Rosales (Pangasinan)
Municipality of Rosales | ||
Location of Rosales in the Pangasinan Province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Ilocos region | |
Province : | Pangasinan | |
Barangays : | 37 | |
District: | 6. District of Pangasinan | |
PSGC : | 015531000 | |
Income class : | 2nd income bracket | |
Households : | 10,794 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 63,081 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 866.5 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 72.8 km² | |
Coordinates : | 15 ° 54 ' N , 120 ° 38' E | |
Postal code : | 2441 | |
Area code : | +63 75 | |
Mayor : | Ricardo Velo Revita | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Rosales is a municipality in the Philippine province of Pangasinan . It borders on the province of Nueva Ecija in the south and Tarlac in the west . The majority of the population lives from agriculture. In 2015, 63,081 people lived in the flat 72.8 km² area, which results in a population density of 866 inhabitants per km².
The Filipino national writer Francisco Sionil José has set a monument to his hometown with his five-volume Rosales Saga.
Rosales is divided into the following 37 barangays :
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