Dagupan City
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Dagupan City

Administration
Full nameDagupan
Native nameLunsod na Dagupan
Lungsod ng Dagupan
Settlement typeCity
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvincePangasinan
District4th District, Pangasinan
CityhoodJune 20, 1947
Government
MayorBenjamin S. Lim
Geography
Total Area14.4 sq mi (37.23 km2)
Demography
Total Population149554 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code2400
Income class1st class; independent component

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Dagupan City (Pangasinan: Lunsod na Dagupan) is a 1st class city in the Philippines. It is an independent component city of the province of Pangasinan. According to the latest census, Dagupan City has a population of 149,554 people in 25,921 households. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon, Dagupan is the chief port, educational, media and communication center, commercial and financial center North of Manila; an active trade is conducted in sugarcane, corn, rice, copra, salt, and an alcoholic liquor produced from the nipa palm. The city is known as the bangus (milkfish) capital of the Philippines because of its abundance of fresh bangus. The city's name is derived from pandaragupan in the local Pangasinan language meaning 'gathering place' as the city has been a regional market center for centuries.

The longest barbecue measured 1,007.56 m (3,305.64 ft) —it was created by the people of Dagupan City on May 3, 2003 as part of the city’s Bangus Festival. Dagupan City broke Canchia, Peru's 613 meters long record set in November 1999. Dagupeños grilled Bonuan bangus at the "Kalutan ed Dagupan" street party.

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Barangay, SK polls important in testing level of political maturity - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net---DAGUPAN CITY-, Philippines�Putting the right people in the country's barangay councils would chart how basic community problems�from ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:57:58 GMT+00:00
Pangasinan info officers group revitalized - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (9 October) -- The Pangasinan Association of Government Information Officers (PAGIO) has been revitalized after some three ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:39:10 GMT+00:00
Red Cross seeks people's full support - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (08 October) -- Business, media and all concerned sectors here have been urged to support the blood services program of the Philippine National ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:54:20 GMT+00:00
Dagupan alderman bats for teachers' additional benefits - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (6 October) -- A city councilor here batted Monday for the inclusion in the 2011 budget an increase in the Christmas bonuses ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:45:52 GMT+00:00
Adoption forum for Pangasinan media slated October 22 - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (8 October) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development will hold a forum for Pangasinan media practitioners on laws ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:19:24 GMT+00:00
PIA top brass urges use of alternative power sources - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (04 October) -- The head of the government's information arm has called for the construction of energy facilities that are not ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:06:27 GMT+00:00
Ilocos lawmen recapture escaped prisoner in Marikina City - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--Vigan City (1 October) -- After a month of surveillance and monitoring, elements of the -Dagupan City- Police Station in Pangasinan ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:32:55 GMT+00:00
One-year moratorium set for Dagupan fishpen operations - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (1 October) -- Demolition of illegal fishpens in this city will start on Monday, October 4. City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim said the move will start ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:46:55 GMT+00:00
Dagupan aquaculture operators hold symposium on fishpen operations - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Dagupan City- (1 October) -- Some 200 participants turned up at the "Ilog Ko Bilay Ko" symposium Tuesday at the City De Luxe restaurant here. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:47:24 GMT+00:00
October 2 is "PhilHealth Sabado" day in Pangasinan - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---...- Arenas Civic Center in Malasiqui, West Central Elementary School in -Dagupan City- and the municipal covered court in San Manuel town. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:47:14 GMT+00:00

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CANDIDATE > PARTY > TOTAL VOTES >
City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim Nacionalista
37,061
City Vice Mayor Belen T. Fernandez Liberal
54,421
City Councilors
Maybelyn Rose Dela Cruz-Fernandez Liberal
47,087
Marc Brian C. Lim Nacionalista
43,569
Jesus D. Canto Liberal
40,435
Karlos Liberato E. Reyna IV Liberal
39,484
Ma. Librada Fe M. Reyna NPC
38,619
Jeslito C. Seen Liberal
37,904
Alipio Serafin D. Fernandez Liberal
33,432
Luis M. Samson Jr. Liberal
31,320
Redford Christian P. Erfe-Mejia Nacionalista
29,289
Alvin T. Coquia Liberal
27,790

Component local government units of Pangasinan

Municipalities: Agno * Aguilar * Alcala * Anda * Asingan * Balungao * Bani * Basista * Bautista * Bayambang * Binalonan * Binmaley * Bolinao * Bugallon * Burgos * Calasiao * Dasol * Infanta * Labrador * Laoac * Lingayen * Mabini * Malasiqui * Manaoag * Mangaldan * Mangatarem * Mapandan * Natividad * Pozorrubio * Rosales * San Fabian * San Jacinto * San Manuel * San Nicolas * San Quintin * Santa Barbara * Santa Maria * Santo Tomas * Sison * Sual * Tayug * Umingan * Urbiztondo * Villasis
Component cities: Alaminos City * San Carlos City * Urdaneta City ----
Independent component city: Dagupan City
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Pangasinan by the [http://www.census.gov.ph National Statistics Office])

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Highly-urbanized CitiesAngeles * Bacolod * Baguio * Butuan * Cagayan de Oro * Caloocan * Cebu * Davao * General Santos * Iligan * Iloilo * Lapu-Lapu * Las Piñas * Lucena * Makati * Malabon * Mandaluyong * Mandaue * Manila * Marikina * Muntinlupa * Navotas * Olongapo * Parañaque * Pasay * Pasig * Puerto Princesa * Quezon City * San Juan * Tacloban * Taguig * Valenzuela * Zamboanga
Independent
Component Cities
Cotabato * Dagupan * Naga * Ormoc * Santiago
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