Sual, officially the Municipality of Sual (; ; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,091 people. Sual is one of the towns where the Spanish galleon brought their goods to trade. The Philippines largest coal power plant, the 1,200 megawatt Sual Power Station, is located in this municipality. It used to be owned by Mirant Services LLC.

History

Sual used to be a part of a town called San Isidro Labrador de Tobuang (now called

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). However, Sual would separate from this town when an issue was decreed by the Spanish

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Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León. Naval Base Lingayen built a

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base at Sual in 1945.

Maritime Issues

In January 2008,

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Mayor Alfonso Celeste said the local government will file for damages damage against the Indonesian owners of the

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APOL 3003. The

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Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) stated that the environmental damage was . The barge towed by a tug boat from

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to the power plant in Sual on November 27 when Typhoon Mina destroyed its anchor and rope, then hurled it to Ilog Malino

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, spilling 95% of its

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cargo. The hard coal spill spread to of

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and

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areas.

Geography

Sual is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Sual is politically subdivided into 19

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Baquioen * Baybay Norte * Baybay Sur * Bolaoen * Cabalitian * Calumbuyan * Camagsingalan * Caoayan * Capantolan * Macaycayawan * Paitan East * Paitan West * Pangascasan * Poblacion * Santo Domingo * Seselangen * Sioasio East * Sioasio West * Victoria

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

Sual is part of the first 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

Tourism

* St. Peter the Martyr Parish Church *Limahong Beach Resort in Cabalitian island

Education

The Sual 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

* Baquioen Elementary School * Ballog Elementary School * Batidape Comm.Sch. * Baybay Elementary School * Bolaoen Elementary School * Caarosipan Elementary School * Cabalitian Elementary School * Cacao Elementary School * Calombuyan Elementary School * JETSOO School * Raymunda Verzosa Elementary School * Macaycayawan Elementary School * Modesto V. Ferrer Elementary School * Napo-Logolog Elementary School * Seselangen Elementary School * Sioasio Elementary School * Sto. Domingo Elementary School * Sual Catholic School * Sual Central School

Secondary schools

* Paitan Integrated School * Pangascasan Integrated School * St. Peter Martyr Academy * Sual National High School

Gallery

File:Sual Pangasinan 1.JPG, Welcome sign File:Sual33anjf.JPG, Sual Municipal Hall File:Sual33afjf.JPG, Sual Sports and Civic Center File:Sualmarketjf.JPG, Sual Public Market (''Poblacion'') File:Fishportsua2ljf.JPG, Tugboats and small vessels in the Fish Port Complex File:Facade of Saint Peter the Martyr Parish Church in Sual, Pangasinan.jpg, San Pedro Martir Parish Church (''Poblacion'') File:Sual Power Plant.JPG, Sual Power Station

References

External links

Sual Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

Sual at the Pangasinan Government Website

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