Sual, Pangasinan
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Sual is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines
Philippines
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 29,925 people in 5,444 households.

The Philippines largest coal power plant, the 1200 megawatt Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant is located in the said municipality. It is formerly owned by Mirant Services LLC
Mirant
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.

On January, 2008, Bolinao
Bolinao
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 Mayor Alfonso Celeste said the local government will file damage suit against Indonesian owners of the barge
Barge
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 APOL 3003. The University of the Philippines
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 Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) stated that the environmental damage was P 54.9 million ($1 =- P 45). The barge towed by a tug boat from Indonesia
Indonesia
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 to the power plant in Sual, Pangasinan
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...

 on November 27 when Typhoon “Mina” winds destroyed its anchor and rope, then hurled to Ilog Malino reef
Reef
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, spilling 95% of its coal
Coal
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 cargo. The hard coal spill spread to 33 hectares of coral
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 and sea grass areas.

Sual is one of the towns where the Spanish galleon brought their goods to trade.

Barangays

Sual is politically subdivided into 19 barangay
Barangay
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s.


  • Baquioen
  • Baybay Norte
  • Baybay Sur
  • Bolaoen
  • Cabalitian
  • Calumbuyan
  • Camagsingalan
  • Caoayan
  • Capantolan
  • Macaycayawan

  • Paitan East
  • Paitan West
  • Pangascasan
  • Poblacion
  • Santo Domingo
  • Seselangen
  • Sioasio East
  • Sioasio West
  • Victoria


Mayor

Current mayor is John Rodney V. Arcinue, son of businessman and founder of RLAC which helped build the Sual Power Plant, Roberto Ll. Arcinue and historian Arabella V. Arcinue. He has been serving for two terms.

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