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The City of Dagupan led by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez received the award for being the Regional Winner under the Independent Component City Category through its “Unaen Su Edukasyon” program from the 2024 National Literacy Awards (NLA), Department of Education and Literacy Coordinating Council (LCC) today October 28 at the City Mayor’s Office.
Dagupan City is the only independent component city of Pangasinan’s four cities. Crisscrossed by seven rivers and 14 creeks, Dagupan is known for its pond-raised bangus (milkfish), which is said to be the world’s tastiest and juiciest, making it the “World’s Bangus Capital.”
On June 20, 1947, two years after the Liberation of the Philippines, the cityhood of Dagupan was formally recognized as President Manuel Roxas signed into law Republic Act No. 170, or the City Charter of Dagupan, authored by Speaker Eugenio Perez.
One would definitely enjoy the invigorating sight of mangroves (where you can find 14 out of the 48 species of bakawan in the Philippines), fishes (including Dagupan’s treasure – the Dagupan Bangus), and different avian species.
Nov 10, 2011 · CAREER HIGHLIGHTS. City Mayor City of Dagupan, 2022 to present. City Mayor City of Dagupan, 2013 to 2019. Vice Mayor City of Dagupan, 2007 to 2013. City Councilor City of Dagupan, 1995 to 1998. President CSI Group of Companies, 1997 to 2013.
Physical Profile. Dagupan City covers a total land area of 40,079,278.93 square meters or about 4,008 hectares (as per City Assessor’s Record). However, the digitized cadastral maps reveal that the sum of the lands within Dagupan’s boundaries is 4,447.10 hectares.
Aug 1, 2023 · The city is presently under a State of Calamity by virtue of Resolution No. 8073-2023 due to severe flooding and adverse impact of Super Typhoon Egay.
As of 2017, Dagupan had a projected population of 174,264. Dagupan City has the highest population density in the Ilocos Region. Based on the 2015 Census of Population, Dagupan City has 4,600 persons per square kilometer.
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Geography. Dagupan City covers a total land area of 40,079,278.93 square meters or about 4,008 hectares (as per City Assessor’s Record). However, the digitized cadastral maps reveal that the sum of the lands within Dagupan’s boundaries is 4,447.10 hectares.
