| Rosales | |||
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| Coordinates: 15°53′N 120°38′E / 15.883°N 120.633°ECoordinates: 15°53′N 120°38′E / 15.883°N 120.633°E | |||
| Country |  Philippines |
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| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) | ||
| Province | Pangasinan | ||
| District | 6th District, Pangasinan | ||
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| Barangays | 37 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ricardo V. Revita | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 66.39 km2 (25.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 57,702 | ||
| - Density | 869.1/km2 (2,251.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 2441 | ||
| Income class | 1st class; partially urban | ||
| Population Census of Rosales | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 47,616 |
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| 2000 | 52,086 | 1.94% | |
| 2007 | 57,702 | 1.42% | |
Rosales is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. It is sometimes called as Carmen, Pangasinan based on its progressive barangay, Carmen (now split into two barangays). According to the latest census, it has a population of 57,702 people.
Philippine National Author Francisco Sionil Josè has set a monument to the town he grew up in with his five-novels-series The Rosales Saga.
Rosales is a junction town for those travelling to the provinces of Tarlac, Nueva Ecija to the other towns of Pangasinan. Its local economy is considered as one of the best in Pangasinan with the opening of the first SM mall in Pangasinan called SM City Rosales. Rosales will be last interchange of Phase 1 of the Tarlac-La Union Expressway.
Barangays
Rosales is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.
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External links
- Official Website of Rosales, Pangasinan
- Rosales Pangasinan Photoblog
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- Rosales, Pangasinan Message Board
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