Pangasinan is located on the west central area of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Pangasinan borders La Union and Benguet to the north, Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija to the east, and Zambales and Tarlac to the south. To the west of Pangasinan is the South China Sea. The province also encloses the Lingayen Gulf. The name Pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place of salt-making"; it is derived from the words Pang, meaning for and asin, meaning "salt”, or For Salt in the Pangasinan language and other related languages. The province is a major producer of salt in the Philippines. Dagupan City is known for it's Bangus festival named after the fish they widely produce and made the city famous. Pangasinan is also famous for its Hundred Islands.

The Hundred Islands of Pangasinan

Governor Island

Turtle Island

A View from Children's Island

Scout Island

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Quezon Island

Shell Island

An Aerial Shot of the Hundred Islands