Pangasinan people

Pangasinan
Cipriano Primicias · Fidel V. Ramos
Jose de Venecia, Jr. · Fernando Poe, Jr.Total population

1.5 million
(1.75 of the Philippine population)

Regions with significant populations Philippines
(Pangasinan, Metro Manila)

Languages Pangasinan, Bolinao, Ilokano, Filipino, EnglishReligion Predominantly Roman CatholicRelated ethnic groups Ibanag, Igorot, Ilokano, Ivatan, Kapampangan,
other Filipino peoples,
other Austronesian people

The Pangasinan (Pangasinan:Totoon Pangasinan, Spanish: pangasinense) are the eight largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. They are the residents or indigenous peoples of the Province of Pangasinan, one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines, located on the west central area in the island of Luzon along Lingayen Gulf. The term Pangasinan can also refer to the indigenous speakers of the Pangasinan language, or people of Pangasinan heritage.

The name Pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place of salt-making"; it is derived from asin, the word for "salt" in the Pangasinan language. The Pangasinan people are also called taga-Pangasinan, which means "from Pangasinan" in the Pangasinan language.

The estimated population of the Pangasinan people in the province of Pangasinan is 1.5 million. The rest of the population of the province are mostly Ilocanos and Sambal.

Urduja was a legendary woman warrior who is regarded as a heroine in Pangasinan. Malong and Palaris fought for independence from Spanish rule. The first president of the Philippines of Pangasinan origin (and the first Protestant Philippine president), Fidel V. Ramos, was elected in 1992. Other prominent people of Pangasinan heritage include former Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., who was born in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; and the late actor and presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr., whose father was from San Carlos City, Pangasinan.