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Aringay

Coordinates: 16°23′54″N 120°21′20″E / 16.398208°N 120.355481°E / 16.398208; 120.355481
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Aringay
Municipality
Municipality of Aringay
Aringay town center along the National Highway
Aringay town center along the National Highway
Flag of Aringay
Flag
Official seal of Aringay
Seal
Map of La Union with Aringay highlighted
Map of La Union with Aringay highlighted
Aringay is located in Philippines
Aringay
Aringay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°23′54″N 120°21′20″E / 16.398208°N 120.355481°E / 16.398208; 120.355481
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceLa Union
District2nd District
Founded1641
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEric O. Sibuma
 • Electorate32,696 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total84.54 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total50,380
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2503
PSGC
013302000
IDD : area code +63 (0)72
Income class2nd municipal income class
Revenue (₱)₱ 172.3 million (2020)
Native languagesIlocano
Pangasinan
Tagalog
Websitewww.aringay.gov.ph

Aringay (Ilocano: Ili ti Aringay) is a second class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,380 people.[3]

Aringay is 244 kilometres (152 mi) from Metro Manila and 25 kilometres (16 mi) from San Fernando, the provincial capital.

The town experiences the prevailing monsoon climate of Northern Luzon, characterized by a dry season from November to April and a wet season from May to October. Its economy is based primarily on agriculture, producing rice, tobacco and fruit crops as economic staples. A nascent tourism industry is centered on its beach resorts. Its ethnic population is predominantly Ilocano and Christian (Roman Catholic).

Barangays

The 24 barangays of the Municipality of Aringay[4]
Rank Barangay Population Rank Barangay Population
1 San Eugenio 3,682 14 Macabato 1,235
2 Poblacion 3,464 15 San Simon West 1,225
3 San Benito Sur 3,354 16 Pangao-aoan East 1,221
4 Dulao 3,284 17 San Juan West 1,182
5 Santa Rita West 3,192 18 Santa Rita East 1,078
6 Santa Lucia 2,861 19 San Simon East 1,051
7 Samara 2,487 20 San Antonio 1,024
8 San Benito Norte 2,428 21 Gallano 1,014
9 Basca 2,050 22 San Juan East 899
10 Santa Cecilia 1,823 23 Alaska 891
11 Santo Rosario West 1,789 24 Pangao-aoan West 807
12 Manga 1,465 Aringay Total 44,949
13 Santo Rosario East 1,443

History

Aringay was an ancient village known in pre-colonial times as Alingay or Alinguey. When Spanish colonizers arrived in the late 16th century, they found an enclave of ethnic Pangasinenses actively trading with their Ilocano and Ifugao neighbors and traders from China, Japan and Southeast Asia. The presence of Spanish soldiers, administrators and Augustinian missionaries ushered in the town’s colonial era and its conversion to Roman Catholicism.

Aringay remained a part of Pangasinan province until April 18, 1854, when the Spanish fused the northern towns of that province with the southern towns of Ilocos Sur to create the new province of La Union (hence, "The Union") The municipalities of Caba and Gallano (later placed in the province of Benguet and then abolished in 1900) were later carved out of Aringay’s northern borders.

The 18th and 19th century marked the active expansion of Ilocano territory. Scores of migrants from the Ilocos provinces pushed their way south so that by the end of the 19th century, Aringay was home to mostly Ilocano and Ilocanized Pangasinenses.

Outbreaks of rebellion rocked the town during four centuries of Spanish, American and Japanese colonization. Bloody confrontations ignited by revolutionaries such as Diego Silang and Gabriela Silang during Spanish occupation and by insurgents during the Philippine-American War and the Japanese occupation in World War II marred the bucolic villages of Aringay.

A decisive battle on Aringay River against U.S. forces crippled US forces . By 1901 the province of La Union was freed by American occupation.

Japanese forces attacked Aringay on December 1941 and occupied the town until their brutal withdrawal in 1945-1946, when many Aringayenos massacred the entire battalion of Japanese command in Aringay.

Demographics

Population census of Aringay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,572—    
1918 11,247+1.83%
1939 12,487+0.50%
1948 13,079+0.52%
1960 17,572+2.49%
1970 21,835+2.19%
1975 25,042+2.79%
1980 27,524+1.91%
1990 33,258+1.91%
1995 36,743+1.88%
2000 41,422+2.60%
2007 43,438+0.66%
2010 44,949+1.25%
2015 47,458+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[5][6][7][8]

In the 2020 census, the population of Aringay was 50,380 people,[3] with a density of 600 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,600 inhabitants per square mile.

  • Municipal hall
    Municipal hall
  • Public market
    Public market
  • Town plaza
    Town plaza
  • Aringay River
    Aringay River
  • Street view
    Street view

Notable people

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Aringay | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: La Union". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Population Counts - Cordillera Administrative Region" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority, April 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Province of La Union". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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