| Population Census of San Fabian |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
Rate |
| 1995 |
59,904 |
|
—
|
| 2000 |
66,274 |
|
2.19% |
| 2007 |
74,005 |
|
1.53% |
San Fabian is a 1st 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. Around 1818 San Fabian had a boundary dispute with Mangaldan. The boundary between the two towns was the Angalacan river, which sometimes overflows because of floods. The boundary dispute was settled in 1900, 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.[1]
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 [2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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 Irene Libunao the wifeof the former Mayor Mojamito Roca Libunao who is now a Board Member. Prominent members of San Fabian were Chief Justice Andres Navasa, former Mayor Conrado Gubatan, Atty. Perfecto V. Fernandez. Current Vice Mayor is Hon. Vice Mayor Leopoldo Manalo. San Fabian was among those heavily hit by the floods caused by the release of the San Roque Dam at Rosales of water during the height of the typhoon Pepeng.
[edit] Barangays
San Fabian is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.
- Alacan
- Ambalangan-Dalin
- Angio
- Anonang
- Aramal
- Bigbiga
- Binday
- Bolaoen
- Bolasi
- Cabaruan
- Cayanga
- Colisao
- Gumot
- Inmalog Norte
- Inmalog Sur
- Lekep-Butao
- Lipit-Tomeeng
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- Longos Central
- Longos-Amangonan-Parac-Parac
- Longos Proper
- Mabilao
- Nibaliw Central
- Nibaliw East
- Nibaliw Magliba
- Nibaliw Narvarte (Sabangan)
- Nibaliw Vidal (Nibaliw West)
- Palapad
- Poblacion
- Rabon
- Sagud-Bahley
- Sobol
- Tempra-Guilig
- Tiblong
- Tocok
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[edit] Landmarks
- Crusaders of The Divine Church of Christ
- 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
- (U.E.C.F.I) Union Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas inc. Centro: LA PERSEVARANCIA, Founded by Don Juan Erfe Alvear
[edit] References
- ^ (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
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