Aguilar, Pangasinan

Aguilar
Municipality of Aguilar
Street in Aguilar
Street in Aguilar
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Aguilar is located in Philippines
Aguilar
Aguilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°53′24″N 120°14′16″E / 15.889886°N 120.237853°E / 15.889886; 120.237853
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 2nd district
FoundedJuly 16, 1805
Named forRafael María de Aguilar
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoldan C. Sagles
 • Vice MayorJesus M. Zamuco Jr.
 • RepresentativeJumel Anthony I. Espino
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate29,400 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total195.07 km2 (75.32 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total45,100
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Households
9,934
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
21.32
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 165.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 446.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 172.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 52.86 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2415
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.aguilar-pangasinan.gov.ph

Aguilar, officially the Municipality of Aguilar (Pangasinan: Baley na Aguilar; Ilocano: Ili ti Aguilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aguilar), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,100 people.[3]

The municipality was named after Spanish governor-general Rafael María de Aguilar, who ordered the establishment of an independent civil political unit on 16 July 1805.

Aguilar is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from provincial capital Lingayen and 190 kilometres (120 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Aguilar | (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.