Bolinao

Bolinao
Municipality of Bolinao
Clockwise from top: Saint James the Great Parish Church, Silaki Island giant clams, a resort with scenic seascape, scattered rock formations across the shore, Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, Patar Beach, and Bolinao Municipal Hall.
Official seal of Bolinao
Motto: 
Bayan Ko
Map of Pangasinan with Bolinao highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with Bolinao highlighted
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Bolinao is located in Philippines
Bolinao
Bolinao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°23′17″N 119°53′41″E / 16.3881°N 119.8947°E / 16.3881; 119.8947
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 1st district
FoundedJuly 25, 1575
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlfonso D. Celeste
 • Vice MayorRichard C. Celeste
 • RepresentativeArnold D. Celeste
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate48,329 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total197.22 km2 (76.15 sq mi)
Elevation
7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total83,979
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
20,791
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.80
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 293.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 866.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 227.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 139.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPangasinan 1 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2406
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesBolinao
Pangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Sambal

Bolinao, officially the Municipality of Bolinao (Bolinao: Babali nin Bolinao; Pangasinan: Baley na Bolinao; Ilocano: Ili ti Bolinao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bolinao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,979 people.[3]

Sea urchins are regularly harvested at Isla Silaki, Bolinao.[5] The town, aside from being a fishing domain, is also a heritage site in the Philippines, possessing an olden church surrounded by heritage houses. The town is also the location of the cave where the gold-teeth Bolinao Skulls with fish scale designs were found. Scholars have been pushing for the town's cultural landscape into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  1. ^ Municipality of Bolinao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sea creatures of Silaki". GMA News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2008.

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