Sison

Philippines / Ilocos / Batakil /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division

Municipality of Sison, Province of Pangasinan
Land Area: 81.88 km²
ZIP Code: 2434

Sison is a landlocked municipality in the province of Pangasinan in the Philippines. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 43,979 people.

The town lies within the latitude 16 deg 11' and longitude 120 deg and 39' east. It is geographically located on the northern-central portion of Pangasinan lying within the provincial boundaries of La Union and Benguet. It is bounded on the north by Rosario; on the south by Pozorrubio; on the southeast by San Manuel and Binalonan.

The municipality is approximately 200 kilometers north of Manila, 50 kilometers south of San Fernando City, where the regional office of the national government agencies in Region I are located, 53 kilometers east of Lingayen (via Pozorrubio), the capital of Pangasinan, and 43 kilometers south of Baguio City.

Sison is politically subdivided into 28 barangays:

-Agat
-Alibeng
-Amagbagan
-Artacho
-Asan Norte
-Asan Sur
-Bantay Insik
-Bila
-Binmeckeg
-Bulaoen East
-Bulaoen West
-Cabaritan
-Calunetan
-Camangaan
-Cauringan
-Dungon
-Esperanza
-Inmalog
-Killo
-Labayug
-Paldit
-Pindangan
-Pinmilapil
-Poblacion Central
-Poblacion Norte
-Poblacion Sur
-Sagunto
-Tara-tara

Pangasinan Webpage: www.pangasinan.org/sison/
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°9'53"N   120°32'42"E

Comments

  • Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Ph_locator_pangasinan_sison.png
  • The Northern Cement Plant is located in Sison.
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