Binalonan, Pangasinan

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Binalonan, Pangasinan


sealfile = Binalonan Pangasinan.png region = Ilocos Region (Region I)
province = Pangasinan
pop2000 = 48,967
barangays = 24
districts = 5th District, Pangasinan
class = 3rd class; rural
mayor = Ramon Guico Jr. locatormapfile = Ph_locator_pangasinan_binalonan.png caption = Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Binalonan.

Binalonan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 48,967 people in 10,184 households.

Barangays

Binalonan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.

Filipino American writer Carlos Bulosan describes working on building the road to Binalonan in his semi-autobiographical work, America is in the Heart. The town has a memorial and street named after him just north of the municipal hall and town market.

External links

* [http://pag.wikipedia.org Pangasinan Wikipedia]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.pangasinan.gov.ph Official Website of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan]
* [http://www.dalityapi.com Pangasinan: Preservation and Revitalization of the Pangasinan Language and Literature]
* [http://punch.dagupan.com Sunday Punch]
* [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan Sun Star Pangasinan]
* [http://pangasinanstar.prepys.com Pangasinan Star Online]
* [http://www.bulosan.org/html/bulosan_biography.html Carlos Bulosan Exhibit]

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