Sual

Sual
Municipality of Sual
Street in Sual
Street in Sual
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Official seal of Sual
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Sual is located in Philippines
Sual
Sual
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°03′58″N 120°05′45″E / 16.0661°N 120.0958°E / 16.0661; 120.0958
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 1st district
FoundedMay 20, 1805
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Sual[*]Liseldo D. Calugay
 • Vice MayorDioneil G. Caburao
 • RepresentativeArnold D. Celeste
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate31,640 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total130.16 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total39,091
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Households
10,084
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.73
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 409.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 2,678 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 308.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,240 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2403
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

Sual, officially the Municipality of Sual (Pangasinan: Baley na Sual; Ilocano: Ili ti Sual; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sual), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,091 people.[3]

The Philippines largest coal power plant, the 1200 megawatt Sual Power Station, is located in this municipality. It used to be owned by Mirant Services LLC.

Sual is one of the towns where the Spanish galleon brought their goods to trade.

Sual is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from Lingayen and 231 kilometers (144 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sual | (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.