Laoac
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| Municipality of Laoac | |
Town Hall of Laoac
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| Nickname:
Pangasinan's young municipality
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Map of Pangasinan with Laoac highlighted
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  Laoac Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°02′00″N 120°33′00″E / 16.03333°N 120.55°E / 16.03333; 120.55 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Pangasinan |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ricardo D. Balderas |
| • Vice Mayor | Nelson V. Gayo |
| • Representative | Ramon V. Guico III |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 22,336 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.50 km2 (15.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 34,128 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,811 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 112.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 464.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 133.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 32.83 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Pangasinan 3 Electric Cooperative (PANELCO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
2437
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Laoac [ˈlawak], officially the Municipality of Laoac (Pangasinan: Baley na Laoac; Ilocano: Ili ti Laoac; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laoac), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofPangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,128 people.[3]
Laoac is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Lingayen and 195 kilometres (121 mi) from Manila.
Since early 1900s, unsuccessful attempts to convert Laoac, then the biggest barrioinManaoag, into a separate municipality were made until the revival of such movement by Don Westrimundo Tabayoyong.[5] This led to the establishment of Laoac as a municipality through Republic Act No. 6485, which was enacted on June 17, 1972, constituting twenty barrios separated from Manaoag, including Laoac (present-day Poblacion) which was designated as the seat of government.[6] The implementation, however, was delayed by the declaration of nationwide martial law later that year.[5] By virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 18 issued in 1979,[7] the first municipal officials were elected, with Tabayoyong as mayor, and assumed office on March 5, 1980, formally inaugurating the corporate existence of the municipality.[5]
Laoac is currently the province's newest municipality.
Tabayoyong served until his assassination at the municipal plaza on September 6, 1985.[8]
Laoac is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Laoac, Pangasinan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.5 (5.02) |
115.8 (4.56) |
129.7 (5.11) |
141.1 (5.56) |
248.2 (9.77) |
165 (6.5) |
185.3 (7.30) |
161.9 (6.37) |
221.4 (8.72) |
299.5 (11.79) |
199 (7.8) |
188.7 (7.43) |
2,183.1 (85.93) |
| Average rainy days | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 230 |
| Source: World Weather Online[9] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1980 | 19,252 | — |
| 1990 | 22,864 | +1.73% |
| 1995 | 24,662 | +1.43% |
| 2000 | 26,723 | +1.74% |
| 2007 | 28,266 | +0.78% |
| 2010 | 29,456 | +1.51% |
| 2015 | 31,497 | +1.28% |
| 2020 | 34,128 | +1.59% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] | ||
Poverty incidence of Laoac
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Laoac, belonging to the fifth 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.
| Position | Name |
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| Governor | Ramon V. Guico III |
| Vice Governor | Mark DG. Lambino |
| Congressman | Ramon N. Guico Jr. |
| Board Member | Rosary Gracia "Chinky" Perez-Tababa |
| Nicholi Jan Louie Q. Sison | |
| Mayor | Ricardo D. Balderas |
| Vice-Mayor | Nelson V. Gayo |
| Councilors | Glaiza B. Olande-Collado |
| Wilson D. Quinto | |
| Yolanda S. Rufo | |
| Charito T. Calica | |
| Rolando N. Ramos | |
| Edgar M. Elleazar | |
| Benedict E. Lopena | |
| Ruben A. Allado | |
| Liga ng mga Barangay President | Marissa R. Celino |
| Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President | Peiry Velasco |
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