The province of Pangasinan is on the island of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen. There are 2.5 million Filipinos living in Pangasinan, of which 1.5 million speak the Pangsinan language.
The name Pangasinan means "land of salt." (The word for "salt" is asin.) Pangasinan is a major producer of salt in the Philippines.
Hundred Islands National Park is a marine park in the Lingayen Gulf off the coast of Alaminos City.
Feasts and festivals in Pangasinan during the summer: the Sea Feast, the Bangus Festival (bangus = milkfish), Mangga tan Kawayan (Mango and Bamboo) festival
Pangasinan is the birthplace of former Philippine president Fidel V. Ramos and Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
