Municipality of Bugallon
Location
Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Bugallon.
Government
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	Pangasinan
District	2nd District, Pangasinan
Barangays	24
Income class	3rd class; rural
Mayor	Rodrigo M. Orduna
ZIP Code	2416
Physical characteristics
Area	189.64 km²
Population      Total	62,237

Bugallon is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 62,237 people in 10,614 households.

[edit] History

The municipality of Bugallon was formerly called "Salasa" which means a part of a wooden house where the floor is attached to. In the Spanish colonial era, the Spanish authorities established the town center in Poblacion (now Barangay Salasa). Because of flooding and erosion, the town center was later transferred to Barrio Anagao (became Barangay Poblacion) but the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, one of the oldest churches in the country, could not be transferred (every time someone attempts, he dies). A new Catholic church was created in the Poblacion, the Saint Andrew Catholic Church. This is the reason why Bugallon has two Catholic Churches. The town was named after the town's hero Major Jose Torres Bugallon who fought together with Gen. Antonio Luna during the Philippine American War in 1899. February 5th, 1899, at the Battle of La Loma, Bugallon faced Gen. Arthur MacArthur. Bugallon suffered a shot to the thigh during the battle. Later that day, in the arms of Antonio Luna, Bugallon died from excessive loss of blood.

In 1921, the town of Salasa was renamed to Bugallon.

[edit] Barangays

Bugallon is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 15°55′N 120°11′E / 15.917°N 120.183°E / 15.917; 120.183