Lingayen
Lingayen | |
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| Municipality of Lingayen | |
Clockwise from top: Pangasinan Provincial Capitol; Casa Real; Epiphany of Our Lord Co-Cathedral Parish; Urduja House; and sunset at Lingayen Gulf. | |
Map of Pangasinan with Lingayen highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°01′00″N 120°14′00″E / 16.01667°N 120.23333°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | January 6, 1614 |
| Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Leopoldo N. Bataoil |
| • Vice Mayor | Mac Dexter G. Malicdem |
| • Representative | Marcos "Mark" O. Cojuangco |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 74,486 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.76 km2 (24.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 107,728 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 25,001 |
| Demonym(s) | Lingayenense (neutral) Lingayenean |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.65 |
| • Revenue | ₱300,784,238.57 (2019) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,103 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 381.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 54.32 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) |
| • Water | LIWAD PrimeWater Lingayen |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2401 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ([ˌliŋgɐˈjɛn]; Pangasinan: Baley na Lingayen; Ilocano: Ili ti Lingayen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lingayen), is a municipality and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,728 people.
It is the capital and the seat of government of the province of Pangasinan. Lingayen was a strategic point during World War II and is the birthplace of former President Fidel V. Ramos.