Lingayen

Lingayen
Municipality of Lingayen
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Lingayen is located in Philippines
Lingayen
Lingayen
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°01′00″N 120°14′00″E / 16.01667°N 120.23333°E / 16.01667; 120.23333
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 2nd district
FoundedJanuary 6, 1614
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLeopoldo N. Bataoil
 • Vice MayorMac Dexter G. Malicdem
 • RepresentativeMarcos "Mark" O. Cojuangco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate72,144 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total62.76 km2 (24.23 sq mi)
Elevation7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total107,728
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
 • Households
25,001
Demonym(s)Lingayenense
(neutral)
Lingayenean
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.58
% (2018)[5]
 • Revenue₱300,784,238.57 (2019)[6]
 • Assets₱ 652.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 274 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 59.08 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
 • WaterLIWAD PrimeWater Lingayen
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2401
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.lingayen.gov.ph

Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ([ˌliŋgɐˈjɛn]; Pangasinan: Baley na Lingayen; Ilocano: Ili ti Lingayen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lingayen), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,728 people.[4]

It is the capital and the seat of government of the province of Pangasinan. Lingayen was a strategic point during World War II. It is also the birthplace of former President Fidel V. Ramos.

  1. ^ Municipality of Lingayen | (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.
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  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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ https://www.coa.gov.ph/index.php/local-government-units/2019/category/8271-municipalities [bare URL]

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