San Carlos City of Pangasinan
San Carlos City is a 3rd class city in the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 154,264 people in 28,025 households. This figure shows the city is the most populated land area in Pangasinan except for its density.
The place now called San Carlos City was already a flourishing community since pre-colonial times. It was previously part of a former town called Binalatongan. Binalatongan was the capital of Luyag na Caboloan, an ancient kingdom (now comprised by the 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.
Caboloan is the name of the primitive Pangasinense 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 1960’s, the Municipality of San Carlos diversified into two precincts. In 1965, the smaller precinct became legally incorporated as the Municipality of Basista by virtue of RA 4866. In 1966, the larger precinct became legally incorporated as San Carlos City by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487.
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. Ex-Mayor “Jolly”, as everyone called him, was the best mayor San Carlos City has ever produced. He engineered San Carlos City into one of the economic tigers of northern Luzon. His legacy will remain forever!
December 17 2008 08:40 am | City Tours and Pangasinan and Travel
February 13th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Hello..asking lang po if meron kayong alam about sa question ko.My father died almost 6 years ago na,so yong puntod nya eh nasa San Carlos City,kasi before he died he reuqested na sa San Carlos magpalibing…since almost 6 years na at nahihirapan kaming bisitahin sya kasi napaka layo ng Pangasinan,gusto ko po syang ilipat pabalik ng Manila at doon ilibing yong bones nya ,puwede po ba yon?Sino po ang dapat na tanungin ko or hingan ng permission,ang cityhall po ba ng San Carlos?