Labrador | |
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Municipality of Labrador | |
Poblacion and Municipal Hall | |
![]() Map of Pangasinan with Labrador highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°01′30″N120°08′46″E / 16.025°N 120.146°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 15, 1857 |
Named after | San Isidro de Labrador |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Noel N. Uson |
• Vice Mayor | Melchora A. Yaneza |
• Representative | Marcos Juan Bruno O. Congjuanco |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,925 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 90.99 km2 (35.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Highest elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 26,995 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,484 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 159.1 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 339.1 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 116.1 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 30.79 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2402 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
Labrador, officially the Municipality of Labrador (Pangasinan : Baley na Labrador; Ilocano : Ili ti Labrador; Tagalog : Bayan ng Labrador), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 26,811 people. [5]
Labrador is situated 12.69 kilometres (7.89 mi) from the provincial capital, Lingayen, and 221.62 kilometres (137.71 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Labrador is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Labrador, 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) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) | 11.6 (0.46) | 21.1 (0.83) | 27.7 (1.09) | 232.9 (9.17) | 350.8 (13.81) | 679.8 (26.76) | 733.1 (28.86) | 505 (19.9) | 176.6 (6.95) | 67.2 (2.65) | 17.7 (0.70) | 2,828.6 (111.38) |
Average rainy days | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 142 |
Source: World Weather Online [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 3,092 | — |
1918 | 3,920 | +1.59% |
1939 | 5,446 | +1.58% |
1948 | 6,967 | +2.77% |
1960 | 8,455 | +1.63% |
1970 | 10,835 | +2.51% |
1975 | 11,745 | +1.63% |
1980 | 12,120 | +0.63% |
1990 | 15,229 | +2.31% |
1995 | 16,706 | +1.75% |
2000 | 19,264 | +3.10% |
2007 | 20,508 | +0.87% |
2010 | 21,149 | +1.13% |
2015 | 23,201 | +1.78% |
2020 | 26,811 | +3.09% |
2024 | 26,995 | +0.16% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Labrador
10 20 30 40 2000 31.22 2003 16.61 2006 31.70 2009 18.55 2012 8.69 2015 10.98 2018 10.45 2021 17.27 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
Labrador is part of the second 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Marcos Juan Bruno O. Congjuanco |
Mayor | Noel N. Uson |
Vice-Mayor | Melchora A. Yaneza |
Councilors | George P. Vinoya |
Joseph E. Manaois | |
Jojit Benigno S. Aquino | |
Alexander E. Estrada | |
Jorge F. Jallorina | |
Aireen O. Bobis | |
Juan J.Pansoy Jr. | |
Daisy M. Arenas-Nabua | |
The Labrador Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public elementary and high schools. [21]