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Binalonan | |
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Municipality of Binalonan | |
Anthem: Binalonan Hymn | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°03′N 120°36′E / 16.05°N 120.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 5th district |
Founded | February 18, 1872 |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ramon Ronald V. Guico IV |
• Vice Mayor | Bryan Louie Ramirez Balangue |
• Representative | Ramon Guico Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 40,141 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 47.57 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] | |
• Total | 56,382 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,457 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 274.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 864.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 207.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 251.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2436 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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]