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    Pangasinan Province (6th District) Luzon Philippines
Location
The 6th District of Pangasinan Province is located in the south of Pangasinan Province on Luzon in the Philippines. Borders Tarlac Province to the south, Nueva Vizcaya Province to the west and Nueva Ecija Province to the southeast.

San Manuel
Inland town and Battle of San Manuel between January 19–29, 1945 that resulted in the defeat of the Japanese.

Asingan
Lat 16° 3' 0N Long 120° 40' 5E  Inland town, north of Santa Maria.

San Nicolas
Inland town in Pangasinan Province on Luzon in the Philippines

Santa Maria
Barangay of San Nicolas, located at the foot of the Villa Verde Trial. Liberated by the US Army 32nd Infantry Division arrived and moved into combat on the Villa Verde Trail. Today there are several 'Red Arrow' memorials.

Villa Verde Trail
The Villa Verde Trail is a 27 mile mountain trail that that climbs to an elevation of over 5,000' from Santa Maria to Santa Fe following the ridge lines large and was enough for foot traffic and horses and terminates at the junction with Route 5 in the Cagayan Valley.

Rosales
Lat 15° 53' 40N Long 120° 37' 58E  Located in the south of Pangasinan, along the MacArthur Highway. American troops were based here after liberation January 19,1945.

Tayug
Lat 16° 1' 36N Long 120° 44' 52E  Small town near Rosales. Elements of the Japanese Army 10th Tank Regiment was based here when the American liberation in January 1945 began

Umingan
Located in the south-eastern corner of Pangasinan

Pamienta
Lat 15° 55' 60N  Long 120° 49' 0E  Barangay of Umingan

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Last Updated
October 23, 2019

 

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