Calasiao
Calasiao | |
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| Municipality of Calasiao | |
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Map of Pangasinan with Calasiao highlighted | |
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Calasiao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°01′N 120°22′E / 16.02°N 120.37°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | June 29, 1592 |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Patrick A. Caramat (Nacionalista) |
| • Vice Mayor | Kevin Roy Q. Macanlalay (Nacionalista) |
| • Representative | Maria Rachel J. Arenas (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 68,134 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.36 km2 (18.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 100,686 |
| • Density | 2,082/km2 (5,392/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,225 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.68 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 447.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 883.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 353.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 265 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2418 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Sambal Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Lingayen-Dagupan |
| Patron saint | Saint Peter and Paul |
| Website | www |
Calasiao, officially the Municipality of Calasiao (Pangasinan: Baley na Calasiao; Ilocano: Ili ti Calasiao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calasiao), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 100,686 people.
Today, Calasiao is known as a first class, highly commercialized municipality and is strategically located at the heart of Pangasinan. It consists of 24 barangays and 31 sitios across a total land area of 4,836 hectares. Being a town adjacent to the city of Dagupan, the municipality's economic activities are fed by the demand in Dagupan as the town increasingly becomes an important satellite commercial hub for the immediate area. In terms of delicacy, Calasiao's flagship product is the native rice cake known as Puto Calasiao.