San Carlos, officially the City of San Carlos ( pag, Siyudad na San Carlos; ilo, Siudad ti San Carlos; fil, Lungsod ng San Carlos), is a 3rd class

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in the

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of Pangasinan,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 205,424 people. It is the most populated city in Pangasinan and the entire

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. Reaching the 200 thousand population mark in 2020, the city has obtained the key census requirement for a highly urbanized city qualification. San Carlos City is from

Lingayen Lingayen, officially the Municipality of Lingayen ( pag, Baley na Lingayen; ilo, Ili ti Lingayen; tgl, Bayan ng Lingayen), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Pangasi ...

and from

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History

Pre-colonial

In 1718, Binalatongan was renamed (the Municipality ownof) San Carlos, in honor of Saint

Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo ( it, Carlo Borromeo; la, Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat ...

1960s

During the 1960s, the Municipality of San Carlos divided into two precincts. In 1965, the smaller precinct became legally incorporated as the Municipality of Basista by virtue of RA 4866.

Cityhood

In 1966, the larger precinct became legally incorporated as San Carlos City by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487.

Contemporary

On April 28, 2007, San Carlos City's former mayor, Julian V. Resuello, was assassinated during an event at the city's plaza. He later died after two days.

Geography

Barangays

San Carlos is politically subdivided into 86

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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

The city is also called the "Mango-Bamboo Capital of the Philippines", San Carlos has the largest number of mango trees - their fruits are among the most flavorsome in the country - and a thriving bamboocraft industry. An agro-industrial city, San Carlos also engages in livestock raising, crop production, inland fishing, pottery, food processing, tourism, commerce and trade, small-scale manufacturing, and flour-making. San Carlos is said to have an ideal investment potential because of its large land area, big population and strategic location, being in the center of Pangasinan.

Government

San Carlos, belonging to the third congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, 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

Tourism

Interesting spots of the town include: * 424-year-old Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church * Speaker Eugenio Perez Memorial Park * City Plaza * Quadricentennial Arch in Bolingit * Binalatongan Ruins in San Juan * Philippine Fruit Corporation at Barangay Pagal

Giant mango pie

On April 26, 2011, 86 barangays in San Carlos baked a 100-square-meter mango pie — filling a gymnasium and setting the largest mango pie world record (400 sqm na mango pie, iniluto sa San Carlos City). Natives used 400 trays of mango pies (10 kilos each, P 400,000, in a 100-square-meter table and shared by more than 1,200). It highlighted San Carlos City's Mango-Bamboo Festival 2011.Largest Mango Pie: Philippines sets world record
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Transportation

Bus companies with service to and from Manila include

Five Star Bus Company Pangasinan Five Star Bus Company, Incorporated, or simply known as Five Star, is one of the largest bus companies in the Philippines. It serves routes mainly to the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela ...

, Dagupan Bus Company, Fermina Express, Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc., First North Luzon Transit, .

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s are available for commuters to its neighboring towns, like Calasiao and Malasiqui. Tricycles are available for commuters to barrios and barangays.

Gallery

File:SaintDominicdeGuzmanParishChurchjf310.JPG, View of the city from the Bell Tower File:SanCarlosPangasinanjf276.JPG, Eugenio Pérez Memorial Building, Museum File:SanCarlosPangasinanjf265.JPG, Kaluyagan Rural Bank and Palaris Colleges School (JT Baun Building) File:SanCarlosPangasinanjf255.JPG, Pangasinan Provincial Hospital File:SanCarlosPangasinanjf272.JPG, City Supermarket, Inc.

References

External links

City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

San Carlos at the Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
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