Infanta (Pangasinan)

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Municipality of Infanta
Location of Infanta in the Pangasinan Province
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Basic data
Region : Ilocos region
Province : Pangasinan
Barangays : 13
District: 1. District of Pangasinan
PSGC : 015520000
Income class : 4. Income bracket
Households : 4219
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 24,584
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 116 inhabitants per km²
Area : 212  km²
Coordinates : 15 ° 49 ′  N , 119 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 15 ° 49 ′  N , 119 ° 54 ′  E
Postal code : 2412
Geographical location in the Philippines
Infanta (Philippines)
Infanta
Infanta

Infanta is a Filipino municipality in the Pangasinan Province and is located on the South China Sea . The place was named in 1904 after the Spanish Queen Isabella II , who carried the title of ruler Infanta .

In 2015, 24,584 people lived in the 212 km² administrative area, resulting in a population density of 116 inhabitants per km². The majority of the population lives from agriculture, fishing and salt production. The terrain is very hilly. There is a Pangasinan State University campus in the community .

Dasol and Mabini border on Infanta in the north, Bugallon in the east and Santa Cruz ( Zambales province ) in the south .

Infanta is divided into the following 13 barangays :

  • Babuyan
  • Bamban
  • Batang
  • Bayambang
  • Cato
  • Doliman
  • Fatima
  • Maya
  • Nangalisan
  • Nayom
  • Pita
  • Poblacion
  • Potol