Dagupan, Administrative division in the Ilocos Region, Philippines
Description
Dagupan is a city in Pangasinan province on the main Philippine island of Luzon, covering roughly 37 square kilometers along the coast. The administrative structure divides into 31 barangays with around 174,000 residents.
History
The settlement began in 1590 under the name Bacnotan and became a temporary wartime capital of the Philippines during World War II. General Douglas MacArthur landed here in January 1945 during the liberation of the islands.
Culture
The name comes from pandaragupan, meaning gathering place in the local language, which reflects how residents have used this area as a regional market for centuries. Visitors today notice the many fish farms where milkfish grow, a central part of daily economic life here.
Practical
The city sits roughly 14 kilometers from Lingayen and serves as a regional center for medical services, schools, and media in northern Central Luzon. Visitors find the main public services and connections to other towns in the province here.
Did you know?
The many fish farms in the city produce a large share of the Philippine bangus harvest, the locally raised milkfish. Many farms sit directly within the city limits and shape the look of the coastal zone.
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Pangasinan Provincial Capitol
11 km
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
94 m
Dagupan Church
122 m
Sierra Vista Beach Resort
12.3 km
Dagupan City Museum
40 m
Shaira's place
11.9 km
The Launch historical marker
11 km
Church of Dagupan historical marker
138 m
Lingayen Beach historical marker
11 km
Luzon Landing historical marker
3.5 kmCsi Movie Theatres
2.4 kmStatue, Work of art
7.8 kmGef's Water Park
7.2 kmRobinsons Movie World
3.4 kmCayanga Bridge
10.1 kmLingayen Beach
10.9 kmSan Fabian Beach
11 kmM MOTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY
5.3 kmLighting bridge
636 mWWII Historical Bldg. Gen. Douglas Mc Arthur
103 mJapanese Garden
5 kmBgy Canaoalan boundary arch
5.4 kmSaint Fabian
11.3 kmDouglas MacArthur
3.7 kmLingayen Gulf Landing of Gen. Douglas Mc Arthur
3.7 kmStatue, memorial
2.5 kmMemorial
8 kmMemorial, commemorative plaque
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