In my 2 days trip to Pangasinan last August 30-31, 2019 Urdaneta City was my last destination (on day 1). I rode a bus from Manila to Dagupan City on the first trip of Solid North. I explored the main church of Dagupan City and surrounding areas before attending the wedding of my cowoker in Mangaldan, Pangasinan. In the afternoon, I headed to Manaoag, Pozorrubio, Binalonan, Laoac and finally Urdaneta City.
Urdaneta City is huge. It was almost evening when I arrived that’s why I only explored the main Catholic church (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception) and it’s surrounding areas. I wasn’t able to visit the City Hall since it’s located far from the town proper. I find it difficult to find a place to stay here using my Agoda app. I ended up in one of the motels near the main highway.
Day 2
I woke up early and headed towards the bus terminal that will take me to Bolinao, Pangasinan. I took some shots of a park with a huge bull bas relief and their museum (which is still closed). I didn’t explore Urdaneta City that much since I felt it’s just one of those big cities.
Here's some quick information about Urdaneta City, taken from the Province of Pangasinan website:
Urdaneta was founded on January 8, 1858. It was named after the famous aide of Magellan, Father Simon de Urdaneta, a soldier, navigator, cosmographer and evangelist.
Urdaneta became a city in 1997 by virtue of RA 8480. It is the commercial
and education center of eastern Pangasinan.MAYOR: JULIO F. PARAYNO III
VICE MAYOR: JIMMY D. PARAYNO
LAND AREA: 10,026 hectares
POPULATION: 132,940
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 34
CLASSIFICATION: 2nd class city
FIESTA: December 1-8
PRODUCTS: rice, vegetables, noodles
POINTS OF INTEREST: Museo de Urdaneta, Cabaruan, Sugcong and Oltama Rolling Hills
Here’s the website of Urdaneta City.
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