Labrador, officially the Municipality of Labrador ( pag, Baley na Labrador; ilo, Ili ti Labrador; tgl, Bayan ng Labrador), is a 4th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in the
province
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of
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 c ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,811 people.
Labrador 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 and capital of the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has ...
and from
Manila
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.
Geography
Barangays
Labrador is politically subdivided into 10
barangay
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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials:
Barangay Captain,
Barangay Council
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, whose members are called
Barangay Councilors
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. All are elected every three years.
* Bolo (*Kadampat, *Quiray)
* Bongalon
* Dulig
* Laois
* Magsaysay
* Poblacion
* San Gonzalo
* San Jose
* Tobuan
* Uyong
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Labrador, belonging to the
second congressional district of the province of
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 c ...
, 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 official
Gallery
File:Labrador56bjf.JPG, Public Market
File:Labrador56jf.JPG, Highway and downtown
File:Labrador44jf.JPG, St. Isidore the Farmer Parish Church (Poblacion)
File:Labrador33jf.JPG, Police Station & Municipal Hospital (Poblacion)
File:Labrado2rjf.JPG, Laois beaches along coastal shores of Lingayen Gulf
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File:Labrador7jf.JPG, Uyong river, beaches and shores
References
External links
Labrador Profile at PhilAtlas.comMunicipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the PhilippinesLabrador at the Pangasinan Government WebsiteLocal Governance Performance Management System*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Pangasinan
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