Sual

Sual, officially the Municipality of Sual (Pangasinan: Baley na Sual; Ilocano: Ili ti Sual; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sual), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 34,149 people. [3]

Sual
Municipality
Municipality of Sual
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Map of Pangasinan with Sual highlighted
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Sual
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°04′N 120°06′E
Country Philippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
ProvincePangasinan
District1st district
FoundedMay 20, 1805
Barangays19 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLiseldo D. Calugay
 • Vice MayorDioneil G. Caburao
 • RepresentativeArnold D. Celeste
 • Electorate28,940 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total130.16 km2 (50.26 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total34,149
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
 • Households
7,817
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence13.53% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱216,238,426.90 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2403
PSGC
015542000
IDD : area code +63 (0)75
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

The Philippines largest coal power plant, the 1200 megawatt Sual Power Station, is located in this municipality. It used to be owned by Mirant Services LLC.

Sual is one of the towns where the Spanish galleon brought their goods to trade.

History

Sual used to be a part of a town called San Isidro Labrador de Tobuang (now called Labrador). However Sual would separate from this town when an issue was decreed by the Spanish Governor General Rafael Maria de Aguilar.

Barangays

Sual is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

  • Baquioen
  • Baybay Norte
  • Baybay Sur
  • Bolaoen
  • Cabalitian
  • Calumbuyan
  • Camagsingalan
  • Caoayan
  • Capantolan
  • Macaycayawan
  • Paitan East
  • Paitan West
  • Pangascasan
  • Poblacion
  • Santo Domingo
  • Seselangen
  • Sioasio East
  • Sioasio West
  • Victoria

Demographics
Population census of Sual
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,986—    
1918 4,286+2.44%
1939 6,396+1.92%
1948 7,458+1.72%
1960 9,412+1.96%
1970 12,528+2.90%
1975 14,367+2.78%
1980 15,796+1.91%
1990 19,594+2.18%
1995 20,929+1.24%
2000 25,832+4.62%
2007 29,925+2.05%
2010 31,216+1.55%
2015 34,149+1.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [5] [6][7]

Government

Mayor

The mayor of this municipality is Liseldo D.Q. Calugay, after a landslide victory, ending the 15-year reign of the Arcinue clan.

Maritime issues

On January, 2008, Bolinao Mayor Alfonso Celeste said the local government will file damage suit against Indonesian owners of the barge APOL 3003. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) stated that the environmental damage was PHP54.9 million. The barge towed by a tug boat from Indonesia to the power plant in Sual on November 27 when Typhoon Mina destroyed its anchor and rope, then hurled it to Ilog Malino reef, spilling 95% of its coal cargo. The hard coal spill spread to 33 hectares (82 acres) of coral and sea grass areas.[8]

Climate
Climate data for Sual, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 32
(90)		 32
(90)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.20)		 11.6
(0.46)		 21.1
(0.83)		 27.7
(1.09)		 232.9
(9.17)		 350.8
(13.81)		 679.8
(26.76)		 733.1
(28.86)		 505
(19.9)		 176.6
(6.95)		 67.2
(2.65)		 17.7
(0.70)		 2,828.6
(111.38)
Average rainy days 3 3 3 4 14 18 23 25 22 15 8 4 142
Source: World Weather Online[9]

Tourism
  • St. Peter the Martyr Parish Church
  • Limahong Beach Resort in Cabalitian island
  • Welcome sign
  • Sual Municipal Hall
  • Sual Sports and Civic Center
  • Sual Public Market (Poblacion)
  • Tugboats and small vessels in the Fish Port Complex
  • San Pedro Martir Parish Church (Poblacion)

References
  1.  Municipality of Sual | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Pangasinan". 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. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. Inquirer.net, Bolinao to sue barge owners for coal spill Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Sual, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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