Mapandan, officially the Municipality of Mapandan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
The town is known for its yearly Pandan Festival.
Etymology Mapandan (meaning plenty of pandan) got its name from “pandan”, a native palm which grew in abundance in the place at that time. The leaves of the pandan add aroma to the cooked rice if cooked with it. The leaves are also stripped and woven into mats.
History Mapandan was a former mere barrio part of Municipality of Mangaldan. It was also once called “balon baley” which means new town in the local vernacular.
Mapandan was first established as a “pueblo” by virtue of Direction General No. 39 Administration Civil No. 169-C signed by Governor General Emilio Bravo on December 28, 1887. The town originally comprised the southernmost barrios of the town of Mangaldan namely: Payapay, Baloling, Apaya, and Amanoaoac
The idea of organizing a separate town from its mother town Mangaldan was first conceived by some ten (10) local leaders in the persons of Antonio Morales, Sabino Prado, Andres Bongato, Ambrosio Calimlim, Valeriano Tamondong, Tomas Aquino, Fulgencio Nato, Filomeno Sarmiento, Jose Lalas and Florencio Datuin. It later came into fruition when Philippine Commission Act No. 332 was enacted on January 21, 1902, excising barrios Mapandan, Amanwawak, Apaya, Balolin, Luyan, and Nilimbot from Mangaldan to form the new municipality.
The town was first centered in present-day barangay Torres. Due to its remoteness, the same was transferred to its present location, which was formerly a sitio of Apaya. The lands in the present location of the Poblacion were predominantly owned by the illustrious Aquino clan. It was Leon Hilario Aquino who encouraged the people to flock to the place by subdividing the land of the Poblacion into a lot of uniform sixes and offering these for three to each family head.
Mapandan was temporarily returned to its mother town Mangaldan on October 8, 1903, by virtue of Act No. 931. In 1905, an the outbreak of an epidemic greatly depleted its population and finances. In 1908, Mapandan was again reorganized and officially re-established as a town.
This community is located alongside the nearby municipalities of Manaoag, Mangaldan, San Jacinto, and Santa Barbara.
In year 2002, Mapandan was elevated as a third (3rd) class municipality through the efforts and leadership of Hon. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim Jr., who spearheaded strategies on income and revenue generation.
Mapandan is a Hall of Famer for having the Pangasinan's cleanest, safest and greenest municipality (Category B). Mapandan was also awarded the Pangasinan's Healthiest Municipality for having the fewest malnourished children.
Geography Mapandan is located in rastern-ventral part of Pangasinan. Bordered by Mangaldan to the north, Manaoag to the east, and Santa Barbara to the west and southern part. It is landlocked, however, it is not too far from nearby coastal areas of Dagupan, Binmaley and Mangaldan. Mapandan is a central hilly area, having several mountains nearby.
Mapandan is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays Mapandan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Amanoaoac Apaya Aserda Baloling Coral Golden Jimenez Lambayan Luyan Nilombot Pias Poblacion Primicias Santa Maria Torres
Climate
Demographics
Barangay Population census of Mapandan by Barangay 2024 2020 2015 2010 2007 2000 1990 Amanoaoac 1,656 1,636 2,678 1,642 1,604 1,593 1,357 Apaya 1,650 1,467 1,362 1,496 1,332 1,289 994 Aserda 1,414 1,108 1,178 1,167 1,062 949 805 Baloling 4,238 4,393 3,835 3,755 3,727 3,446 2,866 Coral 1,405 1,389 1,374 1,303 1,222 1,208 912 Golden 1,432 1,399 1,425 1,370 1,314 1,214 1,040 Jimenez 2,008 1,995 1,831 1,666 1,715 1,527 1,230 Lambayan 1,682 1,756 1,616 1,560 1,477 1,641 1,434 Luyan 3,344 3,730 3,225 2,957 2,938 2,432 2,061 Nilombot 4,199 4,411 4,215 4,075 4,837 3,574 2,765 Pias 4,827 4,699 4,619 4,297 2,813 3,463 2,755 Poblacion 3,509 3,622 3,714 3,360 3,388 3,416 3,173 Primicias 2,218 2,071 1,904 1,818 1,819 1,683 1,411 Santa Maria 1,585 1,270 1,305 1,175 1,249 1,037 911 Torres 3,061 3,112 2,778 2,798 2,408 2,303 1,908 Total 38,228 38,058 37,059 34,439 32,905 30,775 25,622
Languages Pangasinan and Ilocano are the two main spoken languages in Mapandan. Tagalog is also widely spoken in the town.
Ethnic Groups Ethnic Pangasinenses make up more than 90% of Mapandan's Population followed by Ethnic Ilocanos and Tagalogs. Notably, Barangay Santa Maria houses a significant % of Ethnic Ilocanos relative to the % of Mapandan's ethnic groups. BarangayEthnic census of Mapandan (by Barangay) (2020)PangasinenseOthersIlocanoTagalog Amanoaoac 1,621 11 - 4 Apaya 1,451 - 2 14 Aserda 1,065 10 2 31 Baloling 4,145 110 48 90 Coral 1,237 68 54 30 Golden 1,242 82 37 38 Jimenez 1,916 46 10 23 Lambayan 1,665 63 19 9 Luyan 3,400 213 71 46 Nilombot 4,154 121 67 69 Pias 4,171 184 171 173 Poblacion 3,431 106 42 43 Primicias 1,800 84 108 57 Santa Maria 699 81 427 63 Torres 2,724 233 92 59 Total 34,721 1,412 1,150 749
Religions Major religions are in the town, with different branches of churches within. Seventh-day Adventist Church (Poblacion and Kolos-Pias) Iglesia ni Cristo (Nilombot and Luyan) The Grand Mosque (Luyan) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Nilombot) Kingdom hall of Jehovas Witnesses (Coral) Roman Catholicism (Poblacion and Luyan) Good news to the Nations Outreach (Poblacion) Born Again Christianity (Poblacion) God With Us Church(Aserda) Come to Jesus Fellowship International (Luyan)
Roman Catholicism is the major Religion in Mapandan, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, and it is annexed by different religions around.
BarangayReligious census of Mapandan (by Barangay) (2020)RomanCatholicProtestantINCOtherJWLDSIslamIFINone Amanoaoac 1,495 88 21 32 - - - - - Apaya 1,359 81 18 - 4 5 - - - Aserda 957 113 30 8 - - - - - Baloling 3,868 66 380 56 7 13 3 - - Coral 1,264 80 32 6 7 - - - - Golden 1,352 35 5 6 - - 1 - - Jimenez 1,865 31 89 - 4 3 - 3 - Lambayan 1,664 76 5 3 - 6 - 2 - Luyan 3,262 173 128 107 34 8 18 - - Nilombot 4,164 197 16 1 11 10 4 3 5 Pias 4,356 249 45 30 13 5 - 1 - Poblacion 3,346 129 105 11 7 5 18 1 - Primicias 1,978 10 57 4 - - - - - Santa Maria 1,162 64 23 18 1 - - 1 1 Torres 2,970 39 60 3 10 19 5 2 - Total 35,062 1,431 1,014 285 98 74 49 13 6
Economy
Mapandan is practically rural in terms of its area. It is composed of farming areas and cattle ranch farms. It has a little part of Bued river in northern part and an irrigation project also known as Payas irrigation project, which aims for a standard irrigation for farming areas in the municipality.
Government Local government
Mapandan is part of the third congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Education The Mapandan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public elementary and high schools.
Primary and elementary schools
Academia Praestantia Amanoaoac Elementary School Baloling Elementary School Central Pangasinan Adventist School Discovery Land Learning School Golden Elementary School Goodnews Educational Institute Jimenez Elementary School Lambayan Elementary School Luyan Elementary School Mapandan Academy Mapandan Catholic School Mapandan Central School SPED Center Nilombot Elementary School Pias Elementary School Primicias Elementary School Sta. Maria Elementary School Torres Elementary School Wendy's Academy
Secondary schools
Baloling National High School Mapandan National High School Primicias National High School Torres National High School
Sister cities These are cities Mapandan are associated with: Hong Kong, China Ontario, Canada
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References
External links
Mapandan Profile at PhilAtlas.com Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Mapandan at the Pangasinan Government Website Local Governance Performance Management System [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information History Government Website