Dasol

Dasol
Municipality of Dasol
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Dasol is located in Philippines
Dasol
Dasol
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°59′23″N 119°52′50″E / 15.98964°N 119.88053°E / 15.98964; 119.88053
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 1st district
Founded1 January 1911
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRizalde J. Bernal
 • Vice MayorEdgardo C. Fontelera
 • RepresentativeArthur F. Celeste
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,178 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total166.60 km2 (64.32 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Highest elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total31,355
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Households
7,586
DemonymDasolinians
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.98
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 137.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 470.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 105.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 76.79 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPangasinan 1 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 1)
 • WaterDasol Water District
 • TelecommunicationsSmart
Globe
Digitel
 • Cable & SatelliteCignal
Sky Direct
G Sat
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2411
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Tagalog
Ilocano
Sambal
Major religions Roman Catholic
Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
Protestantism
Feast date1st Friday of Lent
Patron saintSaint Vincent Ferrer
Websitewww.dasol.gov.ph

Dasol, officially the Municipality of Dasol (Pangasinan: Baley na Dasol; Ilocano: Ili ti Dasol; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dasol), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,355 people.[4]

Dasol is a popular town for the production of commercial salts. Seawater is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be harvested. Dasol Bay occupies the whole coastline of Dasol and it is where the town gets its saltwater.

Dasol is 302 kilometers (188 mi) north from Metro Manila and 96 kilometers (60 mi) from Lingayen.

  1. ^ Municipality of Dasol | (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ "Dasol topographic map". topographic map.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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