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Binalonan | |
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| Municipality of Binalonan | |
 Town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Anthem: Binalonan Hymn | |
 Map of Pangasinan with Binalonan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Binalonan 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), 105.1 million (2012), 115.6 million (2013), 133.4 million (2014), 152.8 million (2015), 166 million (2016), 180.7 million (2017), 207.6 million (2018), 236.6 million (2019), 307.2 million (2021), 394.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 864.6 million (2020), 289.5 million (2012), 288.6 million (2013), 302.1 million (2014), 334.2 million (2015), 423.2 million (2016), 510.9 million (2017), 610.2 million (2018), 729.2 million (2019), 956.6 million (2021), 1,093 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 207.3 million (2020), 90.17 million (2012), 104 million (2013), 105.3 million (2014), 123.9 million (2015), 122.5 million (2016), 143 million (2017), 161.7 million (2018), 200.8 million (2019), 204.7 million (2021), 236 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 251.4 million (2020), 77.74 million (2012), 70.68 million (2013), 67.62 million (2014), 69.69 million (2015), 68.61 million (2016), 93.19 million (2017), 127.9 million (2018), 193.9 million (2019), 220.7 million (2021), 203.1 million (2022) |
| 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]
- ^ Municipality of Binalonan | (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.
- ^ Binalonan, the next university town