San Manuel, Pangasinan
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| Coordinates: 16°04′N 120°40′E / 16.067°N 120.667°ECoordinates: 16°04′N 120°40′E / 16.067°N 120.667°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Pangasinan | |
| District | 6th district of Pangasinan | |
| Barangays | 14 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alain Jerico S. Perez | |
| • Vice Mayor | Salvador M. Perez | |
| • Electorate | 26,551 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 129.18 km2 (49.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 52,939 | |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2438 | |
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| Dialing code | +63 (0)75 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 76,758,142.49 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 9.05 (2012) | |
San Manuel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,939 people.
San Manuel, in Eastern Pangasinan has nearby neighbors: Cordillera Mountain, Tuba, Benguet, Pozorrubio, San Nicolas, Asingan, Tayug and Binalonan, all of Pangasinan, with a total land area of 183.39 sq.m.
San Manuel is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
Every barangay has a Catholic Chapel, which are maintained by the Lay Ministers Of St. Bartholomew Parish Church- Located in the town proper of San Manuel.
The town's name originated from early settlers' founder, Don Manuel Sequig amid the town's existence in 1614, when Poblacion was in Pau (now Curibetbet) with a population of 2,023.
In 1688 the Convento was erected and in 1720, both the church and convent were in place at Pau but were burned down due to a bad omen superstition, hence Asingan fused San Manuel was but natives moved Guiset, a name of San Manuel (great bamboo thickets). In 1860, San Manuel was decreed a town for the second time.
San Manuel became a town, 44 years before Asingan was, but was absorbed by the latter from 1903 to 1907. (Source:Mr. Crispo Baclit, "Ti Ababa Nga Pakasaritaan Ti Ili a San Manuel, Pangasinan")
On September 12, 2012, gun-for-hire suspect Marcelino Cardinas Jr. (alias Jun Fabro, Barangay Botobot Norte, Balaoan, La Union) was arrested on the Case Unclosed twin murders of San Manuel’s Vice-Mayor Bonifacio Apilado (in Urdaneta City on June 20, 2007,)and Christopher Alfonso (an engineer, on Aug. 21, 2011). Regional Trial Court Judge Joven Costales of Branch 45, Urdaneta City issued the warrant of arrest for Renato Tarinay Jr. and Cardinas, Jr. Cardinas was arrested in the house of Leonardo Sol, Sol Group leader of a Private Armed Group (PAG) in Barangay Flores, San Manuel town
In Barangay Gueset Norte, San Manuel, Pangasina, Romero Gorospe, 40 Narra Tricycle Driver-Operators Association President and bodyguard of San Manuel mayoral bet and retired Vice Admiral Virgilio Q. Marcelo was ambushed, while Ruth Palip and Rosalinda Calip also died while crossing the street on April 19, 2010.
San Manuel natives speak mostly Ilocano and Pangasinan. English and Filipino are spoken as well.
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