San Fabian, Pangasinan

Brief History

The town is used to be called " Angio " meaning "a tree of most bitter fruit", where in a place for mission during that time by the friars of Dominican Order. It was named after Saint Fabian, the saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 to his death in 250. He is famous for the miraculous nature of his election, in which a Dove was said to have get down on his head to mark him as the unexpected choice of the Holy spirit to become the next Pope.
According to history, in the year 1818, Angalacan river which is situated in between San fabian and Mangaldan sometimes overflows because of floods that causes boundary dispute between the said two towns. The said dispute was then settled in the year 1900 when the Mayor of the two towns meet and arrived at an agreement wherein they raised a boundary marker at Longos between the towns of San Fabian and Mangaldan. The agreement was signed by Juan Ulanday, Marcelo Erfe, Nicolas Rosa, and Vicente Padilla which was approved by the American Commander Capt. Ferguson.

Population 2010 Census          77,899
Land Area                                81.28 km2
Zip Code                                   2433
Area code                                  075

How to get there

Since San Fabian is one of Pangasinan municipalities, it is accessible by land. It can be reach by means of private or public vehicle. From Pasay City or Cubao, there are bus terminals Dagupan bus for instance who have daily trips bound to Dagupan City via manaoag, you will pass by the town of Mangaladan, just ask the bus conductor to drop you at Mangaldan public market. When you are at the public market, just look for the jeepneys going to San Fabian. It will only take more or less 15 minutes to reach the town.

How many kilometers

208 kms From Pasay City as our starting point

Landmarks / establishments / Tourist Destinations

San Fabian Beaches and Resorts
Parish of Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr Church
San Fabian Sports Complex

San Fabian is politically subdivided into 34 Barangays

Ambalangan-Dalin
Angio
Anonang
Aramal
Bigbiga
Binday
Bolaoen
Bolasi
Cayanga
Gomot
Inmalog
Lekep-Butao
Longos
Mabilao
Nibaliw Central
Nibaliw East
Nibaliw Magliba
Palapad
Poblacion
Rabon
Sagud-Bahley
Sobol
Tempra-Guilig
Tocok
Lipit-Tomeeng
Colisao
Nibaliw Narvarte (Nibaliw West Compound)
Nibaliw Vidal (Nibaliw West Proper)
Alacan
Cabaruan
Inmalog Norte
Longos-Amangonan-Parac-Parac Fabrica
Longos Proper
Tiblong