Rosario, La Union
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Rosario town center
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 Location in the province of La Union |
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| Coordinates: 16°13′55″N 120°29′17″E / 16.23194°N 120.48806°ECoordinates: 16°13′55″N 120°29′17″E / 16.23194°N 120.48806°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | La Union | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1869 | |
| Barangays | 33 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bellarmin Flores III | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 73.98 km2 (28.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 52,679 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2506 | |
| IDD : area code | 72 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
Rosario (Ilocano: Ili ti Rosario, Pangasinan: Baley na Rosario) is a first class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2010 Philippine census, it has a population of 52,679 people, with average annual income of Php 86,125,676.88. It has a land area of 7,398 hectares (18,280 acres).
The Kennon Road starts from this town and ends at Baguio City. It is being proposed that this town will be the terminus of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. Rosario is 215 kilometres (134 mi) away from Metro Manila. Rosario links Ilocos and Cordillera Provinces. The flight distance between Manila and Rosario is 189 km.
Rosario came from the phrase “rosas del rio” (beautiful landscape with narrow valleys, wild animals, birds, rivers, brooks, dense forest and riverscape, as discovered by Spaniards). Another version or story, is that the long range of foothill far west of the Poblacion appearing like big Rosary beads was source of the town's name (giant and long rocky rosary).
Rosario is the southernmost town of La Union and the Ilocos Region, hence called the “Gateway to Ilocandia”. Rosario's national highway passes along a mountain at barangay Agat (of Sison, Pangasinan), then into the Bued bridge (the boundary marker between La Union and Pangasinan).
Rosario was formerly a part of Santo Tomas and became a municipality in 1869 by a decree. Natives of Rosario emanated from Santo Tomas and Magsingal (Ilocos Sur), and also from Agoo, Tubao, Aringay, San Fernando and Bacnotan.
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