San Carlos, Pangasinan
San Carlos, officially City of San Carlos (Pangasinan: Siyudad na San Carlos/Binalatongan; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Carlos/Binalatongan), is a third class component city in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 175,103 people, making it the most populated city in Pangasinan and the entire Ilocos Region.Situated in the central plains of the very heart of Pangasinan, its nearby neighbors are Lingayen, Binmaley, Calasiao, Santa Barbara,Malasiqui, Bayambang, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo and Aguilar with bordering Bugallon and Basista.
Precolonial times
San Carlos City was once known as Binalatongan and is the capital of the Huangdom of Pangasinan, which also includes the present-day towns of Northern Tarlac, La Union, Benguet, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya. During that time, Pangasinan traded with Japan, China and other Southeast Asian empires and national entities and enjoyed full independence and prosperity.
San Carlos City is politically subdivided into 86 barangays
Economy
Public Market
Farming, inland fishing, commerce and trade, small-scale manufacturing, handicraft, pottery, fruit-raising, flour-making, and mango production are the principal products of San Carlos.
Population
As of May 1, 2010, the city had 175,103 population, accounting about 7.8 percent of the population of Pangasinan. Comparing with the 154,264 population in 2000, the city’s population grew at 1.27 percent annually from 2000 to 2010.
Turac was the most populous barangay with 5,487 population while Tandang Sora had the lowest population at 557. Below is the distribution of the population of the city by barangay.
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Abanon
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M.Soriano St. (Poblacion)
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Agdao
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Anando
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Antipangol
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Aponit
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Bacnar
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Balaya
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Balayong
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Baldog
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Balite Sur
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Balococ
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Bani
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Bocboc
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Bugallon-Posadas Street (Pob.)
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Bogaoan
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Bolingit
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Bolosan
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Bonifacio (Pob.)
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Buenglat
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Burgos-Padlan (Pob.)
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Cacaritan
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Caingal
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Calobaoan
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Calomboyan
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Capataan
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Caoayan-Kiling
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Cobol
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Coliling
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Cruz
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Doyong
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Gamata
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Guelew
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Ilang
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Inerangan
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Isla
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Libas
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Lilimasan
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Longos
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Lucban (Pob.)
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Mabalbalino
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Mabini (Pob.)
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Magtaking
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Malacañang
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Maliwara
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Mamarlao
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Manzon
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Matagdem
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Mestizo Norte
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Naguilayan
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Nelintap
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Padilla-Gomez (Pob.)
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Pagal
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Palaming
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Palaris (Pob.)
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Palospos
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Pangalangan
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Pangoloan
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Pangpang
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Paitan-Panoypoy
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Parayao
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Payapa
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Payar
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Perez Boulevard (Pob.)
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PNR Site (Pob.)
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Polo
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Quezon Boulevard (Pob.)
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Quintong
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Rizal Avenue (Pob.)
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Roxas Boulevard (Pob.)
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Salinap
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San Juan
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San Pedro (Pob.)
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Sapinit
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Supo
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Talang
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Taloy (Pob.)
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Tamayo
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Tandoc
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Tarece
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Tarectec
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Tayambani
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Tebag
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Turac
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Ano
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Tandang Sora (Pob.)
Tourism
St. Dominic Church and city plaza
Interesting spots of the town include:
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424-year-old Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church
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Speaker Eugenio Perez Memorial Park
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City Plaza
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Quadricentennial Arch in Bolingit
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Binalatongan Ruins in San Juan
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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 set 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 highlights San Carlos City's Mango-Bamboo Festival 2011.
Transportation
Notable bus companies with service to and from Manila include Five Star Bus Company, Dagupan Bus Company, Fermina Express, De Leon Express, Santrans, Victory Liner.
Jeepneys are available for commuters to access to its neighboring towns, like Calasiao and Malasiqui. Trycicles are also available for commuters to barrios and barangays.
Public Market
St. Dominic Church and city plaza