Bolinao
| Municipality of Bolinao | |||
| Location of Bolinao in the Pangasinan Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Ilocos region | ||
| Province : | Pangasinan | ||
| Barangays : | 30th | ||
| District: | 1. District of Pangasinan | ||
| PSGC : | 015514000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 11,182 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 82.084 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 16 ° 20 ′ N , 119 ° 53 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 2406 | ||
| Area code : | +63 75 | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Bolinao is a municipality in the Philippine province of Pangasinan and is located on the South China Sea . Most of the people here make a living from fishing and agriculture . The flat and humid land is very suitable for growing rice . Tourism is developing only slowly, although there are many beaches in Baranggay Patar. There is also a lighthouse in Patar called the Cape Bolinao Lighthouse .
On March 15, 1646, the first of the five naval battles of La Naval de Manila , which went down in history as the victory over the Netherlands, took place in the waters off the municipality .
Bolinao is divided into the following 30 barangays :
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