of Luzon. Pangasinan has been described as a gateway to northern Luzon.

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Ancient history
o 1.2Southeast Asian maritime trade network
o 1.3Wangdom of Pangasinan (Luyag na Caboloan)
o 1.4Anito and mana beliefs and practices
o 1.5Spanish accounts of pre-Hispanic Pangasinan
o 1.6Christianity
o 1.7Spanish colonization
o 1.8Philippine revolution against Spain
o 1.9Northern Zambales ceded to Pangasinan
o 1.10American colonization and the Philippine Commonwealth regime
o 1.11Philippine Republic
 2Geography
o 2.1Physical
o 2.2Administrative divisions
o 2.3Barangays
 3Demographics
o 3.1Population
o 3.2Languages
o 3.3Religion
 4Economy
o 4.1Energy
o 4.2Marine
o 4.3Agriculture
 o 4.4Financial
o 4.5Labor
 5Health and education
 6Culture
 7Government
o 7.1District Representatives (2019–2022)
o 7.2Provincial Board Members (2019–2022)
 8Notable people
 9See also
 10References
 11External links