Barangay Tangcarang


Land Area (in hectares.): 171.60
Population (as per NSO 2010) 2,216

Punong Barangay: RENATO C. VILLANUEVA

Barangay Kagawads:
Fe N. Villanueva
Linsey B. Ancheta
Edna B. Esguerra
Allan C. Soriano
Evangelos S. Castillo
Belmar V. Soliven
Herminigildo B. Abarra

Barangay Secretary: Madelyn E. Regaspe
Barangay Treasurer: Rowena V. Ancheta

This was once a forested area where giant trees abound. It was said that there was once a very big mango tree under which the men constructed a long platform, to saw the logs they have gathered. They called it “Tanggadan” (a place to rest) in Ilokano dialect and in Pangasinan, a variation of “Tangkaran.” This place was eventually made the working site of the lumberjacks. Soon, the place was called Tangcarang.