Binalonan

Binalonan
Municipality of Binalonan
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Binalonan
Official seal of Binalonan
Anthem: Binalonan Hymn
Map of Pangasinan with Binalonan highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with Binalonan highlighted
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Binalonan is located in Philippines
Binalonan
Binalonan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°03′N 120°36′E / 16.05°N 120.6°E / 16.05; 120.6
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 5th district
FoundedFebruary 18, 1872
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRamon Ronald V. Guico IV
 • Vice MayorBryan Louie Ramirez Balangue
 • RepresentativeRamon Guico Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate40,141 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total47.57 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Highest elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Lowest elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total56,382
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
 • Households
14,457
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.50
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 274.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 864.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 207.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 251.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2436
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.binalonan.gov.ph

Binalonan, officially the Municipality of Binalonan (Pangasinan: Baley na Binalonan; Ilocano: Ili ti Binalonan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binalonan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,382 people.[3]

One of Binalonan's natives is the Filipino-American writer Carlos Bulosan, who wrote brief descriptions of the town's history and people in his semi-autobiographical novel entitled America is in the Heart. The town has a memorial and street named after him just north of the municipal hall and town market. It is also the hometown of Evangelina Guico Macaraeg Macapagal, spouse of 9th President Diosdado Macapagal, and mother of 14th President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Binalonan | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Binalonan, the next university town