Rosario | |
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| Municipality of Rosario | |
 Rosario town center | |
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 Map of La Union with Rosario highlighted | |
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.svg)  Rosario Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′N 120°29′E / 16.23°N 120.48°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Rosario[*] | Bellarmin A. Flores II |
| • Vice Mayor | Bellarmin C. Flores III |
| • Representative | Dante S. Garcia |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 36,528 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.98 km2 (28.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 945 m (3,100 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 60,278 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,433 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.67 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 261.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 522.2 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 175.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 141.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2506 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Pangasinan Tagalog |
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario (Ilocano: Ili ti Rosario; Pangasinan: Baley na Rosario; Filipino: Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,278 people.[3]
The Kennon Road starts from this town and ends in Baguio. It is accessible via the MacArthur Highway, or via the NLEX (North Luzon Expressway), SCTEX (Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway), and TPLEX (Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway), which has its northernmost terminus in this town.
- ^ Municipality of Rosario | (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.
- ^ 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.