San Carlos, Pangasinan

San Carlos City was already a prosperous community since pre-colonial times. It was formerly part of a town called "Binalatongan". Binalatongan was the capital of Luyag na Caboloan, an ancient kingdom, which includes the present-day provinces of Tarlac, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Pangasinan, and Benguet) ruled by King Ari Kasikis. The name of Binalatongan was derived from the abundance of mongo (mung bean) plants along the San Juan riverbanks. During that time, Pangasinan traded with Japan, China and other Southeast Asian empires and national entities and enjoyed full independence and prosperity.

Caboloan is the name of the primitive Pangasinan dialect, of which its purest form was spoken by the natives of Binalatongan.

In 1718, Binalatongan was renamed (the Municipality [town] of) San Carlos.

During the 1960s, the Municipality of San Carlos divided into two precincts. In 1965, the smaller precinct became legally incorporated as the Municipality of Basista by virtue of RA 4866.[5] In 1966, the larger precinct became legally incorporated as San Carlos City by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487.[6]

On April 28, 2007, San Carlos City's former mayor, Julian V. Resuello, was assassinated during an event at the city's plaza. He later died after two days.[7]

San Carlos City is politically subdivided into 86 barangays.

Public Market

The city is also called the "Mango-Bamboo Capital of the Philippines", San Carlos has the largest number of mango trees - their fruits are among the most flavorsome in the country - and a thriving bamboocraft industry. An agro-industrial city, San Carlos also engages in livestock raising, crop production, inland fishing, pottery, food processing, tourism, commerce and trade, small-scale manufacturing, and flour-making. San Carlos is said to have an ideal investment potential because of its large land area, big population and strategic location, being in the center of Pangasinan.

St. Dominic Church and city plaza

Interesting spots of the town include:

• 424-year-old Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish Church
• Speaker Eugenio Perez Memorial Park
• City Plaza
• Quadricentennial Arch in Bolingit
• Binalatongan Ruins in San Juan
• Philippine Fruit Corporation at Barangay Pagal

Bus companies with service to and from Manila include Five Star Bus Company, Dagupan Bus Company, Fermina Express, Pangasinan Solid North Transit, Inc., First North Luzon Transit, .

Jeepneys are available for commuters to its neighboring towns, like Calasiao and Malasiqui. Trycicles are available for commuters to barrios and barangays.

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  View of the city from the Bell Tower
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  Eugenio Pérez Memorial Building, Museum
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  Kaluyagan Rural Bank and Palaris Colleges School (JT Baun Building)
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  Pangasinan Provincial Hospital
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  City Supermarket, Inc.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Carlos (Pangasinan).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Carlos, Pangasinan.

• San Carlos Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• City Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• San Carlos at the Pangasinan Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information