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Sign in to savePangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen while San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western part of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea. The province covers a total land area of . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,188,540. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 2,156,306. The western portion of the province is part of the homeland of the Sambal people, while the central and eastern portions are
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Pangasinan is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon, with its capital in Lingayen and a population of over 3 million people according to the 2020 census. It matters as a significant population center and administrative region in the western part of Luzon, situated along the Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea.
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- Clockwise from the top: Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag, Daang Kalikasan Highway in Mangatarem, Dagupan Cathedral, Tambobong Beach in Dasol, Central Business Area of Urdaneta, and the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos.
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- Luyag Ko Tan Yaman (Pangasinan My Treasure)
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- Pang-asin-an, lit. "Place where salt is made"
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- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Spanish colonial era
- Provincia de Pangasinán
- Rebellion against the Spanish rule
- Malong liberation
- Palaris Liberation
- Philippine Revolution
- American Colonial Era
- Postwar era
- During the Marcos dictatorship
- During and after the People Power revolution
- Contemporary
- Geography
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- Administrative divisions
- Independent city
- Component cities
- Municipalities
- Barangays
- Historical towns
- Demographics
- Population
- Languages
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- Economy
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- Energy
- Marine
- Agriculture
- Financial
- Health and education
- Culture
- Pistay Dayat
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Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen while San Carlos City is the most populous. Pangasinan is in the western part of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and the South China Sea. The province covers a total land area of . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,188,540. The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 2,156,306. 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, the Ilocano people settled in the province.
The name "Pangasinan" refers to the province, its people and the spoken language. Indigenous Pangasinan speakers are estimated to number at least 2 million. The Pangasinan language is official in the province and is one of the officially recognized regional languages in the Philippines. Several ethnic groups enrich the cultural fabric of the province. Almost all of the people are Pangasinans and the rest are descendants of the Bolinao and Ilocano who settled the eastern and western parts of the province. Pangasinan is spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities in Pangasinan. The minority ethnic groups are the Bolinao-speaking Zambals, and Ilocanos.