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Mabini
Municipality
Official seal of Mabini
Seal
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Mabini
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Mabini
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos (Region I)
ProvincePangasinan
District1st district of Pangasinan
Founded1923
Barangays16
Government
[1]
 • MayorCarlito R. Reyes
Area
[2]
 • Total
291.01 km2 (112.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
24,011
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2409
Dialing code75
Income class3rd class; rural
Websitewww.mabini-pangasinan.gov.ph

Mabini is a third class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 24,011 people.[3]

The municipality was formerly called Balincaguin.[4]

Barangays

Mabini is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[2]

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History

Mabini Public Market

The municipality of Mabini used to be a part of the Province of Zambales and was surrounded by mountains, forests, and valleys. It was originally called "Balincaguin" that was derived from the Zambal phrase "Bali Lan Caguin" which means "adobe of bats". This name referred to the nocturnal mammals (bats) that inhabited the caves found in the hills and mountains between the municipality and Zambales in the west and Tarlac to the south-west.

The place may have been founded in 1610 by Spanish missionaries who were Augustinian Recollects, although this is uncertain. In 1800, Balincaquin became a town under Don Isidro Puzon who is believed to be the founder. Some of its population (770 families) were Ilocanos who moved to the municipality due to its agricultural health. The site where these settlers situated near the mountains used to be called "Conventa."

Good quality rice was then consistently produced and marketed to Manila and even to China. Other products such as corn, sugar cane, cotton and so forth were also demanded and consequently, distributed widely through numerous markets. Apart from agriculture, the industry of saddle-making, knapsack-making and hat-weaving existed. The residents also engaged in tending cattles, carabaos, horses and goats. At the same time, gradual increase of the number of bats compelled the residents to catch them. These mammals were suspected of flying through the nearby forests because of the catching that lasted until 1930.

In 1930, the town's name was changed to Mabini in honor of Apolinario Mabini, who was considered as "The Great Sublime Paralytic" and "Brains of the Revolution."

The municipality was merged with Alaminos, Bani, Anda, Dasol, Burgos, Bolinao and Infanta in 1904 and presently comprises the province's first district.

Demographics

Population census of Mabini
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 17,628—    
1995 19,115+1.53%
2000 21,035+2.07%
2007 23,338+1.44%
2010 24,011+1.04%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][6]

Climate

Climate data for Mabini, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.20) 		11.6
(0.46) 		21.1
(0.83) 		27.7
(1.09) 		232.9
(9.17) 		350.8
(13.81) 		679.8
(26.76) 		733.1
(28.86) 		505
(19.9) 		176.6
(6.95) 		67.2
(2.65) 		17.7
(0.70) 		2,828.6
(111.38)
Average rainy days 3 3 3 4 14 18 23 25 22 15 8 4 142
Source: World Weather Online[7]

List of municipal heads

The municipal heads from the time when it was founded up to the present.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Province: PANGASINAN". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ Sto. Nino Parish History, Mabini Parish, retrieved 2012
  5. ^ "An Act to Change the Name of Barrio Balayang, Mabini, Pangasinan, to Barrio Luna". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  6. ^ "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Mabini, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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