I was in Mangaldan, Pangasinan last August 30, 2019. I attended a wedding of my coworker whose family resides in this town. I was in Pangasinan for 3 days and Mangaldan was my 2nd pit stop (after Dagupan). I rode the Manila-Dagupan route of Solid North Bus Company in Cubao, Quezon City. Fare was P381 and I rode the first trip (around 1:00AM).
Municipal Hall of Mangaldan, Pangasinan
The Town of Mangaldan
The town of Mangaldan is one of the oldest towns in the Province of Pangasinan. It was founded in June 1600.
There are three versions as to how Mangaldan got its name. The first version relates that one day a Spanish missionary inquired from one inhabitant about the name of the place in the Spanish language. Thinking that the missionary was asking for water, the inhabitant replied “manga-alay-adan” which means “Adan is fetching”. The second version states that Mangaldan got its name from the first native chief of the town named “Babaldan”. The third version says that at the middle of the plaza was a big mango tree laden with fruits. The inhabitants were free to gather the fruits but it resulted in quarreling among themselves. The meaning of the quarrel in the dialect is “man-nga-ngal-ngalan”. Of these versions, anyone of them seems to justify the legendary origin of the name.
MAYOR: MARY MARILYN DG. LAMBINO (As of October 5, 2020)
VICE MAYOR: PEDRO A. SURDILLA, JR.
LAND AREA: 4,847 hectares
POPULATION: 106,331
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 30
CLASSIFICATION: 1st class
TOWN FIESTA: 1st week of March
PRODUCTS: processed meat, native cakes, bagoong/patis, cutleries
Informatics taken from the Official Website of the Province of Pangasinan
Here are some of the pictures I took of Mangaldan, Pangasinan.
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