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San Fabian is a town in Pangasinan.
Understand
[edit | edit source]San Fabian, formerly known as Angio, is one of the oldest settlements in Pangasinan, having existed in the precolonial era as a coastal trading post for Chinese, Japanese, Ilocano and Cordilleran traders. During World War II, the town was the site of amphibious landings along Lingayen Gulf by Japanese and then American forces in the battle to control Luzon. A legacy of this is its beaches being referred to by locals by the code names used by US forces who landed ashore in 1945.
San Fabian is located at the mouth of the Bued River along the northeastern shore of Lingayen Gulf, which gives the town a thriving fishing industry. It also forms Pangasinan's boundary with the province of La Union.
It is home to about 88,000 people (census, 1 July 2024) 
Get in
[edit | edit source]San Fabian is along Route 55 (Pangasinan-La Union Road), which connects La Union with Pangasinan's commercial capital, Dagupan. Buses, jeepneys and passenger vans ply the highway, including those heading to Baguio, San Fernando and other locations further north in the Ilocos Region.
San Fabian also has direct bus connections with Metro Manila, while private vehicles take either the Binalonan or Rosario exits of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) and take capillary highways leading to San Fabian such as Binalonan-Dagupan Highway, which has a junction with Pangasinan-La Union Road in the town of Mangaldan to the south, or Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway), which has a junction with Pangasinan-La Union Road in the town of Rosario to the north.
South of downtown San Fabian, in Barangay Longos, is a diversion road leading to the coastal barangays of Dagupan.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Tricycles are the main form of transportation in town.
See
[edit | edit source]- 1 San Fabian Church, Pangasinan-La Union Road, Nibaliw Central. San Fabian's main Roman Catholic church, built during the Spanish era in a Baroque style.
- 2 Farmville San Fabian, Mabilao-Palapad Road, Lipit-Tomeeng. An ecopark and farm resort featuring a replica of the Hobbit Village from the Lord of the Rings.
- 3 San Fabian Central Beach. A long stretch of white-gray sand that forms a promenade along downtown San Fabian.
- 4 Bolasi Beach. Another stretch of white-gray sand further north.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- 1 San Fabian Public Market, Rizal Street, Poblacion.
- 2 Puregold San Fabian, Erfe Street, Poblacion.
- 3 CSI San Fabian, Pangasinan-La Union Road, Cayanga. A Pangasinan-based department store chain.
Eat
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[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Most accommodations are along San Fabian's beaches.
- 1 Amianan Boating World Resort, Nibaliw Vidal, ☏ +63 917 799 7351.
- 2 Nibaleo Beach House, Nibaliw Vidal.
- 3 San Fabian Point Beach Resort (Sierra Vista Resort), Nibaliw Vidal, ☏ +63 917 149 5327, sanfabianpointbeach@yahoo.com.
- 4 Najeska Beachfront Resort, Pangasinan-La Union Road, Rabon, ☏ +63 969 350 5048, najeskabeachfrontresort@gmail.com.
Stay healthy
[edit | edit source]Avoid unnecessary and prolonged exposure in the Bued River, as the waterway is contaminated by pollution and sewage coming upstream from Baguio.
Connect
[edit | edit source]The town's postal code is 2433.
Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through San Fabian |
| San Fernando ← Rosario ← | N  W | → Mangaldan → Dagupan |