Dagupan City is a 1st class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, Dagupan City has a population of 130,328 people in 25,921 households. According to the same survey, Pangasinan is the most populous province in the Philippines. Located on Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon, Dagupan is the chief port and commercial and financial center of the province and Northern Luzon; an active trade is conducted in sugarcane, corn, rice, copra, salt, and an alcoholic liquor produced from the nipa palm. The city is known as the Bangus (milkfish) capital of the Philippines because of its abundance of fresh bangus.

The longest barbecue measured 1,007.56 m (3,305.64 ft) - it was created by the people of Dagupan City on May 3, 2003 as part of the city’s Bangus Festival.

Brief History

Dagupan City's old name was "Nandaragupan" which means, "where people come to gather" or "rallying point", indicating its early importance as a trade, commercial and political center in the region. The name "Nandaragupan" was first used when Andres Malong, a Filipino leader, instigated a revolt in 1660 against Spanish rule in the province. Malong was eventually beheaded in the city's Pantal bridge in 1661 by Spanish authorities.

On January 8-9, 1945, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur landed his amphibious liberation force in the city's "Blue Beach" section along the Lingayen Gulf. From his beachhead in Dagupan, along with those in neighboring towns Lingayen and San Fabian, MacArthur's forces under General Walter Kruger were able to penetrate Japanese defenses in Luzon island and liberate Filipino and allied prisoners of war in Manila's University of Sto. Tomas.

Dagupan became a chartered city in 1946.

Barangays

Dagupan City is politically subdivided into 31 barangays.

External links

• Official Website of Dagupan City
• Sister City of Milpitas, California, USA
• World's Longest Barbeque by Guinness World Records
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Dagupan Bangus Festival Official Website | Celebrating the World's Longest Barbecue
• Kingfisher School of Business and Finance
• Official Website of the Provincial Government of Pangasinan
• Pangasinan: Preservation and Revitalization of the Pangasinan Language and Literature
• Sunday Punch
• Sun Star Pangasinan
• Pangasinan Star Online
• Pangasinan Test Wikipedia

Cities in the Philippines

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