Infanta, Pangasinan

Major Religion - The Jesus Church (TJC) - Infanta Minor Religion - Catholic Churches Infanta got its name from a word that means "young," as it was an "offspring" created out of Santa Cruz, Zambales.[5] On October 4, 1876, Infanta, originally a barrio, was created out of Santa Cruz, Zambales to become an independent municipality by virtue of a Superior Decree by the Spanish colonial government.Through Presidential Proclamation 693, October 4, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in celebration of its 148th founding anniversary.[6] On November 20, 1903, Infanta was separated from Zambales and was annexed to Pangasinan by virtue of Act No.Poverty incidence of Infanta Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Infanta, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Pangasinan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.