Umingan

Umingan
Municipality
Municipality of Umingan
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Umingan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°55′44″N 120°50′31″E / 15.9289°N 120.8419°E / 15.9289; 120.8419
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	6th district
Founded	May 5, 1843
Barangays	58 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Michael M. Cruz (NP)
• Vice Mayor	Chris Evert B.Tadeo-Leynes (API)
• Representative	Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas
• Municipal Council	Members Chris Evert T. Leynes Pillar O. Onia Cesario B. Galleguez Siann Liandro M. Fernandez Jonathan H. Navalta Jay-ar O. Paz Rosalina A. de Leon Rosemarie C. Lucnagan
• Electorate	56,451 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	258.43 km2 (99.78 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Highest elevation	561 m (1,841 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	78,940
• Density	305.5/km2 (791.1/sq mi)
• Households	20,380
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	12.53 % (2015)
• Revenue	₱ 326.1 million (2024)
• Assets	₱ 558.1 million (2024)
• Expenditure	₱ 322.7 million (2024)
• Liabilities	₱ 153.4 million (2024)
Service provider
• Electricity	Pangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2443
PSGC	0105544000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.umingan.gov.ph

Umingan, officially the Municipality of Umingan (Pangasinan: Baley na Umingan; Ilocano: Ili ti Umingan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Umingan), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 78,940 people.

Geography

Umingan is situated 88.55 kilometres (55.02 mi) from the provincial capital Lingayen, and 197.21 kilometres (122.54 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Demographics

97% of the residents of Umingan are descendants of Ilocano settlers from different areas of Ilocos Region, the remaining 3% are descendants of residents from central and coastal areas of Pangasinan, Tagalog settlers from Tagalog areas, most likely south Nueva Ecija and Bulacan, and Kapampangan settlers.^{[unreliable source?]}

Economy

Poverty incidence of Umingan (%)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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The town is a major producer of squash (kalabasa).^{[further explanation needed]}

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Umigan is part of the sixth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. 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.

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 rare the Umingan I Schools District Office, and Umingan I Schools District Office.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umingan.

• Umingan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Archived July 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• Umingan at the Pangasinan Government Website Archived January 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived October 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information