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Dasol | |
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| Municipality of Dasol | |
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| Coordinates: 15°59′23″N 119°52′50″E / 15.98964°N 119.88053°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1 January 1911 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Dasol[*] | Rizalde J. Bernal |
| • Vice Mayor | Edgardo C. Fontelera |
| • Representative | Arthur F. Celeste |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,178 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.60 km2 (64.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 31,355 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,586 |
| Demonym | Dasolinians |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.98 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 137.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 470.6 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 105.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 76.79 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pangasinan 1 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 1) |
| • Water | Dasol Water District |
| • Telecommunications | Smart Globe Digitel |
| • Cable & Satellite | Cignal Sky Direct G Sat |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2411 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Tagalog Ilocano Sambal |
| Major religions | Roman Catholic Iglesia ni Cristo Iglesia Filipina Independiente Protestantism |
| Feast date | 1st Friday of Lent |
| Patron saint | Saint Vincent Ferrer |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ Municipality of Dasol | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dasol topographic map". topographic map.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.