Sual, Pangasinan

Sual
Municipality
Municipality of Sual
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Map of Pangasinan with Sual highlighted
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Sual Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°04′N120°06′E / 16.07°N 120.1°E / 16.07; 120.1 Coordinates: 16°04′N120°06′E / 16.07°N 120.1°E / 16.07; 120.1
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
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
•  Congressman	Arnold D. Celeste
•  Electorate	28,940 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	130.16 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	34,149
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
•  Households	7,817
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	13.53% (2015) [4]
•  Revenue	₱216,238,426.90 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2403
PSGC	015542000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)75
Climate type	tropical monsoon climate
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 2015 census, it has a population of 34,149 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.

Barangays

Sual is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

• 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

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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6] [7]

Government

Mayor

The mayor of this municipality is Hon. Liseldo D.Q. Calugay, after a landslide victory, ending the 15-year reign of the Arcinue clan.

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 PHP54.9 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. ^[8]

Climate

Climate data for Sual, Pangasinan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [9]

Tourism

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

Gallery

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

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Pangasinan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
7. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
8. Inquirer.net, Bolinao to sue barge owners for coal spill Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
9. "Sual, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sual, Pangasinan .

• 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