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Rosales | |
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Municipality of Rosales | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°53′40″N 120°37′58″E / 15.89444°N 120.63278°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 6th district |
Founded | March 16, 1852 |
Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Rosales[*] | William S. Cezar |
• Vice Mayor | Susan P. Casareno |
• Representative | Tyrone D. Agabas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 46,021 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 66.39 km2 (25.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Highest elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 66,711 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
• Households | 16,862 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.98 |
• Revenue | ₱ 284.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 983.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 237.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 48.92 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Pangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2441 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Rosales ([ɾɔˈsalɛs]), officially the Municipality of Rosales (Pangasinan: Baley na Rosales; Ilocano: Ili ti Rosales; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rosales), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,711 people.[3]
It is sometimes called Carmen, based on its prominent barangay of the same name (now split into two barangays).
Rosales is a junction town for those travelling between the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the other towns of Pangasinan. It is accessible via Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway (TPLEX), or via the MacArthur Highway. The town itself is dotted with ancestral houses and heritage structures deemed important cultural sites via the National Cultural Heritage Act.