Calasiao

Calasiao, officially the '', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.The name Calasiao was derived from the native word Kalasian, which means "a place where lightning frequently occurs", from the root word lasi, meaning "lightning". Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, they called the place "Lugar de Rayos", a literal Spanish translation of the word Kalasian.It was named as such because it is said that Calasiao back in the day was always frequented by this natural phenomenon. Today, Calasiao is known as a First Class Municipality and is located at the very heart of Pangasinan. It governs 24 barangays and 31 sitios in a total land area of 4,836 hectares. Calasiao's flagship product is the native rice cake known as Puto Calasiao.BarangaysCalasiao is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Ambonao Ambuetel Banaoang Bued Buenlag Cabilocaan Dinalaoan Doyong Gabon Lasip Longos Lumbang Macabito Malabago Mancup Nagsaing Nalsian Poblacion East Poblacion West Quesban San Miguel San Vicente Songkoy TalibaewHistoryThe indigenous people of Calasiao are descended from the Austronesian-speaking people who settled in the Malay archipelago at least 5,000 years ago. Calasiao was settled by a Pangasinan speaking people whose language belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages family.