Binmaley
Binmalenians | |
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Municipality of Binmaley | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°01′56″N 120°16′09″E / 16.03232°N 120.26904°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | February 1, 1590 |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Pedro Merrera III |
• Vice Mayor | Simplicio Rosario |
• Representative | Mark Cojuangco |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 63,908 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 118.50 km2 (45.75 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 86,881 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 20,871 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.56 |
• Revenue | ₱ 255 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 759.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 198.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 241.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 2417 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Binmaley, officially the Municipality of Binmaley ( Pangasinan: Baley na Binmaley; Ilocano: Ili ti Binmaley; Tagalog: Bayan ng Binmaley), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 86,881 people. [3]
Binmaley is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Lingayen and 210 kilometres (130 mi) from Manila.
Binmaley is located along the western coastland of Pangasinan facing Lingayen Gulf, in between Lingayen and Dagupan. On January 8–9, 1945, the amphibious forces of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur used the town's beach, designated as "yellow beach", alongside the beaches of Lingayen, Dagupan, and San Fabian, in their landing operations to liberate Luzon from Japanese occupation during World War II.
Binmaley is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Binmaley, Pangasinan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) |
19.1 (0.75) |
27.3 (1.07) |
45.2 (1.78) |
153.3 (6.04) |
271.3 (10.68) |
411.1 (16.19) |
532 (20.9) |
364.4 (14.35) |
182.5 (7.19) |
56.3 (2.22) |
24.4 (0.96) |
2,091.2 (82.3) |
Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 134 |
Source: World Weather Online [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 16,439 | — |
1918 | 18,243 | +0.70% |
1939 | 20,455 | +0.55% |
1948 | 26,501 | +2.92% |
1960 | 32,127 | +1.62% |
1970 | 40,645 | +2.38% |
1975 | 43,543 | +1.39% |
1980 | 47,332 | +1.68% |
1990 | 59,601 | +2.33% |
1995 | 62,375 | +0.86% |
2000 | 72,625 | +3.32% |
2007 | 76,214 | +0.67% |
2010 | 78,702 | +1.18% |
2015 | 83,052 | +1.03% |
2020 | 86,881 | +0.89% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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The town is famous for its bangus (milkfish) aqua-culture, due to the existence of its numerous fishponds (pokok in the Pangasinan language). However, because of constant siltation over the past several years from mine tailings upstream from
Agno River (due to mine operations in neighboring
Benguet Province), and the overuse of artificial fish feeds, the bangus industry has suffered from fishkill, fewer viable fishponds and lower harvests. As a result, many formerly productive fishponds have been converted into large commercial and residential lots. This phenomenon is beginning to seriously threaten the unique Binmaley fishpond industry. Current Government action is inadequate due to strong pressures from other competing commercial interests, not to mention fishfeed producers.
Binmaley, belonging to the second 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.
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Pedro A. Merrera III |
Vice-Mayor | Simplicio D. Rosario |
Councilors | Amelito A. Sison |
Ariel Z. Dela Concha | |
Jallen F. Alipio | |
Joel Jose A. Carrera | |
Rolando D. Ferrer | |
Urbano D.C. Delos Angeles III | |
Gericho C. Francisco | |
Aurora Gene Z. Cagaoan |
Binmaley, is famously known for its "Sigay Festival". The Pangasinan word sigay broadly translates to harvest, or a time to gather the rich yields of the farm, the sea, the ponds and the rivers. It also relates to a contraction of the words silew, meaning light, and gayaga, meaning merriment. It was Mayor Lorenzo "Enzo" Cerezo who pioneered and founded "Sigay Festival".
Binmaley's town center has a Neo classical church dating back to the 17th century. It also became famous throughout the Philippines for the outstanding academic achievements of students (and its distinctive corps of military cadets) from its Binmaley Catholic High School, especially when it was headed by a German priest, Fr. Leo Behneke, in the 1960s and 1970s. Its name roughly means "the place which became a town" or "went to town" in the Pangasinan language.
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