San Carlos, Pangasinan

San Carlos
Component city
City of San Carlos
Downtown area
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Heart of Pangasinan Linguistical center of the Pangasinan language
Map of Pangasinan with San Carlos highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Carlos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°55′41″N 120°20′56″E / 15.92806°N 120.34889°E / 15.92806; 120.34889
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	3rd district
Founded	1578
Cityhood	January 1, 1966
Named for	Charles III of Spain
Barangays	86 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Julier C. Resuello
• Vice Mayor	Joseres S. Resuello
• Representative	Maria Rachel J. Arenas
• City Council	Members Elpidio R. Fermin Jr. Joshua G. Resuello Ruby D. Ballesteros Eduardo R. Garcia Jack Lester P. Soriano Carmina D. Paningbatan Alberto S. Castro Generoso D. Tulagan Jr. Christian Carlo A. Cancino Samuel C. Millora
• Electorate	126,283 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	169.03 km2 (65.26 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Highest elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	205,424
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Households	47,785
Economy
• Income class	3rd city income class
• Poverty incidence	12.73 % (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 941.4 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 2,525 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 699.5 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 655.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2420
PSGC	015532000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog
Website	sancarloscitypangasinan.gov.ph

San Carlos City, officially the City of San Carlos (Pangasinan: Siyudad na San Carlos; Ilocano: Siudad ti San Carlos; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Carlos), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 205,424 people.^[3] It is the most populated city in Pangasinan and the entire Ilocos Region.

San Carlos City is 19 kilometers (12 mi) from Lingayen and 208 kilometers (129 mi) from Manila.

History

Pre-colonial

In 1718, Binalatongan was renamed San Carlos, in honor of Saint Charles Borromeo.^[5]

1960s

During the 1960s, the Municipality of San Carlos divided into two precincts. In 1965, the smaller precinct became legally incorporated as the Municipality of Basista by virtue of Republic Act No. 4866.^[6]

Cityhood

In 1966, the larger precinct became legally incorporated as San Carlos City by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487.^[7]

Contemporary

On April 28, 2007, San Carlos City's former mayor Julian V. Resuello was assassinated during an event at the city's plaza. His own family was accused in this assassination. He later died after two days.^[8]

Geography

Barangays

San Carlos is politically subdivided into 87 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

The city is also called the "Mango-Bamboo Capital of the Philippines", San Carlos has the largest number of mango trees – their fruits are among the most flavorsome in the country – and a thriving bamboocraft industry. An agroindustrial city, San Carlos also engages in livestock raising, crop production, inland fishing, pottery, food processing, tourism, commerce and trade, small-scale manufacturing, and flour-making. San Carlos is said to have an ideal investment potential because of its large land area, big population and strategic location, being in the center of Pangasinan.

Government

Local government

San Carlos, belonging to the third congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Tourism

Interesting spots of the town include:

• 435-year-old Minor Basilica of Saint Dominic
• Speaker Eugenio Perez Memorial Park
• City Plaza
• Quadricentennial Arch in Bolingit
• Binalatongan Ruins in San Juan
• Philippine Fruit Corporation at Barangay Pagal

Giant mango pie

On April 26, 2011, 86 barangays in San Carlos baked a 100-square-meter mango pie — filling a gymnasium and setting the largest mango pie world record (400 sqm na mango pie, iniluto sa San Carlos City). Natives used 400 trays of mango pies (10 kilos each, P 400,000, in a 100-square-meter table and shared by more than 1,200). It highlighted San Carlos City's Mango-Bamboo Festival 2011.^{[22][23][24][25]}

Transportation

Bus companies with service to and from Manila include Five Star Bus Company, Dagupan Bus Company, Fermina Express, Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc., First North Luzon Transit, .

Jeepneys are available for commuters to its neighboring towns, like Calasiao and Malasiqui. Tricycles are available for commuters to barrios and barangays.

Gallery

• 
  View of the city from the Bell Tower
• 
  Eugenio Pérez Memorial Building, Museum
• 
  Kaluyagan Rural Bank and Palaris Colleges School (JT Baun Building)
• 
  Pangasinan Provincial Hospital
• 
  City Supermarket, Inc.

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Carlos (Pangasinan).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Carlos, Pangasinan.

• City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• San Carlos at the Pangasinan Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived October 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 07:40