Binmaley, officially the Municipality of Binmaley ( pag, Baley na Binmaley; ilo, Ili ti Binmaley; tgl, Bayan ng Binmaley), is a 1st class

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in the

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Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan ( pag, Luyag/Probinsia na Pangasinan, ; ilo, Probinsia ti Pangasinan; tl, Lalawigan ng Pangasinan), is a coastal province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capit ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,881 people. Binmaley is located along the western coastland of Pangasinan facing the

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, in between Lingayen and Dagupan City. On January 8–9, 1945, the amphibious forces of U.S. General

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used the town's beach, designated as "yellow beach", alongside the beaches of

Lingayen Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ( pag, Baley na Lingayen; ilo, Ili ti Lingayen; tgl, Bayan ng Lingayen), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...

Dagupan Dagupan, officially the City of Dagupan ( pag, Siyudad na Dagupan, ilo, Siudad ti Dagupan, fil, Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

, and San Fabian, in their landing operations to liberate Luzon from Japanese occupation during

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. The town is famous for its ''bangus'' (milkfish) aqua-culture, due to the existence of its numerous fishponds (''pokok'' in the Pangasinan language). However, because of constant siltation over the past several years from mine tailings upstream from

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(due to mine operations in neighboring

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Province), and the overuse of artificial fish feeds, the ''bangus'' industry has suffered from fishkill, fewer viable fishponds and lower harvests. As a result, many formerly productive fishponds have been converted into large commercial and residential lots. This phenomenon is beginning to seriously threaten the unique Binmaley fishpond industry. Current Government action is inadequate due to strong pressures from other competing commercial interests, not to mention fishfeed producers. Binmaley's town center has a Neo classical church dating back to the 17th century. It also became famous throughout the Philippines for the outstanding academic achievements of students (and its distinctive corps of military cadets) from its Binmaley Catholic High School, especially when it was headed by a German priest, Fr. Leo Behneke, in the 1960s and 1970s. Its name roughly means "the place which became a town" or "went to town" in the

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. Binmaley, is famously known for its "Sigay Festival". The

word ''sigay'' broadly translates to harvest, or a time to gather the rich yields of the farm, the sea, the ponds and the rivers. It also relates to a contraction of the words ''silew'', meaning light, and ''gayaga'', meaning merriment. It was Mayor Lorenzo "Enzo" Cerezo who pioneered and founded "Sigay Festival". Binmaley is from

and from

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Geography

Barangays

Binmaley is politically subdivided into 33

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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain,

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, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. * Amancoro * Balagan * Balogo * Basing * Baybay Lopez * Baybay Polong * Biec * Buenlag * Calit * Caloocan Dupo * Caloocan Norte * Caloocan Sur * Camaley * Canaoalan * Dulag * Gayaman * Linoc * Lomboy * Nagpalangan * Malindong * Manat * Naguilayan * Pallas * Papagueyan * Parayao * Poblacion * Pototan * Sabangan * Salapingao * San Isidro Norte * San Isidro Sur * Santa Rosa * Tombor

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Binmaley, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of

, 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.

Elected officials

Heritage

Images

File:Binmaley56788jf.JPG, The Our Lady of the Purification Parish Church File:Binmaley567yjf.JPG, Binmaley Museum File:Binmaley567wjf.JPG, Binmaley Presidenci

File:Binmaley567cjf.JPG, Bulwagan ng Sangguniang Bayan at Himpilan ng Pambansang Kapulisan File:Binmaley567bjf.JPG, Pamilihang Bayan ng Binmaley File:Binmaley567jf.JPG, Manat river & Gumapos Bridge

References

External links

Binmaley Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

Binmaley at Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Pangasinan