San Quintin, officially the Municipality of San Quintin ( pag, Baley na San Quintin; ilo, Ili ti San Quintin; tgl, Bayan ng San Quintin), is a 3rd class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Pangasinan,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,980 people.
Geography
Barangays
San Quintin is politically subdivided into 21
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
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
Government
San Quintin, belonging to the
sixth 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
References
External links
San Quintin Profile at PhilAtlas.com Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the PhilippinesSan Quintin at the Pangasinan Government WebsiteLocal Governance Performance Management System*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census Information
Municipalities of Pangasinan
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