Dagupan
Dagupan [dɐˈgupan], officially the City of Dagupan (Pangasinan: Siyudad na Dagupan, Ilocano: Siudad ti Dagupan, Filipino: Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 1st class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 174,302 people.
Dagupan | |
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| City of Dagupan | |
Clockwise from top-left: Dagupan CBD along Arellano Street, Dagupan welcome arch, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, CSI Malls (City Supermarket, Inc.), Dagupan Train Museum | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Bangus (Milkfish) Capital of the Philippines Kitchen of the North | |
| Anthem: Dagupan Hymn | |
Map of Pangasinan with Dagupan highlighted | |
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Dagupan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°02′35″N 120°20′02″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan (geographically only) |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1590 |
| Cityhood | June 20, 1947 |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Belen T. Fernandez (Aksyon) |
| • Vice Mayor | Dean Bryan L. Kua (Aksyon) |
| • Representative | Christopher P. de Venecia (Lakas-CMD) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 138,721 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.47 km2 (17.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 174,302 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 42,017 |
| Demonym(s) | Dagupeño (masculine) Dagupeña (feminine) Dagupenean |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.19 |
| • Revenue | ₱1,915,874,700.93 (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,101 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,017 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 707.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2400 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | dagupan |
Located on Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central part of Luzon, Dagupan is a major commercial and financial center north of Manila. Also, the city is one of the centers of modern medical services, education, media and communication in North-Central Luzon. The NEDA-Regional Development Council officially establishes Dagupan as a regional center. The city is situated within the fertile Agno River Valley and is in turn a part of the larger Central Luzon plain.
The city is among the top producers of milkfish (locally known as bangus) in the province. From 2001 to 2003, Dagupan's milkfish production totaled to 35,560.1 metric tons (MT), contributing 16.8 percent to the total provincial production. Of its total production in the past three years, 78.5 percent grew in fish pens/cages while the rest grew in brackish water fishponds.
Dagupan is administratively and politically independent from the provincial government of Pangasinan and is only represented by the province's legislative district.
Dagupan is one of the proposed metropolitan area in the Philippines. Metro Dagupan is proposed to include the independent component city of Dagupan, as well as the towns of Binmaley, Calasiao, Lingayen, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, and Santa Barbara.