Aringay, La Union

Aringay
Municipality
Aringay town center along the National Highway
Flag Seal
Location in the province of La Union
Aringay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°23′00″N 120°24′55″E / 16.38333°N 120.41528°E / 16.38333; 120.41528Coordinates: 16°23′00″N 120°24′55″E / 16.38333°N 120.41528°E / 16.38333; 120.41528
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	La Union
District	2nd District
Founded	1641
Barangays	24
Government
• Mayor	Eric O. Sibuma
Area
• Total	84.54 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	47,458
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2503
Dialing code	072
Income class	2nd class

Aringay (Ilocano: Ili ti Aringay) is a second class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 47,458 people.

Its boundaries are formed by the municipalities of Caba and Burgos to the north, Agoo to the south, the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range to the east, and the Lingayen Gulf to the west. Aringay belongs to District 2 in the province.

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).

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.