Labrador, Pangasinan

Labrador
Municipality
Municipality of Labrador
Poblacion and Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Pangasinan with Labrador highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Labrador Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°02′02″N120°08′21″E / 16.03389°N 120.13917°E / 16.03389; 120.13917
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	2nd district
Founded	May 15, 1857
Named for	San Isidro de Labrador
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Dominador V. Arenas
•  Vice Mayor	Melchora A. Yaneza
•  Representative	Jumel Anthony I. Espino
•  Municipal Council	Members George P. Vinoya Angelo U. Mislang Alexander E. Estrada Noel N. Uson Bobby A. Fulgencio Helen U. Alamis Mark Arthur S. Camacho Ligaya P. Ramos
•  Electorate	18,974 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	26,811
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
•  Households	6,484
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.27 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 110.7 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 300.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 90.78 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 40.29 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2402
PSGC	015521000
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 has a population of 26,811 people. ^[3]

Labrador is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Lingayen and 223 kilometres (139 mi) from Manila.

Geography

Barangays

Labrador is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bolo (*Kadampat, *Quiray)
• Bongalon
• Dulig
• Laois
• Magsaysay
• Poblacion
• San Gonzalo
• San Jose
• Tobuan
• Uyong

Climate

Climate data for Labrador, Pangasinan
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 [5]

Demographics

Population census of Labrador

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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	+2.88%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Labrador

10 20 30 40 2006 31.70 2009 18.55 2012 8.69 2015 10.98 2018 10.45 2021 17.27 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Labrador, belonging to the second 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 official

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[18]

Position	Name
Congressman	Jumel Anthony I. Espino
Mayor	Dominador V. Arenas
Vice-Mayor	Melchora A. Yaneza
Councilors	George P. Vinoya
	Angelo U. Mislang
	Alexander E. Estrada
	Noel N. Uson
	Bobby A. Fulgencio
	Helen U. Alamis
	Mark Arthur S. Camacho
	Ligaya P. Ramos

Gallery

• 
  Public Market
• 
  Highway and downtown
• 
  St. Isidore the Farmer Parish Church (Poblacion)
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  Police Station & Municipal Hospital (Poblacion)
• 
  Laois beaches along coastal shores of Lingayen Gulf
• 
  Uyong river, beaches and shores

References

1.   Municipality of Labrador | (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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Labrador, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links

• Labrador Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Labrador at the Pangasinan Government Website Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information