- Source: Manaoag
Manaoag, officially the Municipality of Manaoag ([mɐˈnaʊag]; Pangasinan: Baley na Manaoag; Ilocano: Ili ti Manaoag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manaoag), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,045 people.
Etymology
Manaoag came from the Pangasinan word "Mantaoag" which means "to call".
History
Manaoag as a settlement was used to be part of present-day San Jacinto in the early 1600s. Later, the Augustinians established a mission as Mission of Sta. Monica, while Dominicans also served the area.
In 1972, Republic Act No. 6485 was issued wherein twenty barrios were organized as a separate municipality and the province's newest, named Laoac; however, it took long before the establishment was formalized in 1980.
Geography
Manaoag is bordered by Pozorrubio in the north, Urdaneta City and Mapandan in the south, Laoac in the east, and San Jacinto in the west.
Manaoag is 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Lingayen and 201 kilometres (125 mi) from Manila.
= Barangays
=Manaoag is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
= Climate
=Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Manaoag
Government
= Local government
=Manaoag, belonging to the fourth 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
=Culture
= Our Lady of Manaoag
=The town is a popular local pilgrimage site as it enshrines a 17th-century ivory statue of St Mary under the title of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manaoag ("Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag"). Legend has it that an unnamed man had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who told him to have the shrine built. Famous souvenirs include candles, rosaries, and ampullae of blessed oil with flowers (which supposedly has healing properties), as well as less religious ones such as bagoóng monamon and tupig.
= List of Cultural Properties of Manaoag
=Gallery
Notes
References
External links
Manaoag Profile at PhilAtlas.com
Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
Manaoag at the Pangasinan Government Website
Local Governance Performance Management System
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Our Lady of Manaoag Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
Manaoag Shrine Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
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- Victory Liner
- Dominican Order
- Manaoag Dominican Radio
