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Mangaldan, Philippines

Mangaldan is a town of 88,818 people in Ilocos, Philippines, founded in June 2, 1600.

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Population88,818 GeoNames
RegionIlocos
Elevation7 m 23 ft
FoundedJune 2, 1600
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area48.5 km²
Nearest airportLoakan Airport (BAG) 41 km

Why visit Mangaldan

Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 64 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

About Mangaldan

Mangaldan, officially the Municipality of Mangaldan (Pangasinan: Baley na Mangaldan; Ilocano: Ili ti Mangaldan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mangaldan), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 113,302 people.

From the Wikipedia article Mangaldan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Things to do1

Tondaligan Grand Amphitheater

Cinema and theater · 5.7 km

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Museums and landmarks7

Museo de Mangaldan - Heritage and Museum Center

Museum

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President Ramon Magsaysay

Monument and historic site · 3.8 km

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Rizal Monument

Monument and historic site

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Saint Fabian

Monument and historic site · 5.6 km

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San fabian resort

Monument and historic site · 5.8 km

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Welcome Anolid

Monument and historic site · 3.3 km

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Welcome Brgy Longos

Monument and historic site · 3.3 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds3

Filipino-Japanese Friendship Garden

Park · 5.9 km

Tondalingan Street

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Gef's Water Park

Sports field and stadium · 4.1 km

Children 2 to 11 pay 95 PHP and below 2 free

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Mangaldan People's Park

Park

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Restaurants and cafes64

Sabina

Diner · American · 4.3 km

Mo-Su 10:00-20:00

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Rap's Lechon Hauz

Restaurant · Filipino · 4.3 km

Mo-We 06:00-19:00; Th 06:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 06:00-19:00; Su 06:00-22:00

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Drop Coffee

Cafe · 1.3 km

Mo-Su 11:00-20:00

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Santi's Bistro

Restaurant · 5.9 km

Mo-Su 09:00-19:00

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El Jardine

Restaurant · 5.8 km

Filipino, Asian, Spanish

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Matthew's Milktea

Cafe · Milktea · 4.8 km

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Matutina's Seafood Annex 1

Restaurant · Filipino · 6.0 km

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Olivia's

Restaurant · Pizza · 6.0 km

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Packing Wings

Restaurant · Wings · 0.7 km

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Tomas Kainan

Restaurant · Filipino · 6.0 km

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Turo-turo

Cafe · Filipino · 5.1 km

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Amitie Bistro

Restaurant · 4.8 km

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History

Mangaldan has the distinction of being the third town in Pangasinan to be founded by Dominican missionaries. As early as 1591, Mangaldan already existed as a Spanish encomienda. Its foundation as a town is attributed to Juan Martinez de Santo Domingo, a former missionary of Pangasinan who died in Japan on March 19, 1618.

Mangaldan started as a "visita" of Calasiao and it remained such until the Dominicans created it as an independent vicariate under the patronage of Saint Thomas Aquinas on June 2, 1600.

It is said that of all the people of Pangasinan, the Mangaldanians were the most difficult to convert. The greatest enemy of the missionaries in the town was a certain man named Casipit who tried to force them out of the town and even attempted to kill some of them. Yet, when he was converted by the first apostle, Fr. Pedro Soto, he became the principal propagator of the Faith. He contributed a great sum of money for the construction of the first church.

In the second half of the 19th century, Mangaldan was the richest town in the province. This was due to the famous irrigation system which the missionaries built within the confines of the town causing its fertile fields to yield bountiful harvest of palay. Most outstanding in this gigantic task was Fr. Jose Torres who gave his life to bring it to completion in 1892.

From the History section of Mangaldan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay13

Churches and places of worship25

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Shopping15

Gas and EV charging30

Schools, colleges and libraries84

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Healthcare20

Map of Mangaldan

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Getting there and nearby towns

Loakan Airport (BAG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 41 km away.

  • Dagupan 8 km west, about 8 min by car
  • Calasiao 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
  • Santa Barbara 8 km south, about 8 min by car
  • Binmaley 15 km west, about 15 min by car
  • Sison 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
  • Lingayen 19 km west, about 19 min by car
  • Urdaneta 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
  • Binalonan 20 km east, about 20 min by car
  • Villasis 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
  • Bayambang 29 km south, about 29 min by car

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