Aringay
Sign in to saveAringay, officially the Municipality of Aringay (; ; ), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
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- Aringay River, St. Lucy Parish Church and Aringay Centennial Tunnel
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- 120x80px
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- Aringay La Union.png
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- District
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- Founded
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- 1641
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- Barangays
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- para
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Aringay
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- La Union
- Population
- 50786
- Area
- 84.54
- Elevation
- 38
- Shares border with
- Caba
- Official website
- www.aringay.gov.ph
- Image
- FvfLaUnion9897 33.JPG
- Households
- 12237
- Dialing code
- 72
Show 11 more facts
- language used
- Pangasinan
- Commons category
- Aringay
- inception
- 1641-01-01
- postal code
- 2503
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- poverty incidence
- 10.75
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 350251445.77
- total assets
- 890845641.46
- total expenditure
- 229022794.87
- total liabilities
- 155127596.25
- electorate
- 33420
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
35 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Spanish Colonization
- Creation of La Union
- Philippine Revolution
- American Colonization
- Japanese Occupation
- Failed proposed merger with Agoo
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Gender
- Dependency and Marital Status
- Urban and Rural Distribution
- Religion
- Language
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institution
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Fishing Industry
- Livestock Farming
- Tourism
- Small-Scale Businesses
- Government
- Local government
- Elected officials
- Gallery
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
Aringay, officially the Municipality of Aringay (; ; ), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Known in Philippine History as the birthplace of revolutionary leader Diego Silang, its economy is based primarily on agriculture - producing rice, tobacco and fruit crops as economic staples. A nascent tourism industry is centered on its beach resorts. Its ethnic population is predominantly Ilocano and Christian (Roman Catholic).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aringay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.