Lingayen

Lingayen is a town, the provincial capital in Pangasinan, known for its long and wide beach.

Understand

Latest population figures are about 103 thousand (census, 15 August 2015) . The town is divided into 32 barangays for administrative purposes.

Lingayen is the capital municipality of the province. It is the birthplace of the Philippines' 12th President, Fidel V. Ramos.

The town is known to its products of fermented fishery products, like bagoong (fish paste), bagoong alamang (fermented shrimp paste),and patis (fish sauce), generally used to complement some dishes, and fruits and vegetables; kare-kare, pinakbet, singkamas (turnips) and green mangoes would be complete without bagoong. Some even appreciate bagoong with plain white rice. Locals have also learned to mix bagoong with pork to create a uniquely Filipino dish called binagoongan. Lingayen, Pangasinan , bagoong products are not only marketed in the Philippines but also exported worldwide.


Get in

The town is served regularly by Victory Liner buses from their Pasay and Cubao terminals.

Get around

See
  • 🌍 Lingayen Beach. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 🌍 Pangasinan Provincial Capitol. Neoclassical capitol building, constructed in (updated Dec 2018)
  • 🌍 Urduja House. Named after the legendary woman Urduja, this is the official residence of the Governor of Pangasinan. (updated Dec 2018)

Do

Buy


Eat
  • 🌍 Papa Dong's, Ramos Street. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Gibbs

Drink

Sleep
  • Urduja House. (updated Dec 2018)
  • 🌍 The President Hotel, Maramba Boulevard. Built over the childhood home of president Fidel Ramos, destroyed during World War II. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Consuelo Hotel. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Village inn. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Malinac Inn. (updated Dec 2018)
  • Maliguen Inn. (updated Dec 2018)

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