Place:Alaminos, Pangasinan, Ilocos, Philippines

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NameAlaminos
Alt namesAlaminossource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sarapsapsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCity
Coordinates16.183°N 119.967°E
Located inPangasinan, Ilocos, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Alaminos, officially known as the City of Alaminos, is a 4th class component city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines, and is known for being the home of the Hundred Islands National Park, which is composed of 124 islands and is located off the coast of Barangay Lucap. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,397 people. The city was named after Juan Alaminos y de Vivar, former Governor-General of the Philippines.

In 2011, it was announced that the Alaminos Airport would be built near the city as a commercial airport for Pangasinan province. However, the timeline for construction of the airport has repeatedly slipped; as of 2015, the project is in limbo.

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