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Mangatarem

Mangatarem
Municipality
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Official seal of Mangatarem
Seal
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Mangatarem
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Mangatarem
Mangatarem is located in Philippines
Mangatarem
Mangatarem
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°47′N 120°18′E / 15.783°N 120.300°E / 15.783; 120.300Coordinates: 15°47′N 120°18′E / 15.783°N 120.300°E / 15.783; 120.300
Country  Philippines
Region Ilocos (Region I)
Province Pangasinan
District 2nd district of Pangasinan
Founded 1837
Barangays 82
Government
 • Mayor Balong Ventenilla
 • Vice Mayor Teodoro C. Cruz
 • Electorate 44,564 voters (2016 election)
Area
 • Total 317.50 km2 (122.59 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 73,241
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2413
015527000
IDD:area code +63 (0)75
Income class 1st municipal income class
Revenue ₱ 23,540,761.00 (2016)
Poverty incidence 10.62 (2012)

Mangatarem (Pangasinan: Baley na Mangatarem; Ilocano: Ili ti Mangatarem) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 73,241 people.

Mangatarem is a Pangasinan word for "mango plantation" The town's name also came from the Ilocano Phrase which means "mango and oyster".

The municipality is home to the Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape.

Mangatarem is politically subdivided into 82 barangays.


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