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It is approximately 274 kilometers north of Manila via Camiling town of Tarlac, 79 kilometers away from the capital town of Lingayen, 98.5 kms. away from Dagupan City, 115 kms. away from San Carlos City and 125 kms. away from Urdaneta, Pangasinan.
Regular trips to the municipality are available with Dagupan Bus Co., Five Star, Victory Liner, Philippine Rabbit, Times Transit, Byron Express and scores of mini-buses going from Bolinao to Dagupan and vice-versa. Jeepneys also ply the Alaminos-Bolinao routes while motorized bancas make trips between the island barangays. A one hour boat ride is also available from San Fernando, La Union to Bolinao.
Land area and Land use
Bolinao has 23,320 hectares of land area. It is subdivided into the following:
47.13% agricultural, built-up area 2.02%, infrastructure/institutional 10.84%, pasture land 11.07%, forest area 8.09%, fishpond 2.74%, brushland and open range 16.25% and rivers and creeks 1.85%.
Sport Fishing
Bolinao is also known as the fish basket of Pangasinan because of the 14 mile barrier reef located within its area at the mouth of the Lingayen Gulf. As such a variety of fishes are caught in the waters off Bolinao. Due to the diversity of marine life, Bolinao was chosen by the University of the Philippines to be the location for the UP Marine Station Institute. These include monster 50++ kilo giant trevally (talakitok), blue marlin, sailfish (susay), barracuda, king mackerel (tanguigue), needlefish (batalay), yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, dorado (mahi-mahi), grey snapper and bluefish. For more information on these gamefish, checkout the gamefish section. Due to its natural haven of these popular game fishes, two sport fishing association, the Philippine Game Fishing Foundation and the Philippine Sport Fishing Club based in Manila regularly hold its yearly heavy tackle tournament at Bolinao. Fishing arrangements can be made through Mang Eddie’s fishing charter. Tourism The location of the town is very suitable for the tourism business due to its beautiful and scenic beaches, rivers, creeks and the like. The people are friendly and accommodating to tourists and the town has yet to be commercialized like Boracay. Up to now, Bolinao remains a quaint little town where people can escape the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy the numerous tourist spots in and around the area. At present, it has several tourist resorts which cater to both local and foreign visitors. These tourist facilities have room accommodations available at regular prices and are located nearby the town proper. For more information on contacting these resorts, please contact me at: There is also several other resorts concentrated in the western most tip of Bolinao in Barangay Patar where one can find the one of best white sand beaches in Pangasinan. In addition, there is also a resort located in Santiago island. Access by land vehicle is possible via a Ferry Boat (accommodates a maximum of two vehicles aside from passengers) located in Barangay Guiguiwanen, about 10 minutes from the town proper. A ferry ride takes about 5 to 10 minutes only, traversing the Kakiputan channel about half a kilometer wide. The ferry is open daily from 7 AM to 5 PM with regular hourly trips back and forth.
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