San Quintin, officially the Municipality of San Quintin (; ; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,980 people.

Geography

San Quintin is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

San Quintin is politically subdivided into 21

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and

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. * Alac * Baligayan * Bantog * Bolintaguen * Cabangaran * Cabalaoangan * Calomboyan * Carayacan * Casantamaria-an * Gonzalo * Labuan * Lagasit * Lumayao * Mabini * Mantacdang * Nangapugan * San Pedro * Ungib * Poblacion Zone I * Poblacion Zone II * Poblacion Zone III

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

San Quintin is part of the sixth congressional district of the province of

. 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.

Elected officials

Education

The San Quintino Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Baligayan Elementary School * Bolintaguen Elementary School * Cabalaoangan Elementary School * Carayacan Elementary School * Don Luis Domingo Sr. Elementary School * Gonzalo Elementary School * Labuan Elementary School * Lagasit Elementary School * Mantacdang Elementary School * Perpuse Learning Center * San Pedro Elementary School * San Quintin Central School * Severo L. Castulo Elementary School * Sisenando V. Tecson ES * St. Paschal Catholic School * Teofilo C. Quintin ES * Ungib Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Lagasit National High School * Lumayao Integrated School * San Quintin National High School * San Quintin High School Educational Foundation

Technical and vocational school

* Quintinians Technical Vocational School

References

External links

San Quintin Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

San Quintin at the Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Pangasinan Long stubs with short prose {{IlocosR-geo-stub