The population is concentrated in the coastal municipalities. The capital town of San Fernando registered the most with 84,949. The residents of the coastal barangay of Sto. Tomas and Rosario also speak Pangasinense while the cultural communities in the towns bordering Cordillera speak Ibaloi or Kankanaey. English and Filipino remain as basic tools of instruction in schools.
Cottage industries are blanket-weaving, basketry, bamboo craft, pottery, and broommaking.
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