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Sign in to saveUrbiztondo, officially the Municipality of Urbiztondo (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
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Urbiztondo, officially the Municipality of Urbiztondo (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
==History== The municipality was named after General Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo y Eguía, the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines from 1850 to 1853, who was also known as the conqueror of the Muslims in Jolo. He then issued a decree founding the town and consequently the newly formed town was named “Urbiztondo” in his honor.