Mangatarem

Mangatarem, officially the Municipality of Mangatarem (Pangasinan: Baley na Mangatarem; Ilocano: Ili ti Mangatarem; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mangatarem), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 73,241 people.[3]

Mangatarem Town Hall
Mangatarem
Municipality of Mangatarem
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Map of Pangasinan with Mangatarem highlighted
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Mangatarem
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°47′15″N 120°17′32″E
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvincePangasinan
District2nd district
Founded1837
Barangays82 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorRamil "Balong" P. Ventenilla
  Vice MayorMichael Mon R. Punzal
  CongressmanJumel Anthony I. Espino
  Electorate51,150 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
  Total317.50 km2 (122.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
  Total73,241
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
  Households
16,231
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence14.66% (2015)[4]
  Revenue (₱)178,300,858.20 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2413
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)75
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

Mangatarem is a Pangasinan word for "mango plantation". The town's name also came from the Ilocano Phrase which means "mango and oyster".[5]

The municipality is home to the Manleluag Hot Spring Protected Landscape located in Barangay Malabobo near the southern boundary of the municipality.

In terms of economic activities, Mangatarem is primarily driven by agriculture. The municipality has the biggest land area in the entire Pangasinan province. A big percentage of its households also have family members who are working or have migrated abroad.

The town's poblacion area continues to attract major food, retail, and service establishments from Metro Manila and nearby cities within the province of Pangasinan. The more popular retail and food include Magic Group of Companies (Magic Mall), CSI Supermarket, Puregold, McDonald's, Jollibee, Mang Inasal, 7-Eleven, and Mercury Drug, among many others. Service establishments include banks, courier, pawnshops, auto/motorcycle service shops, These include Metrobank, Land Bank of the Philippines, and many others.

The town's public market serves not only the local residents but also the residents and farmers or entrepreneurs from the adjoining towns of Urbiztondo, Aguilar, and San Clemente (Tarlac), especially on weekends. This is one of the reasons that major commercial establishments started to take notice of the municipality and decided to set up their branches here.

Tourism

  • St. Raymond of Peñafort Parish Church (Mangatarem)
  • Manleluag Hot Spring Resort & Protected Landscape
  • Immaltar Hot Spring
  • Kanding Waterfalls (Canding Falls)
  • Tangguyob Waterfalls (Timangguyob Falls)
  • Pacalat Impounding Dam
  • Daang Kalikasan

Mangatarem's tourist attractions are mostly natural (hot springs, waterfalls). These are frequented by local tourists during weekends and especially during summer. A number of local property owners have also developed their own pocket resorts outside of the poblacion area and opened these to the general public.

Barangays

Mangatarem is politically subdivided into 82 barangays.

  • Andangin
  • Arellano Street (Poblacion)
  • Bantay
  • Bantocaling
  • Baracbac
  • Peania Pedania (Bedania)
  • Bogtong Bolo
  • Bogtong Bunao
  • Bogtong Centro
  • Bogtong Niog
  • Bogtong Silag
  • Buaya
  • Buenlag
  • Bueno
  • Bunagan
  • Bunlalacao
  • Burgos Street (Poblacion)
  • Cabaluyan 1st
  • Cabaluyan 2nd
  • Cabarabuan
  • Cabaruan
  • Cabayaoasan
  • Cabayugan
  • Cacaoiten
  • Calumboyan Norte
  • Calumboyan Sur
  • Calvo (Poblacion)
  • Casilagan
  • Catarataraan
  • Caturay Norte
  • Caturay Sur
  • Caviernesan
  • Dorongan Ketaket
  • Dorongan Linmansangan
  • Dorongan Punta
  • Dorongan Sawat
  • Dorongan Valerio
  • General Luna (Poblacion)
  • Gomez (Poblacion)
  • Historia
  • Lawak Langka
  • Linmansangan
  • Lopez (Poblacion)
  • Mabini (Poblacion)
  • Macarang
  • Malabobo
  • Malibong
  • Malunec(original)
  • Maravilla (Poblacion)
  • Maravilla-Arellano Ext. (Pob)
  • Muelang
  • Naguilayan East
  • Naguilayan West
  • Nancasalan
  • Niog-Cabison-Bulaney
  • Olegario-Caoile (Poblacion)
  • Olo Cacamposan
  • Olo Cafabrosan
  • Olo Cagarlitan
  • Osmeña (Poblacion)
  • Pacalat
  • Pampano
  • Parian
  • Paul
  • Pogon-Aniat
  • Pogon-Lomboy (Poblacion)
  • Ponglo-Baleg
  • Ponglo-Muelag
  • Quetegan (Pogon-Baleg)
  • Quezon (Poblacion)
  • Salavante
  • Sapang
  • Sonson Ongkit
  • Suaco
  • Swag
  • Tagac
  • Takipan
  • Talogtog
  • Tococ Barikir
  • Torre 1st
  • Torre 2nd
  • Torres Bugallon (Poblacion)
  • Umangan
  • Zamora (Poblacion)

Demographics

Population census of Mangatarem
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 12,895    
1918 15,971+1.44%
1939 18,658+0.74%
1948 20,425+1.01%
1960 28,931+2.94%
1970 35,080+1.94%
1975 37,604+1.40%
1980 40,582+1.54%
1990 47,714+1.63%
1995 53,603+2.20%
2000 60,943+2.79%
2007 65,366+0.97%
2010 69,969+2.51%
2015 73,241+0.87%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

Climate

Climate data for Mangatarem, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88)
32
(90)
33
(91)
34
(93)
33
(91)
33
(91)
31
(88)
30
(86)
31
(88)
32
(90)
32
(90)
31
(88)
32
(90)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9
(0.4)
11.4
(0.45)
11.1
(0.44)
5.4
(0.21)
258
(10.2)
315.6
(12.43)
463.1
(18.23)
663.2
(26.11)
479.7
(18.89)
121.9
(4.80)
75.8
(2.98)
16.8
(0.66)
2,431
(95.8)
Average rainy days 4 3 2 2 12 15 19 21 18 12 9 5 122
Source: World Weather Online[9]

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. "Mangatarem". Cities and Municipalities. Province of Pangasinan. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. "Mangatarem, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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