Dagupan
Dagupan | |
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Clockwise from top: Arellano Street - Downtown Dagupan, Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Dagupan City Park, Bangus Festival, Dagupan Train Museum, and Santuario de San Juan Evangelista | |
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| Nicknames: Bangus (Milkfish) Capital of the Philippines Kitchen of the North | |
| Anthem: Dagupan Hymn | |
Interactive map of Dagupan | |
Dagupan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°02′35″N 120°20′02″E / 16.043°N 120.334°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan (geographically only) |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 1590 |
| Cityhood | June 20, 1947 |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Belen T. Fernandez (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Dean Bryan L. Kua (PFP) |
| • Representative | Gina de Venecia (Lakas) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 144,481 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.47 km2 (17.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 174,777 |
| • Density | 3,930/km2 (10,180/sq mi) |
| • Households | 42,017 |
| Demonym(s) | Dagupeño (masculine) Dagupeña (feminine) Dagupenean |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 14.4 |
| • Revenue | ₱1,915,874,700.93 (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,591 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 952.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 701.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Dagupan Electric Corporation (DECORP) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PhST) |
| ZIP code | 2400 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | dagupan |
Dagupan [dɐˈgupan], officially the City of Dagupan (Pangasinan: Siyudad na Dagupan, Ilocano: Siudad ti Dagupan, Filipino: Lungsod ng Dagupan), is a 2nd class independent component city in the Ilocos Region, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 174,777 people.
Located on Lingayen Gulf on the northwest-central part of Luzon, Dagupan is the primary commercial and financial center of Pangasinan. The city is also one of the centers of modern medical services, education, media and communication in North-Central Luzon. The NEDA-Regional Development Council officially recognized Dagupan as a regional center. The city is situated within the fertile Agno River Valley and is in turn a part of the larger Central Luzon plain.
The city is among the top producers of milkfish (locally known as bangus) in the province and also the bangus capital of the country. From 2001 to 2003, Dagupan's milkfish production totaled to 35,560.1 metric tons (34,998.5 long tons; 39,198.3 short tons), contributing 16.8 percent to the total provincial production. Of its total production in the past three years, 78.5 percent grew in fish pens/cages, while the rest grew in brackish water fishponds.
Dagupan is administratively and politically independent from the provincial government of Pangasinan and is only represented by the province's legislative district. It is the second most-populous city in the province and in the Ilocos Region, after San Carlos.
Dagupan is one of the proposed metropolitan areas in the Philippines. Metro Dagupan is proposed to include the independent component city of Dagupan, as well as the towns of Binmaley, Calasiao, Lingayen, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mapandan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, and Santa Barbara.