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

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,428 people.

Etymology

The town got its name after Saint Fabian during the

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History

The town used to be called Angio, and had been a mission territory of friars of the

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during the Spanish era. It is named after Saint Fabian, who was a pontiff and saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Around 1818, San Fabian had a boundary dispute with Mangaldan. The boundary between the two towns was the Angalacan river, which sometimes overflows because of floods. The boundary dispute was settled in 1900, when the mayor of San Fabian agreed to meet the mayor of Mangaldan and the two reached an agreement with a boundary marker being erected at Longos between the towns of San Fabian and Mangaldan. The agreement was signed by Juan Ulanday, Nicolas Rosa, Vicente Padilla, Marcelo Erfe, and approved by the American Commander Capt. Ferguson. During the Philippine–American War, hundreds of Pangasinense soldiers and soldiers of the Philippine government died in San Fabian battling the Americans. After the pacification of Pangasinan by the United States, the first town President of San Fabian was Ińigo Dispo. In 1903, the town of Alava became a part of San Fabian and became a mere village or barrio. During World War II, the liberation of US Naval and Marine forces in Pangasinan started when troops under Gen.

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landed on Lingayen and San Fabian beaches. San Fabian landing zones were called White and Blue beaches, names which continue until the present time. In October 2009, San Fabian was among the places heavily affected by the floods caused by the release of water by the San Roque Dam at Rosales during the height of the

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Geography

The Municipality of San Fabian is geographically located in the northern portion in Pangasinan, bordering the provincial boundaries of La Union. It has a land area of 8,129 hectares. It is bounded in the north by

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, Sison in the northeast,

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in the south,

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and San Jacinto in the southeast,

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in the southwest, and in the west by

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. San Fabian is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

San Fabian is politically subdivided into

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Alacan * Ambalangan-Dalin * Angio * Anonang * Aramal * Bigbiga * Binday * Bolaoen * Bolasi * Cabaruan * Cayanga * Colisao * Gumot * Inmalog Norte * Inmalog Sur * Lekep-Butao * Lipit-Tomeeng * Longos Central * Longos Proper * Longos-Amangonan-Parac-Parac Fabrica * Mabilao * Nibaliw Central * Nibaliw East * Nibaliw Magliba * Nibaliw Narvarte (Nibaliw West Compound) * Nibaliw Vidal (Nibaliw West Proper) * Palapad *

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* Rabon * Sagud-Bahley * Sobol * Tempra-Guilig * Tiblong * Tocok

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

San Fabian is part of the fourth 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. The present Mayor of San Fabian is Marlyn Espino-Agbayani, the second woman to be elected as the Local Chief Executive of the said town. Current Vice Mayor is former Mayor Constante Batrina Agbayani, the husband of the current Mayor. Former Vice Mayor Dr. Leopoldo N. Manalo is the only Vice Mayor to be elected and have completed the three-term limit on the said position. Former Mayor Irene F. Libunao is the first woman to be elected as Mayor in the municipality, who served from 2010 to 2013. Marinor Baltazar-De Guzman, the town's Vice Mayor from 2019 to 2022, became the first woman to be elected Board Member representing the 4th Provincial District of the

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of Pangasinan.

Elected officials

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. These offices oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are San Fabian I Schools District Office, and San Fabian II Schools District Office.

Primary and elementary schools

* Ambalangan Dalin ES * Angio Elementary School * Anonang Elementary School * Aramal Elementary School * Bigbiga Elementary School * Binday Elementary School * Bisbisocol Elementary School * Bolasi Elementary School * Cabaruan Elementary School * East Central Elementary School * Gumot Elementary School * Inmalog Norte Elementary School * Jose N. Juguilon Elementary School * Lekep Elementary School * Lipit-Tomeeng Elementary School * Longos Elementary School * Longos Proper Elementary School * Mabilao Elementary School * Marian School * North Central Elementary School * Palapad Elementary School * Pangulong Marcos Elementary School * Rabon Elementary School * Sabangan Elementary School * Salvador Elementary School * San Fabian West Central Elementary School * Sanitas Elementary School * St. Blaise Christian School * Teodora Cacapit Elementary School * Tocok Elementary School * Victorious Christian Academy

Secondary schools

* Ambalangan Dalin National High School * Anonang National High School * Binday National High School * Mabilao National High School * San Fabian Integrated Sschool SPED Center * San Fabian National High School

Notable personalities

* Andres Narvasa, a former Chief Justice * Perfecto V. Fernandez, a Filipino lawyer *

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Gallery

File:SanFabianPangasinan224Jfzz.JPG, Bulwagan ng Sangguniang Bayan File:SanFabianPangasinanBeachJfa.JPG, Amianan Boating World Resort File:SanFabianPangasinan2Jfa.JPG, Archdiocesan School of San Fabián File:SanFabianPangasinan224Jfxxxx.JPG, Monument in the Mutya ng Pilipinas Park

References

External links

San Fabian Profile at PhilAtlas.com

San Fabian Government Website

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

San Fabian at the Pangasinan Government Website

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