San Nicolas (Pangasinan)
| Municipality of San Nicolas | |||
| Location of San Nicolas in the Pangasinan Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Ilocos region | ||
| Province : | Pangasinan | ||
| Barangays : | 33 | ||
| District: | 6. District of Pangasinan | ||
| PSGC : | 015536000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 6533 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 35,574 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 171 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 208 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 16 ° 4 ′ N , 120 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 2447 | ||
| Area code : | +63 75 | ||
| Mayor : | Leoncio III S. Saldivar | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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San Nicolas is a municipality in the Philippine province of Pangasinan . It borders the provinces of Benguet and Nueva Vizcaya to the north and east . In 2015, 35,574 people lived in the 208 km² area, resulting in a population density of 171 inhabitants per km². As in the neighboring community of San Manuel , most of the residents live in the flat south of the area. In the north and east the terrain rises sharply due to the Filipino Cordilleras . Part of the San Roque Dam also belongs to San Nicolas . The municipality was founded in 1800 by Nicolas Patricio y Mejia and named after him.
Administrative division
San Nicolas is divided into the following 33 barangays :
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Note: Población (Spanish for population) refers to several barangays in the center of a municipality in the Philippines.