Alaminos City (Pangasinan: Ciudad na Alaminos) is a fourth class city[4] in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 85,025 people. It is bounded by the municipalities of Sual, Bani, and Mabini.
Hundred Islands National Park, a tourism destination composed of 123 small islands, is located off the coast of Barangay Lucap, Alaminos City.
The Communist Party of the Philippines was founded by Jose Maria Sison in the remote barangay of Dulacac on December 26, 1968.
Alaminos was badly hit in May 2009 by Typhoon Emong which damaged a lot of houses in the city, including the roof of the main church. Due to this, several organizations had requested donations and aid to help in restoring the town back to its former self.
The Alaminos Airport is currently being built near the city to service the local area.
Alaminos City
“Home of the 100 Islands”
Alaminos used to be a part of Bolinao which was one of the nine towns in the northern most part of Zambales. It became a town independent of its mother town in 1747. The town got its name in 1872 in honor of Lieutenant Governor General Alaminos, the then Governor General of the Philippines.
The town became a city in 2001 by virtue of Republic Act 9025, An Act Converting the Municipality of Alaminos, Province of Pangasinan into a
Component City to be known as the City of Alaminos.
Alaminos is the home to the Hundred Islands National Park, the very first national park in the Philippines. It is also the heart of Western Pangasinan, its center of commerce, finance, education, industry and services.
LAND AREA: 16,426 hectares
POPULATION: 79,788
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 39
CLASSIFICATION: 5th class; component city
FIESTA:
March 18-19
Galila Hudre Islands Festival
INDUSTRIES/PRODUCTS:
Noodles (bijon)
Salt
Deboned/Processed Bangus
Processed Meat
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
Parish of St. Joseph Church (1766)
Hundred Islands
Hundred Islands National Park,
Lucap Wharf
Bolo Beach
Caves
“Home of the 100 Islands”
Alaminos used to be a part of Bolinao which was one of the nine towns in the northern most part of Zambales. It became a town independent of its mother town in 1747. The town got its name in 1872 in honor of Lieutenant Governor General Alaminos, the then Governor General of the Philippines.
The town became a city in 2001 by virtue of Republic Act 9025, An Act Converting the Municipality of Alaminos, Province of Pangasinan into a
Component City to be known as the City of Alaminos.
Alaminos is the home to the Hundred Islands National Park, the very first national park in the Philippines. It is also the heart of Western Pangasinan, its center of commerce, finance, education, industry and services.
LAND AREA: 16,426 hectares
POPULATION: 79,788
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 39
CLASSIFICATION: 5th class; component city
FIESTA:
March 18-19
Galila Hudre Islands Festival
INDUSTRIES/PRODUCTS:
Noodles (bijon)
Salt
Deboned/Processed Bangus
Processed Meat
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS:
Parish of St. Joseph Church (1766)
Hundred Islands
Hundred Islands National Park,
Lucap Wharf
Bolo Beach
Caves