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Calasiao | |
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Municipality of Calasiao | |
![]() Map of Pangasinan with Calasiao highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°01′N 120°22′E / 16.02°N 120.37°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | June 29, 1592 |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Kevin Roy Q. Macanlalay |
• Vice Mayor | Nestor A. Gabrillo |
• Representative | Maria Rachel J. Arenas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 66,216 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 48.36 km2 (18.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
Highest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 100,471 |
• Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 24,225 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.68 |
• Revenue | ₱ 329.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 696.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 343.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 227.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2418 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Sambal Tagalog |
Catholic diocese | Lingayen-Dagupan |
Patron saint | Saint Peter and Paul |
Website | www |
Calasiao, officially the Municipality of Calasiao (Pangasinan: Baley na Calasiao; Ilocano: Ili ti Calasiao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calasiao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 100,471 people.[3]
Today, Calasiao is known as a first class, highly commercialized municipality and is strategically located at the heart of Pangasinan. It governs 24 barangays and 31 sitios in a total land area of 4,836 hectares. Being a town adjacent to the city of Dagupan, the municipality experiences continuous economic boom and is increasingly becoming an important satellite commercial hub for Metro Dagupan.[5] In terms of delicacy, Calasiao's flagship product is the native rice cake known as Puto Calasiao.
Calasiao is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Dagupan, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Lingayen, 206 kilometres (128 mi) from Manila, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from San Carlos.
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