Bayambang

Bayambang
Municipality of Bayambang
Clockwise from top: Downtown area along Rizal Avenue, St. Vincent Ferrer Statue at Brgy. Bani, St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church, CSI Supermarket Bayambang, and Statue of Emilio Aguinaldo in front of the Municipal Hall.
Flag of Bayambang
Official seal of Bayambang
Motto: 
“Where the Best Things Happen”
Anthem: “Tawir ko, Aroen ko”
Map of Pangasinan with Bayambang highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with Bayambang highlighted
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Bayambang is located in Philippines
Bayambang
Bayambang
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°43′00″N 120°21′00″E / 15.71667°N 120.35°E / 15.71667; 120.35
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 3rd district
FoundedApril 5, 1614[1]
Barangays77 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMary Clare Judith Phyllis J. Quiambao
 • Vice MayorIan Camille C. Sabangan
 • RepresentativeMaria Rachel J. Arenas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate83,083 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total143.94 km2 (55.58 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Lowest elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total129,011
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Households
30,730
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
19.40
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 488.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,660 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 427.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 518 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2423
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.bayambang.gov.ph

Bayambang, officially the Municipality of Bayambang (Pangasinan: Baley na Bayambang; Ilocano: Ili ti Bayambang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bayambang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census it has a population of 129,011.[4]

It previously included the municipalities of Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Rosales, Paniqui, Gerona and Camiling.[6] It was founded in the 16th century by Agalet, an Aeta.

Bayambang is the former seat of the 5th Capital of the Revolutionary Philippine Republic. It celebrates its Malangsi Fishtival (1st week of April, "Kalutan tan Gayaga ed Dalan"). Bayambang is the seat of the Pangasinan State University and the Colleges of Nursing and Education.

  1. ^ About Bayambang
  2. ^ Municipality of Bayambang | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bayambang". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

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