Rosales, Pangasinan
Rosales | |
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Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 6th District, Pangasinan |
Barangays | 37 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ricardo V. Revita |
Area | |
• Total | 66.39 km2 (25.63 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 57,702 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2441 |
Income class | 1st class; partially urban |
Website | www.rosalespangasinan.com |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1995 | 47,616 | — |
2000 | 52,086 | +1.94% |
2007 | 57,702 | +1.42% |
Rosales is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. It is sometimes called as Carmen, Pangasinan based on its progressive barangay, Carmen (now split into two barangays). According to the latest census, it has a population of 57,702 people. Rosales was created as a separate municipality through a Royal Decree in 1852. It was named in honor of Don Antonio Rosales.
Philippine National Author and internationally renowned novelist Francisco Sionil Josè has set a monument to the town he grew up in with his five-novels-series The Rosales Saga.
Rosales is a junction town for those travelling to the provinces of Tarlac, Nueva Ecija to the other towns of Pangasinan. Its local economy is considered as one of the best in Pangasinan with the opening of the first SM mall in Pangasinan called SM City Rosales. Rosales will be last interchange of Phase 1 of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX).
Barangays
Rosales is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.
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