Pangasinan

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Pangasinan
Typeprovince
Island groupLuzon
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
Cities4
Municipalities44
Barangays1,364
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSouth China Sea
Area (2013)5,450.59 km2 (2,104.48 sq mi)
Population (2020)3,163,190
Density (2020)580 / km2 (1,503 / sq mi)

Pangasinan is a province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region occupying the northwestern section of Luzon. Its capital is the Municipality of Lingayen.

The province has a land area of 5,450.59 square kilometers or 2,104.48 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,163,190. This represented 59.67% of the total population of the Ilocos Region, 5.09% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 2.90% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 580 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,503 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Pangasinan is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Lingayen Gulf, La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, and the South China Sea.

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Map of the Philippines with Pangasinan highlighted in redMap of Pangasinan showing its component cities and municipalitiesAgnoAguilarAlaminosAlcalaAndaAsinganBalungaoBaniBasistaBautistaBayambangBinalonanBinmaleyBolinaoBugallonBurgosCalasiaoDagupanDasolInfantaLabradorLaoacLingayenMabiniMalasiquiManaoagMangaldanMangataremMapandanNatividadPozorrubioRosalesSan CarlosSan FabianSan JacintoSan ManuelSan NicolasSan QuintinSanta BarbaraSanta MariaSanto TomasSisonSualTayugUminganUrbiztondoUrdanetaVillasis

Local government units

Pangasinan has 44 municipalities and 4 cities. The total number of barangays in the province is 1,364.

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Local government units of Pangasinan
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Agnomunicipality29,94728,0521.39%169.7517617
Aguilarmunicipality45,10041,4631.79%195.0723116
Alaminoscity (CC)99,39789,7082.18%164.2660539
Alcalamunicipality48,90843,4022.55%45.711,07021
Andamunicipality41,54839,5041.07%74.5555718
Asinganmunicipality57,81157,3550.17%66.6486821
Balungaomunicipality30,00431,106-0.76%73.2541020
Banimunicipality52,60350,3060.94%179.6529327
Basistamunicipality37,67932,9592.86%24.001,57013
Bautistamunicipality35,39832,3071.94%46.3376418
Bayambangmunicipality129,011118,2051.86%143.9489677
Binalonanmunicipality56,38254,5550.70%58.0597124
Binmaleymunicipality86,88183,0520.95%118.5073333
Bolinaomunicipality83,97982,0840.48%197.2242630
Bugallonmunicipality74,96267,3482.28%189.6439524
Burgosmunicipality23,74921,6371.98%131.3218114
Calasiaomunicipality100,47195,1541.15%48.362,07824
Dagupancity (ICC)174,302171,2710.37%37.234,68231
Dasolmunicipality31,35529,1101.58%166.6018818
Infantamunicipality26,24224,5841.38%254.2910313
Labradormunicipality26,81123,2013.09%90.9929510
Laoacmunicipality34,12831,4971.70%40.5084322
Lingayenmunicipality, capital107,728103,2780.89%62.761,71732
Mabinimunicipality26,45424,7651.40%291.019116
Malasiquimunicipality143,094130,2752.00%131.371,08973
Manaoagmunicipality76,04569,4971.91%55.951,35926
Mangaldanmunicipality113,185106,3311.32%48.172,35030
Mangataremmunicipality79,32373,2411.69%317.5025082
Mapandanmunicipality38,05837,0590.56%21.011,81115
Natividadmunicipality25,77124,2991.25%134.3619218
Pozorrubiomunicipality74,72969,5551.52%134.6055534
Rosalesmunicipality66,71163,0811.18%66.391,00537
San Carloscity (CC)205,424188,5711.82%169.031,21586
San Fabianmunicipality87,42883,0251.09%81.281,07634
San Jacintomunicipality44,35140,8481.75%44.181,00419
San Manuelmunicipality54,27152,9390.52%129.1842014
San Nicolasmunicipality39,77835,5742.38%210.2018933
San Quintinmunicipality33,98032,9450.65%115.9029321
Santa Barbaramunicipality92,18782,0122.49%61.371,50229
Santa Mariamunicipality34,22033,0380.74%69.5049223
Santo Tomasmunicipality14,87815,022-0.20%13.431,10810
Sisonmunicipality52,32047,5182.05%81.8863928
Sualmunicipality39,09134,1492.89%130.1630019
Tayugmunicipality45,24143,1491.00%51.2488321
Uminganmunicipality77,07473,2521.08%258.4329858
Urbiztondomunicipality55,55750,1702.17%81.8067921
Urdanetacity (CC)144,577132,9401.78%98.211,47234
Villasismunicipality65,04762,3330.90%75.8385821
Pangasinan Total3,163,1902,956,7261.43%5,450.595801,364

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Pangasinan for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱3,232,323,727.21.

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Annual regular income of Pangasinan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
20091,873,926,305.53–
20101,928,332,237.972.90%
20112,142,009,292.1611.08%
20122,099,047,729.16-2.01%
20132,263,747,959.197.85%
20142,580,352,299.2613.99%
20152,942,029,539.4614.02%
20163,232,323,727.219.87%

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  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Pangasinan is 5 to 9, with 315,402 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 31,795 individuals.

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Population of Pangasinan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 160,2042.04%
1 to 4251,2718.50%
5 to 9315,40210.67%
10 to 14308,43110.43%
15 to 19287,8829.74%
20 to 24258,7578.75%
25 to 29226,8077.67%
30 to 34208,4957.05%
35 to 39193,5946.55%
40 to 44171,3615.80%
45 to 49157,9425.34%
50 to 54133,4614.51%
55 to 59112,7873.81%
60 to 6489,1773.02%
65 to 6970,3092.38%
70 to 7445,6501.54%
75 to 7931,7951.08%
80 and over33,4011.13%
Total2,956,726100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 50.82
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.84
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.66
  • Median Age: 24.93

Historical population

The population of Pangasinan grew from 442,521 in 1903 to 3,163,190 in 2020, an increase of 2,720,669 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.43%, or an increase of 206,464 people, from the previous population of 2,956,726 in 2015.

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Population of Pangasinan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
442,521–
565,9221.57%
742,4751.37%
920,4912.23%
1,124,1441.77%
1,386,1432.07%
1,520,0851.87%
1,636,0571.48%
2,022,0562.14%
2,178,4121.41%
2,434,0862.41%
2,645,3951.15%
2,779,8621.82%
2,956,7261.18%
3,163,1901.43%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Pangasinan for the year 2019 was 1,946,692.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Pangasinan are:

Primary Roads

  • Bakit-Bakit Junction-Umingan Road
  • Judge Jose de Venecia Sr. Avenue
  • Manila North Road
  • Pangasinan-La Union Inter-Provincial Road
  • Pangasinan-Nueva Ecija Road
  • Pangasinan-Nueva Vizcaya Road
  • Pangasinan-Tarlac Road
  • Pangasinan-Zambales Road
  • Urdaneta Junction-Dagupan Road
  • Urdaneta Junction-Dagupan-Lingayen Road
  • Urdaneta Junction-Lingayen Road via Zambales

Secondary Roads

  • Alaminos-Bolinao Road
  • Alaminos-Lucap Road
  • Calasiao Old Road
  • Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Santa Barbara Road
  • Carmen Junction-Bayambang-Manat Road
  • Carmen Junction-Manat Road
  • Dagupan-Bonuan-San Fabian Road
  • Labrador Diversion Road
  • Mangaldan-Manaoag-Binalonan Road
  • San Carlos-Calasiao Road
  • Santa Barbara Old Road
  • Santa Barbara-Mangaldan Road
  • Villasis-Malasiqui-San Carlos Road

Tertiary Roads

  • Alaminos By-Pass Road
  • Alaminos-Cadre Road
  • Bani-Agno Road
  • Bayambang Cadre Road
  • Binalonan-Asingan-Santa Maria Road
  • Binmaley Beach Road
  • Binmaley-Lingayen via Quibaol Road
  • Burgos-Agno Road
  • Judge Jose De Venecia Boulevard Extension Road
  • Judge Jose De Venecia Service Road
  • Lingayen Cadre Road
  • Lingayen Capitol Loop (Left)
  • Lingayen Capitol Loop (Right)
  • Lingayen-Labrador Diversion Road
  • Manaoag Cadre Road
  • San Nicolas-Natividad-San Quintin-Umingan-Guimba Road
  • Tayug Cadre Road
  • Urdaneta Junction-Lingayen Diversion Road (Perez Boulevard)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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