San Nicolas, Pangasinan

San Nicolas, officially the Municipality of San Nicolas (Pangasinan: Baley na San Nicolas; Ilocano: Ili ti San Nicolas; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Nicolas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,778 people.[3]

San Nicolas
Municipality
Municipality of San Nicolas
Municipal Hall
Municipal Hall
Official seal of San Nicolas
Seal
Map of Pangasinan with San Nicolas highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with San Nicolas highlighted
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San Nicolas is located in Philippines
San Nicolas
San Nicolas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°04′12″N 120°45′55″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 6th district
Founded1610
Named forSt. Nicholas of Tolentino
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDr. Alicia Primicias-Enriquez
 • Vice MayorAlvin O. Bravo
 • RepresentativeTyrone D. Agabas
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,993 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total210.20 km2 (81.16 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Highest elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Lowest elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total39,778
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Households
9,891
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.87
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 177.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 326.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 180.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 147.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2447
PSGC
015536000
IDD : area code +63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Kallahan
Tagalog

History

Barangay Malico

The Pangasinan Provincial Board, in its first out-of-town session held in Barangay Malico on March 20, 2023, declared the said village as the "Barangay Summer Capital of Pangasinan" upon request by the municipal council through Resolution 88-2020 two years prior; a move that "strengthen the position and consolidate and reinforce the claim of barangay Malico as a territory of Pangasinan."[5] Malico, situated upland and is home to some Kalanguya families, is the subject of an ongoing ownership dispute with neighboring Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. In September 2022, the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Board, in their special session in the said village, passed a resolution urging San Nicolas officials to refrain from carrying out government projects.[6] (See § Barangays)

During the Second World War, Malico was used as a military base of the Japanese Imperial Army; and battles in 1945 led to heavy casualties among Japanese and American soldiers, as well as Filipino residents. A memorial for them was built at the Salacsac Pass.[5]

Geography

San Nicolas is located in north-eastern part of Pangasinan. It is the only town that borders Nueva Vizcaya.

Barangays

San Nicolas is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

  • Bensican
  • Cabitnongan
  • Cabuloan
  • Cacabugaoan
  • Calanutian
  • Calaocan
  • Camangaan
  • Camindoroan
  • Casaratan
  • Dalumpinas
  • Fianza
  • Lungao
  • Malico
  • Malilion
  • Nagkaysa
  • Nining
  • Poblacion East
  • Poblacion West
  • Salingcob
  • Salpad
  • San Felipe East
  • San Felipe West
  • San Isidro (Santa Cruzan)
  • San Jose
  • San Rafael Centro
  • San Rafael East
  • San Rafael West
  • San Roque
  • Santa Maria East
  • Santa Maria West
  • Santo Tomas
  • Siblot
  • Sobol

San Nicolas currently has a boundary dispute with Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya, in which Santa Fe claims the territory of barangay Malico.[7] The Nueva Vizcaya provincial board passed a resolution on September 21, 2022, urging San Nicolas officials to respect a memorandum of agreement between the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Pangasinan, and Nueva Vizcaya about twenty years ago.[8] On the same day, the Nueva Vizcaya provincial board held a special session in Barangay Malico and issued a resolution requesting San Nicolas officials to refrain from building infrastructure projects within the barangay's boundaries. Said resolution also instructed San Nicolas officials to "respect the boundary" of Santa Fe as well as "the rights of the Kalanguya tribe and their ancestral domain rights."[9] Both municipalities in both provinces claim to have a barangay named Malico.[10]

Climate
Climate data for San Nicolas, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)		 34
(93)		 35
(95)		 34
(93)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 32
(90)
Average low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.6
(0.54)		 10.4
(0.41)		 18.2
(0.72)		 15.7
(0.62)		 178.4
(7.02)		 227.9
(8.97)		 368
(14.5)		 306.6
(12.07)		 310.6
(12.23)		 215.7
(8.49)		 70.3
(2.77)		 31.1
(1.22)		 1,766.5
(69.56)
Average rainy days 3 2 2 4 14 16 23 21 24 15 10 6 140
Source: World Weather Online[11]

Demographics
Population Census of San Nicolas
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 9,780—    
1918 12,628+1.72%
1939 16,088+1.16%
1948 18,218+1.39%
1960 19,080+0.39%
1970 21,687+1.29%
1975 23,377+1.52%
1980 23,243−0.11%
1990 27,415+1.66%
1995 29,058+1.10%
2000 31,418+1.69%
2007 33,419+0.86%
2010 34,108+0.75%
2015 35,574+0.80%
2020 39,778+2.22%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of San Nicolas
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17]
[18][19][20][21][22]

Government

Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

San Nicolas, belonging to the sixth 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
Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[23]
Position Name
Congressman Tyrone D. Agabas
Mayor Alicia P. Enriquez
Vice-Mayor Alvin O. Bravo
Councilors Francisco O. Bravo Jr.
Maricon Vindy A. Operaña
Raymond C. Prestoza
Leomar M. Saldivar
Amorsolo R. Pulido
Jose M. Serquiña Jr.
Rosewill P. Descargar
Leoncio V. Saldivar Jr.

Tourism
A waterfall cascading down several small ridges splitting one large fall into several smaller ones
Agpay falls

San Nicolas is a place with many waterfalls from the Caraballo Mountain Range and a number of rivers that serve as a picnic ground for vacationers during holidays and summertime.[24]

Lipit falls are located in Barangay Santa Maria East. It is an hour trail from the Red Arrow Monument along Cabalitian River. Best time to visit the place is during the summertime but it is also safe to go there during rainy seasons.

Agpay falls is in Barangay San Felipe East. During the 1970s up to the 1980s it was actually one of the best natural tourist spots in eastern Pangasinan.

Other waterfalls of interest include: Pinsal falls 1, 2 and 3, located in Sitio Nagsimbaoaan in Barangay Cacabugaoan; Mambolo falls, located at Barangay Salpad and Pinsal Bensican in brgy. Bensican; and Baracbac falls are located in Barangay Fianza just north of Sitio Puyao.

Mejias Resort is located at town proper of San Nicolas. It has a wide space for picnic area and reception hall for kinds of parties and events. They are accepting decorating services and catering for a variety of special events, including the concept and design, planning, day of coordination, and much more. They have also swimming pools for adults and children.

Krystala de Corazon is located at Barangay Calaocan, San Nicolas.

Esperanza's Garden is located at Barangay Cabitnongan, San Nicolas.

Cabalisian River - crystal clear water located at Barangay Santa Maria.

References
  1.  Municipality of San Nicolas | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  9. Domingo, Leander (26 September 2022). "Pangasinan, NVizcaya land dispute worsens". The Manila Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  10. Cardinoza, Gabriel L. (5 October 2022). "Malico residents say they belong to Pangasinan". The Manila Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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