San Fabian, Pangasinan
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| Municipality of San Fabian | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 4th District, Pangasinan |
| Barangays | 34 |
| Income class | 2nd class; rural |
| Mayor | Mojamito R. Libunao, Jr. |
| ZIP Code | 2433 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 81.28 km² |
| Population
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74,005 |
| Population Census of San Fabian | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 59,904 |
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| 2000 | 66,274 | 2.19% | |
| 2007 | 74,005 | 1.53% | |
San Fabian is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 74,005 people in 12,690 households.
The town used to be called Angio, and has been the favorite place for rest and recreation of the Dominican Order. It is named after St. Fabian who is also a pontiff and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] During early 18th Century around 1818 San Fabian had a boundary dispute with Mangaldan considering that the boundaries between the two towns was merely the Angalacan river which sometimes overflow because of the floods. It was only during sometime 1900 that the boundary dispute was patched up when the mayor of San Fabian agreed to meet the mayor of Mangaldan and the two reached an agreement with a boundary marker being erected at Longos between the towns of San Fabian and Mangaldan. The agreement was signed by Juan Ulanday, Nicolas Rosa, Vicente Padilla, Marcelo Erfe, and approved by the American Commander Capt. Ferguson. [2]
The church could be found at the plaza where you could also find the old Municipal Hall and the new Municipal Hall as well as the Municipal Hall of Justice.
During the Philippine-American War hundreds of Pangasinense soldiers and soldiers of the Philippine government died in San Fabian battling the Americans [3] After the pacification of Pangasinan by the United States the first town President of San Fabian was Ińigo Dispo. In 1903 the town of Alava became a part of San Fabian and became a mere village or barrio. [4]
The liberation of US forces in Pangasinan started when troops under Gen. Walter Kruger were landed on Lingayen, Mangaldan and San Fabian. San Fabian landing zones were called White and Blue beaches names which continue until the present time [5]. During World War II, San Fabian has been the landing points of the US Naval and Marine forces and its beaches were designated as Blue Beach, White Beach and Central Beach.
The present mayor of San Fabian is Mayor Mojamito Roca Libunao. Prominent members of San Fabian were Chief Justice Andres Navasa, former Mayor Conrado Gubatan, Atty. Perfecto V. Fernandez. Current Vice Mayor is Hon. Magliba.
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[edit] Barangays
San Fabian is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.
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[edit] Landmarks
- San Fabian Church
- The New San Fabian Municipal Hall
- PTA Beach Resort
- San Fabian United Methodist Church
- Iglesia Ni Kristo
- Silverio Restaurant
- San Fabian Sports Complex
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fabian
- ^ (Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1801-1900, New Day Publishers, 1990, p. 44-45)
- ^ (Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 7)
- ^ (Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 19)
- ^ (Rosario Cortes: Pangasinan-1901-1986, New Day Publishers, 1995, p. 125-126)
[edit] External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- Parish of St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr
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