Anda (Pangasinan)

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Municipality of Anda
Location of Anda in the Pangasinan Province
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Basic data
Region : Ilocos region
Province : Pangasinan
Barangays : 18th
District: 1. District of Pangasinan
PSGC : 015505000
Income class : 3rd income bracket
Households : 6546
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 39.504
August 1, 2015 census
Coordinates : 16 ° 17 ′  N , 119 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 17 ′  N , 119 ° 58 ′  E
Postal code : 2405
Mayor : Nestor Pulido
Geographical location in the Philippines
Anda (Philippines)
Anda
Anda

Anda is an island community in the Philippine province of Pangasinan , which is near the Hundred Islands National Park . The people of Anda mainly speak Bolinao . The island has an area of ​​about 14 km × 10.5 km, is very flat and reaches a maximum height of about 30 meters. The current mayor of the municipality is Nestor Pulido.

economy

Agriculture and fishing are the main occupations of the inhabitants. But tourism is also taking its first roots here. The economic situation has improved particularly with the construction of a bridge to the mainland in 1992.

Barangays

Anda is divided into the following 18 barangays :

  • Awile
  • Awag
  • Batiarao
  • Cabungan
  • Carot
  • Dolaoan
  • Imbo
  • Macaleeng
  • Macandocandong
  • Malong
  • Namagbagan
  • Poblacion
  • Roxas
  • Sablig
  • San Jose
  • Siapar
  • Tondol
  • Toritori

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