Sual

Sual
Municipality
Municipality of Sual
Street in Sual
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Sual Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°03′58″N120°05′45″E / 16.0661°N 120.0958°E / 16.0661; 120.0958
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Pangasinan
District	1st district
Founded	May 20, 1805
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Liseldo D. Calugay
•  Vice Mayor	Dioneil G. Caburao
•  Representative	Arnold D. Celeste
•  Municipal Council	Members Dionisio G. Caburao Jr. John Christopher A. Arcinue Raymundo C. Edrosolan Alex I. Osana Danilo B. Vinluan Jenibelle Ayra C. Tomagoy Gregorio G. Garcia Jr. Michael John C. Millan
•  Electorate	31,640 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	130.16 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	39,091
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
•  Households	10,084
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.73 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 409.6 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 2,678 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 308.7 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 1,240 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2403
PSGC	015542000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)75
Native languages	Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog

Sual, officially the Municipality of Sual (Pangasinan : Baley na Sual; Ilocano : Ili ti Sual; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sual), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,091 people. ^[3]

The Philippines largest coal power plant, the 1200 megawatt Sual Power Station, is located in this municipality. It used to be owned by Mirant Services LLC.

Sual is one of the towns where the Spanish galleon brought their goods to trade.

Sual is 25 kilometers (16 mi) from Lingayen and 231 kilometers (144 mi) from Manila.

History

Sual used to be a part of a town called San Isidro Labrador de Tobuang (now called Labrador). However, Sual would separate from this town when an issue was decreed by the Spanish Governor-General Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León. Naval Base Lingayen built a PT boat base at Sual in 1945.

Maritime issues

On January 2008, Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste said the local government will file damage suit against Indonesian owners of the barge APOL 3003. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) stated that the environmental damage was ₱54.9 million. The barge towed by a tug boat from Indonesia to the power plant in Sual on November 27 when Typhoon Mina destroyed its anchor and rope, then hurled it to Ilog Malino reef, spilling 95% of its coal cargo. The hard coal spill spread to 33 hectares (82 acres) of coral and sea grass areas. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Sual is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Baquioen
• Baybay Norte
• Baybay Sur
• Bolaoen
• Cabalitian
• Calumbuyan
• Camagsingalan
• Caoayan
• Capantolan
• Macaycayawan
• Paitan East
• Paitan West
• Pangascasan
• Poblacion
• Santo Domingo
• Seselangen
• Sioasio East
• Sioasio West
• Victoria

Climate

Climate data for Sual, 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 [6]

Demographics

Population census of Sual

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,986	—
1918	4,286	+2.44%
1939	6,396	+1.92%
1948	7,458	+1.72%
1960	9,412	+1.96%
1970	12,528	+2.90%
1975	14,367	+2.78%
1980	15,796	+1.91%
1990	19,594	+2.18%
1995	20,929	+1.24%
2000	25,832	+4.62%
2007	29,925	+2.05%
2010	31,216	+1.55%
2015	34,149	+1.73%
2020	39,091	+2.69%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sual

10 20 30 40 2006 36.70 2009 26.69 2012 11.80 2015 13.53 2018 10.10 2021 22.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Sual, belonging to the first 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) ^[19]

Position	Name
Congressman	Arnold F. Celeste
Mayor	Liseldo De. Calugay
Vice-Mayor	Dioneil G. Caburao
Councilors	Dionisio G. Caburao Jr.
	John Christopher A. Arcinue
	Raymundo C. Edrosolan
	Alex I. Osana
	Danilo B. Vinluan
	Jenibelle Ayra C. Tomagoy
	Gregorio G. Garcia Jr.
	Michael John C. Millan

Tourism

• St. Peter the Martyr Parish Church
• Limahong Beach Resort in Cabalitian island

Gallery

• 
  Welcome sign
• 
  Sual Municipal Hall
• 
  Sual Sports and Civic Center
• 
  Sual Public Market (Poblacion)
• 
  Tugboats and small vessels in the Fish Port Complex
• 
  San Pedro Martir Parish Church (Poblacion)
• 
  Sual Power Station

References

1.   Municipality of Sual | (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. Inquirer.net, Bolinao to sue barge owners for coal spill Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Sual, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

External links

• Sual Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• Sual at the Pangasinan Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information