Binmaley, Pangasinan

Binmaley, officially the Municipality of Binmaley (Pangasinan: Baley na Binmaley; Ilocano: Ili ti Binmaley; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binmaley), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 83,052 people.[3]

Binmaley
Municipality
Municipality of Binmaley
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Map of Pangasinan with Binmaley highlighted
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Binmaley Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°01′56″N 120°16′09″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	Pangasinan
District	2nd district
Founded	February 1, 1590
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Simplicio D. Rosario
• Vice Mayor	Edgar C. Mamenta
• Congressman	Jumel Anthony I. Espino
• Electorate	60,870 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	118.50 km^2 (45.75 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)[3]
• Total	83,052
• Density	700/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	18,204
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.21% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	160,401,850.71 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2417
PSGC	015513000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)75
Climate type	tropical monsoon climate
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog

Binmaley is located along the western coastland of Pangasinan facing the Lingayen Gulf, in between Lingayen and Dagupan City. On January 8–9, 1945, the amphibious forces of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur used the town's beach, designated as "yellow beach", alongside the beaches of Lingayen, Dagupan, and San Fabian, in their landing operations to liberate Luzon from Japanese occupation during World War II.

The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aqua-culture, due to the existence of its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language). However, because of constant siltation over the past several years from mine tailings upstream from Agno River (due to mine operations in neighboring Benguet Province), and the overuse of artificial fish feeds, the bangus industry has suffered from fishkill, fewer viable fishponds and lower harvests. As a result, many formerly productive fishponds have been converted into large commercial and residential lots. This phenomenon is beginning to seriously threaten the unique Binmaley fishpond industry. Current Government action is inadequate due to strong pressures from other competing commercial interests, not to mention fishfeed producers.

Binmaley's town center has a Neo classical church dating back to the 17th century. It also became famous throughout the Philippines for the outstanding academic achievements of students (and its distinctive corps of military cadets) from its Binmaley Catholic High School, especially when it was headed by a German priest, Fr. Leo Behneke, in the 1960s and 1970s. Its name roughly means "the place which became a town" or "went to town" in the Pangasinan language.

Binmaley, is famously known for its "Sigay Festival". The Pangasinan word sigay broadly translates to harvest, or a time to gather the rich yields of the farm, the sea, the ponds and the rivers. It also relates to a contraction of the words silew, meaning light, and gayaga, meaning merriment. It was Mayor Lorenzo "Enzo" Cerezo who pioneered and founded "Sigay Festival".

Barangays

Binmaley is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.

• Amancoro
• Balagan
• Balogo
• Basing
• Baybay Lopez
• Baybay Polong
• Biec
• Buenlag
• Calit
• Caloocan Dupo
• Caloocan Norte
• Caloocan Sur
• Camaley
• Canaoalan
• Dulag
• Gayaman
• Linoc
• Lomboy
• Nagpalangan
• Malindong
• Manat
• Naguilayan
• Pallas
• Papagueyan
• Parayao
• Poblacion
• Pototan
• Sabangan
• Salapingao
• San Isidro Norte
• San Isidro Sur
• Santa Rosa
• Tombor

Demographics

Population census of Binmaley

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 16,439 —     1918 18,243 +0.70% 1939 20,455 +0.55% 1948 26,501 +2.92% 1960 32,127 +1.62% 1970 40,645 +2.38% 1975 43,543 +1.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1980 47,332 +1.68% 1990 59,601 +2.33% 1995 62,375 +0.86% 2000 72,625 +3.32% 2007 76,214 +0.67% 2010 78,702 +1.18% 2015 83,052 +1.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

Climate

Climate data for Binmaley, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	33 (91)	34 (93)	34 (93)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)
Average low °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.3 (0.17)	19.1 (0.75)	27.3 (1.07)	45.2 (1.78)	153.3 (6.04)	271.3 (10.68)	411.1 (16.19)	532 (20.9)	364.4 (14.35)	182.5 (7.19)	56.3 (2.22)	24.4 (0.96)	2,091.2 (82.3)
Average rainy days	3	2	3	5	14	17	22	23	21	13	7	4	134
Source: World Weather Online[8]

Heritage

Main article: List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Binmaley, Pangasinan

Images

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  The Our Lady of the Purification Parish Church
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  Binmaley Museum
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  Binmaley Presidencia
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  Bulwagan ng Sangguniang Bayan at Himpilan ng Pambansang Kapulisan
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  Pamilihang Bayan ng Binmaley
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  Manat river & Gumapos Bridge

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Pangasinan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
7. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
8. "Binmaley, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

• Binmaley Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• Binmaley at Pangasinan Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information