Bolinao | |
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Municipality of Bolinao | |
Motto: Bayan Ko | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°23′17″N 119°53′41″E / 16.3881°N 119.8947°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 1st district |
Founded | July 25, 1575 |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alfonso D. Celeste |
• Vice Mayor | Richard C. Celeste |
• Representative | Arnold D. Celeste |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 48,329 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 197.22 km2 (76.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 83,979 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 20,791 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 23.80 |
• Revenue | ₱ 293.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 866.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 227.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 139.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pangasinan 1 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2406 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Bolinao Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Sambal |
Bolinao, officially the Municipality of Bolinao (Bolinao: Babali nin Bolinao; Pangasinan: Baley na Bolinao; Ilocano: Ili ti Bolinao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bolinao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 83,979 people.[3]
Sea urchins are regularly harvested at Isla Silaki, Bolinao.[5] The town, aside from being a fishing domain, is also a heritage site in the Philippines, possessing an olden church surrounded by heritage houses. The town is also the location of the cave where the gold-teeth Bolinao Skulls with fish scale designs were found. Scholars have been pushing for the town's cultural landscape into the UNESCO World Heritage List.