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Basista
Municipality
Municipality of Basista
Basista Town Hall
Basista Town Hall
Official seal of Basista
Seal
Nickname: 
Home of the finest musicians
Map of Pangasinan with Basista highlighted
Map of Pangasinan with Basista highlighted
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Map
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
[2]
 • 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
14.48
% (2018)[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
015509000
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 and 198 kilometres (123 mi) from Manila.

History

The former barrio of San Carlos, now the site of the town proper or poblacion was once the biggest and one of the progressive barrios located in the far south of the mother town, San Carlos (now a city).

As early as 1918, influential and prominent citizens of the then barrio of Basista came together and made the first attempt to petition the municipal government of San Carlos and the provincial board of Pangasinan to grant the township of their barrios. Prominent politicians during that time volunteered their help in making representations with the proper authorities, but their request was not granted.

On September 5, 1961, President Carlos P. Garcia issued Executive Order No. 446 creating the town of Basista composed of 13 barrios out of the 28 that petitioned.[5] Four years after, however, the Philippine Supreme Court declared the town's creation as without legal basis citing their ruling in the "Emmanuel Pelaez vs. Auditor General" that "municipalities created under Executive Orders are void". It was here that Republic Act No. 4866 filed by Pangasinan 2nd District Representative Jack L. Soriano was enacted into law and legally created Basista as a town of Pangasinan.[6][7]

Geography

Barangays

Barangays of Basista

Basista is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Climate data for Basista, Pangasinan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.1
(0.20) 		11.6
(0.46) 		21.1
(0.83) 		27.7
(1.09) 		232.9
(9.17) 		350.8
(13.81) 		679.8
(26.76) 		733.1
(28.86) 		505
(19.9) 		176.6
(6.95) 		67.2
(2.65) 		17.7
(0.70) 		2,828.6
(111.38)
Average rainy days 3 3 3 4 14 18 23 25 22 15 8 4 142
Source: World Weather Online[8]

Demographics

Population census of Basista
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 14,204—    
1975 15,241+1.42%
1980 17,191+2.44%
1990 22,360+2.66%
1995 24,278+1.55%
2000 26,616+1.99%
2007 28,104+0.75%
2010 30,385+2.88%
2015 32,959+1.56%
2020 37,679+2.67%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Basista
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]


Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Basista, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022)[20]
Position Name
Mayor Jolly R. Resuello
Vice Mayor Dante P. Bustarde
Councilors Christian S. Bacani
Jake Niccole L. Perez
Dominador A. Frias
Monica N. Ramos
Vanessa F. Baraquio
Marino C. Capua
Bernard S. Doria
Teresita S. Erguiza

Landmarks

Image gallery

References

  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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Executive Order No. 446, s. 1961 (September 5, 1961), Creating the Municipality of Basista in the Province of Pangasinan, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved September 16, 2023
  6. ^ Republic Act No. 4866 (May 8, 1967), An Act Declaring Basista, Province of Pangasinan, Created by Executive Order Numbered Four Hundred Forty-Six Dated September Five, Nineteen Hundred Sixty-One, as a Duly Constituted Municipality, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved September 16, 2023
  7. ^ "Basista". Cities and Municipalities. Province of Pangasinan. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Basista, Pangasinan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.((cite encyclopedia)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Province of Pangasinan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  20. ^ "Halalan 2022 Basista, Pangasinan Election Results". ABS-CBN Halalan 2022 Results. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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