Mapandan, Pangasinan
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| Municipality | ||
Poblacion and Municipal Hall
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| Nickname(s): Town of the Happy Faces | ||
| Motto: "aligwas Mapandan!" (Improving Mapandan!) | ||
 Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Mapandan |
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 Mapandan
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| Coordinates: 16°01′N 120°27′E / 16.017°N 120.450°ECoordinates: 16°01′N 120°27′E / 16.017°N 120.450°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Pangasinan | |
| District | 3rd district of Pangasinan | |
| Barangays | 15 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gerald Glenn Tambaoan | |
| • Mayor | Asuncion Calimlim | |
| • Electorate | 20,694 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 37,059 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2429 | |
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| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 | |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 10,100,270.42 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 12.89 (2012) | |
Mapandan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 37,059 people.
Mapandan is a Hall of Famer for having the Pangasinan's cleanest, safest and greenest municipality (Category B). Mapandan was also awarded the Pangasinan's Healthiest Municipality for having the least number of malnourished children.
Mapandan is known for its yearly Pandan Festival.
The municipality was formerly a barrio of Mangaldan. It was conceived into a municipality in 1909. Mapandan (meaning plenty of pandan) got its name from “pandan”, a native palm which grew in abundance in the place at that time. The leaves of the pandan add aroma to the cooked rice if cooked with it. The leaves are also stripped and woven into mats.
Mapandan is located in Eastern-Central part of Pangasinan.Bordered by Mangaldan to the north, Manaoag to the east, and Sta. Barbara to the west and southern part.
Mapandan is landlocked, however, it is not too far from nearby coastal areas of Dagupan City, Binmaley and Mangaldan.
Mapandan is located in central hilly area,having several mountains nearby.
It has a little part of Bued river in northern part and an irrigation project also known as Payas irrigation project, which aims for a standard irrigation for farming areas in the municipality.
Mapandan was a former mere Barrio. That was former part of Municipality of Mangaldan.
It is composed of farming areas and cattle ranch farms.
Mapandan is practically rural in terms of its area.
Mapandan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays:
Pangasinan and Ilocano are the main dialects in the town, second is the Kapampangan dialect. Filipino-Tagalog based is also spoken in the town.
Major religions are in the town.With different branches of churches within.
Roman Catholicism is the major Religion in Mapandan,annexed by different religions around.
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