Sison (Pangasinan)
Municipality of Sison | ||
Location of Sison in the Pangasinan Province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Ilocos region | |
Province : | Pangasinan | |
Barangays : | 28 | |
District: | 5. District of Pangasinan | |
PSGC : | 015541000 | |
Income class : | 3rd income bracket | |
Households : | 8015 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 47,518 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 344.6 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 137.88 km² | |
Coordinates : | 16 ° 10 ′ N , 120 ° 31 ′ E | |
Postal code : | 2434 | |
Area code : | +63 75 | |
Website: | sisonlgu.gov.ph | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Sison is a municipality in the Philippine province of Pangasinan and borders in the north on the provinces of La Union and Benguet . The terrain of Sison is very flat in the west and rises to 700 meters above sea level in the mountainous east.
Some residents work in a large quarry in the east of the municipality, but here too the majority of the population lives from agriculture.
Sison is divided into the following 28 barangays :
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Note: Población (Spanish for population) often refers to several barangays in the center of a municipality in the Philippines.