Umingan, officially the Municipality of Umingan (; ; ), is a

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in the

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Geography

Umingan is situated from the provincial capital Lingayen, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Umingan is politically subdivided into 58

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. * Abot Molina * Alo-o * Amaronan * Annam (San Felipe) * Bantug * Baracbac * Barat * Buenavista * Cabalitian * Cabangaran * Cabaruan * Cabatuan * Cádiz * Calitlitan * Capas * Carayungan Sur * Carosalesan * Casilan * Caurdanetaan * Concepción * Decreto * Diaz * Del Rosario (Treinta y Siete) * Diket * Don Justo Ábalos (Caroan) * Don Montano (Cadamortisan) * Esperanza * Evangelista * Flores * Fulgosino * Gonzales (Carayungan) * La Paz * Labuan * Lauren * Lubong * Luna Weste * Luna Este * Mantacdang * Maseil-seil * Nampalcan * Nancalabasaan * Pangangaan * Papallasen * Pemienta * Población East * Población West * Prado * Resurrección * Ricos * San Andrés (Parang) * San Juan * San Leon * San Pablo * San Vicente * Santa María * Santa Rosa * Sinabaan (Mondragon) * Tanggal Sawang

Climate

Demographics

97% of the residents of Umingan are descendants of Ilocano settlers from different areas of Ilocos Region, the remaining 3% are descendants of residents from central and coastal areas of Pangasinan, Tagalog settlers from Tagalog areas, most likely south Nueva Ecija and

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, and Kapampangan settlers.

Economy

The town is a major producer of squash (''kalabasa'').

Government

Local government

Umigan is part of the sixth congressional district of the province of

. It 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.

Elected officials

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. These offices oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These rare the Umingan I Schools District Office, and Umingan I Schools District Office.

Primary and elementary schools

* Annam Elementary School * Bantug Elementary School * Baracbac Elementary School * Barat Elementary School * Celestino L. Clariza Elementary School * Calitlitan Elementary School * Casilan Elementary School * Cadiz Elementary School * Decreto Community School * Diket Elementary School * Diaz Elementary School * Don Montano Elementary School * Doña Nena Elementary School * Esperanza Elementary School * Evangelista Elementary School * Flores Elementary School * Gonzales Elementary School * La Paz Elementary School * Lubong Elementary School * Luna Weste Elementary School * Luna Este Elementary School * Pemienta Elementary School * Mantacdang Elementary School * Maseil-seil-Alo-o Elementary School * Nampalcan-Molina Elementary School * Ricos Elementary School * Rosita Y. Sabado Elementary School * San Juan Elementary School * San Leon Elementary School * San Pablo Elementary School * San Vicente Elementary School * Santa Maria Elementary School * Umingan Central Elementary School * Christian Life Learning Center * Divine Shepherd Montessori and High School * Immaculate Conception Catholic School * Kingsville Academy Umingan * Quezon Memorial Academy

Secondary schools

* Baracbac National High School * Cabalitian National High School * Flores National High School * La Paz National High School * Maseil-seil - Alo-o National High School * Prado National High School * Umingan Central National High School * Christian Life Learning Center * Divine Shepherd Montessori and High School * Immaculate Conception Catholic School * Kingsville Academy * Quezon Memorial Academy

Higher educational institutions

* Hope of Melbourne Colleges Foundation * Santa Catalina College of Science and Technology

References

External links

Umingan Profile at PhilAtlas.com

Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines

Umingan at the Pangasinan Government Website

Local Governance Performance Management System
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
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