Mapandan
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan
Mapandan, officially the Municipality of Mapandan (Pangasinan: Baley na Mapandan; Ilocano: Ili ti Mapandan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mapandan), is a municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 38,228 people.
The town is known for its yearly Pandan Festival.
Etymology
Mapandan (meaning plenty of pandan) got its name from “pandan”, a native palm which grew in abundance in the place at that time. The leaves of the pandan add aroma to the cooked rice if cooked with it. The leaves are also stripped and woven into mats.
History
Mapandan was a former mere barrio part of Municipality of Mangaldan. It was also once called “balon baley” which means new town in the local vernacular.
Mapandan was first established as a “pueblo” by virtue of Direction General No. 39 Administration Civil No.
“Mapandan” enters the record as municipality of the Philippines in the province of Pangasinan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mapandan, municipality and Philippines can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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