Santo Tomas, Pangasinan
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| Municipality of Santo Tomas | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 5th District Pangasinan5th District, Pangasinan |
| Barangays | 10 |
| Income class | 5th class; rural |
| Mayor | VIVIEN O. VILLAR |
| ZIP Code | 2426 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 12.99 km² |
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| Population Census of Santo Tomas | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 11,397 |
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| 2000 | 12,304 | 1.66% | |
| 2007 | 13,706 | 1.50% | |
Santo Tomas is a 5th class and smallest municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 13,802 people in 2,716 households. According to the 2007 Philippine general election, Santo Tomas has a voting population of 6,652 voters.
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[edit] Barangays
Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
- La Luna
- Poblacion East
- Poblacion West
- Salvacion
- San Agustin
- San Antonio
- San Jose
- San Marcos
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Niño
[edit] Philippines' Block Voting Municipality
During the 2004 Philippine general election, in all the 34 precincts in the town, no one voted for the popular actor-turned-politician Fernando Poe, Jr., a Pangasinense from San Carlos City. Of the 6,737 registered voters in the town’s 10 barangays, 5,668 actually cast their votes in Monday’s polls but 5,470 voted for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
This zero vote on the actor "ostracized" Santo Tomas from all the political units of Pangasinan, especially Bayambang, Malasiqui, Bautista, Alcala, Rosales, Villasis, Basista and the Cities of San Carlos and Dagupan.
[edit] Guinness World Records
On February 11, 2008 during first Corn Festival, in the centennial celebration, Santo Tomas, Pangasinan held the Guinness World Records certificate of longest barbecue record (3,803.96 m). Residents grilled 93,540 glutinous corn on the 1,559 meters long grills (each interconnected grill measured 2.4 meters), traversing its 10 barangays. Sto. Tomas' longest barbecue record erased Montevideo, Uruguay's 1,493.2 meters long record (grilled red meat.)[1]
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Coordinates: 15°42′43″N 120°35′05″E / 15.71194°N 120.58472°E
