Mapandan
Municipality of Mapandan | ||
Location of Mapandan in the Pangasinan Province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Ilocos region | |
Province : | Pangasinan | |
Barangays : | 15th | |
District: | 3. District of Pangasinan | |
PSGC : | 015528000 | |
Income class : | 4. Income bracket | |
Households : | 5751 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 37,059 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 1862 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 19.9 km² | |
Coordinates : | 16 ° 1 ′ N , 120 ° 27 ′ E | |
Postal code : | 2429 | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Mapandan is a municipality in the Pangasinan province of the Philippines . In 2015, 37,059 people lived in the area of just 19.9 km², resulting in a population density of 1862 inhabitants per km². Mapandan was founded in 1887 and made a parish in 1909.
Mapandan is divided into the following 15 barangays :
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etymology
The community used to be a district of Mangaldan . Mapandan comes from the word " pandan " - a native plant.
Individual evidence
- ↑ SOCIO - ECONOMIC / ECOLOGICAL PROFILE. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .