Aringay

Aringay , officially the Municipality of Aringay (Ilocano: Ili ti Aringay; Filipino: Bayan ng Aringay), is a second class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 47,458 people. [3]

Aringay
Municipality
Municipality of Aringay
Aringay town center along the National Highway
Flag
Seal
Map of La Union with Aringay highlighted
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Aringay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°23′54″N 120°21′20″E
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvinceLa Union
District2nd District
Founded1641
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEric O. Sibuma
 • Vice MayorBenjamin O. Sibuma
 • RepresentativeSandra Y. Eriguel
 • Electorate30,606 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total84.54 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total47,458
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
10,621
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence8.59% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue PHP 241,735,653.59 million (87%) (2018)
 • Assets PHP 397,480,131.29 million (40.7%) (2018)
 • Expenditure PHP 135,407,903.62 million (18.7%) (2018)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2503
PSGC
013302000
IDD : area code +63 (0)72
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesIlocano
Pangasinan
Tagalog
Websitewww.aringay.gov.ph

Known in Philippine History as the birthplace of revolutionary leader Diego Silang,[5] its economy is based primarily on agriculture, producing rice, tobacco and fruit crops as economic staples. A nascent tourism industry is centered on its beach resorts. Its ethnic population is predominantly Ilocano and Christian (Roman Catholic).

Geography

Aringay is located about 239 kilometres (149 mi) north of Manila and 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of San Fernando, the regional and provincial capital.

Climate

The town experiences the prevailing monsoon climate of Northern Luzon, characterized by a dry season from November to April and a wet season from May to October.

Climate data for Aringay, La Union
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15
(0.6)		 16
(0.6)		 24
(0.9)		 33
(1.3)		 102
(4.0)		 121
(4.8)		 177
(7.0)		 165
(6.5)		 144
(5.7)		 170
(6.7)		 56
(2.2)		 23
(0.9)		 1,046
(41.2)
Average rainy days 6.3 6.6 9.5 12.8 20.6 23.5 25.4 23.4 23.2 21.4 14.0 8.2 194.9
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Barangays
The 24 barangays of the Municipality of Aringay[7]
Rank Barangay Population Rank Barangay Population
1 San Eugenio 3,682 14 Macabato 1,235
2 Poblacion 3,464 15 San Simon West 1,225
3 San Benito Sur 3,354 16 Pangao-aoan East 1,221
4 Dulao 3,284 17 San Juan West 1,182
5 Santa Rita West 3,192 18 Santa Rita East 1,078
6 Santa Lucia 2,861 19 San Simon East 1,051
7 Samara 2,487 20 San Antonio 1,024
8 San Benito Norte 2,428 21 Gallano 1,014
9 Basca 2,050 22 San Juan East 899
10 Santa Cecilia 1,823 23 Alaska 891
11 Santo Rosario West 1,789 24 Pangao-aoan West 807
12 Manga 1,465 Aringay Total 44,949
13 Santo Rosario East 1,443

History

Aringay was an ancient village known in pre-colonial times as Alingay or Alinguey. When Spanish colonizers arrived in the late 16th century, they found an enclave of ethnic Pangasinenses actively trading with their Ilocano and Ifugao neighbors and traders from China, Japan and Southeast Asia. In a small village now known as Samara, a settlement headed by a descendant of Lakan Dula is thriving. The presence of Spanish soldiers, administrators, and Augustinian missionaries ushered in the town’s colonial era and its conversion to Roman Catholicism.

Aringay remained a part of Pangasinan province until April 18, 1854, when the Spanish fused the northern towns of that province with the southern towns of Ilocos Sur to create the new province of La Union (hence, "The Union") The municipalities of Caba and Gallano (later placed in the province of Benguet and then abolished in 1900) were later carved out of Aringay’s northern borders.

The 18th and 19th centuries marked the active expansion of Ilocano territory. Scores of migrants from the Ilocos provinces pushed their way south so that by the end of the 19th century, Aringay was home to mostly Ilocano and Ilocanized Pangasinenses.

Outbreaks of rebellion rocked the town during four centuries of Spanish, American and Japanese colonization. Bloody confrontations ignited by revolutionaries such as Diego Silang and Gabriela Silang during Spanish occupation and by insurgents during the Philippine–American War and the Japanese occupation in World War II marred the bucolic villages of Aringay.

A decisive battle on Aringay River against U.S. forces crippled US forces. By 1901, the province of La Union was freed by the American occupation.

Japanese forces attacked Aringay in December 1941 and occupied the town until their brutal withdrawal in 1945-1946, when many Aringayenos massacred the entire battalion of Japanese command in Aringay.

Demographics
Population census of Aringay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,572—    
1918 11,247+1.83%
1939 12,487+0.50%
1948 13,079+0.52%
1960 17,572+2.49%
1970 21,835+2.19%
1975 25,042+2.79%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 27,524+1.91%
1990 33,258+1.91%
1995 36,743+1.88%
2000 41,422+2.60%
2007 43,438+0.66%
2010 44,949+1.25%
2015 47,458+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [8] [9][10]

In the 2015 census, the population of Aringay was 47,458 people, [3] with a density of 560 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.

Possible merger with Agoo and proposed cityhood

In 2014, La Union Second District Representative Eufranio Eriguel filed House Bill 4644, which seeks to merge the municipalities of Agoo and Aringay into a component city to be known as the City of Agoo-Aringay.[11]

  • Municipal hall
  • Public market
  • Town plaza
  • Aringay River
  • Street view

Notable people

References
  1.  Municipality of Aringay | (DILG)
  2. "Province: La Union". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012). Historical dictionary of the Philippines (3rd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-8108-7511-1. OCLC 774293494.
  6. "Aringay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "2010 Census of Population and Housing: Population Counts - Cordillera Administrative Region" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority, April 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. "Province of La Union". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. Elias, Jun (July 10, 2014). "Bill seeks to merge 2 La Union towns into component city". PhilStar Global. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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