Basista

Basista
Municipality of Basista
Basista Town Hall
Basista Town Hall
Official seal of Basista
Nickname: 
Home of the finest musicians
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Map of Pangasinan with Basista highlighted
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Basista is located in Philippines
Basista
Basista
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°51′09″N 120°23′51″E / 15.8524°N 120.3976°E / 15.8524; 120.3976
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
District 2nd district
FoundedSeptember 5, 1961
CharteredMay 8, 1967
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJolly R. Resuello
 • Vice MayorDante P. Bustarde
 • RepresentativeMark Cojuangco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate25,118 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total24.00 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Lowest elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total37,679
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
 • Households
8,824
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
18.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 114.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 165.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 111.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 14.38 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCentral Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2422
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)75
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog

Basista, officially the Municipality of Basista (Pangasinan: Baley na Basista; Ilocano: Ili ti Basista; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basista), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,679 people.[3]

Basista is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Lingayen, 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Manila, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from San Carlos, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bayambang.

  1. ^ Municipality of Basista | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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