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Barangays
Barangay Tawintawin
During the olden days according to the forebears, the Pangasinenses occupied “Tawintawin.” This place was still a barren land with only a very few trees that dot the high elevated range stretching across a vicinity of more than one kilometer in length. This hilly area is surrounded by rich meadows and agricultural plains where more recent residents were situated.
Mostly, the early people were farmers cultivating the surrounding agricultural lands for their food crops. The highly elevated range attracts youngsters and serves as grazing station where their animals can roam free.
The group of children residing at the foot of this mount considered this as their playground because of the natural beautiful view and the cool breeze. They enjoy staying in this place looking at the distant picturesque scenery.
Usually the children goes there to play and one time when the easterly wind began to blow the children thought of making small kites for them to play with. Soon they fashion larger and larger kites that could fly higher and seem to reach the sky. They call this place “Tawin-Tawin” (“tawin” is heaven), perhaps of the lofty hill and how their kites nearly kiss the clouds.
Again and again when they use to play their kites, they always mention “Tawin-Tawin,” the place where they have their kites flown. Such moniker became the traditional or continuous expression of the succeeding younger generations.
At the length of time, not only the Pangasinenses have known about the rich agricultural land on this part of Pangasinan but also known by residents of surrounding provinces, like the Ilocano people. They began to trade their raw products, bartering them with palay. The Ilocano people admired this place and purchase agricultural lands from the Pangasinenses who were much interested to send their children to higher institutions of learning to acquire better education.
The Ilocanos kept on buying lands and later transferred to this place. It came to a time that most of the residents are the Ilocano people. They began to organize themselves, appointing officials to act as their powerful leaders to defend themselves from any untoward disturbances and they began to make name of their own and of their place.
The early Pangasinenses, who have learned about the common habitual expression “Tawin-Tawin” in Pangasinan dialect based on the land that towers at the heart of surrounding low plains and meadows, and where the children used to fly their kites that seem to reach the sky, named this place such.
The place bears the name “Tawintawin” and was registered up to this present in honor of the early occupants.
Barangay Captain:
Abelardo B. dela Cruz
Distance and direction from downtown:
6.4 km, NW
Area:
193.9 has
Population:1387
No. of Households:
310
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