Country Philippines Founded 1600 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Monday 3:09 AM | Region Ilocos (Region I) Barangays Area 55.95 km² Province Pangasinan | |
District 4th district of Pangasinan Weather 23°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 73% Humidity University Our Lady of Manaoag College | ||
Manaoag (Pangasinan: Baley na Manaoag), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 69,497 people.
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Map of Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines
Manaoag is bordered by Pozorrubio in the north, Urdaneta City and Mapandan in the south, Laoac in the east, and San Jacinto in the west.
Etymology
Manaoag came from the Pangasinan Language word "Mantaoag" which means "to call".
Barangays
Manaoag is politically subdivided into 26 barangays:
Our Lady of Manaoag
The town is a popular local pilgrimage site as it enshrines a 17th-century ivory statue of St Mary under the title of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Manaoag ("Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag"). Legend has it that a young man had a vision of St Mary, who told him to have the shrine built. Famous souvenirs include candles, rosaries, and ampullae of blessed oil with flowers (which supposedly has healing properties), as well as less religious ones such as bagoóng monamon and tupig.