Ester

## Ester (charge Ester Bravo) in Urdaneta, Pangasinan: what we can verify

“Ester” at the mapped coordinates (15.9498612, 120.5778507) appears to correspond to an OpenStreetMap-listed place of worship named “charge Ester Bravo” in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Because you asked for only information we can be 100% sure about, everything below is limited to what’s explicitly documented in OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta and basic city context from reference sources.

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## Fast facts (verified)

### Name + type
– Name (OSM/Mapcarta): charge Ester Bravo
– Type: Place of worship (amenity=place_of_worship in OpenStreetMap)
– Category: Religion (Mapcarta classification)

### Location
– City/Province/Region: Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Ilocos Region, Luzon, Philippines
– OpenStreetMap coordinates (node): 15.9484701, 120.5760526
– Mapcarta coordinates (rounded): 15.94847° N, 120.57605° E
– Open Location Code (Plus Code shown by Mapcarta): 7Q72WHXG+9C

### What’s nearby (as explicitly listed)
Mapcarta states the place is situated near:
– “bagoong / dried fish” (marketplace), ~350 m east
– Nancayasan Police Precinct, ~600 m north

It also notes a nearby highlight:
– Urdaneta Philippines Temple, identified as a church and described as a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Mapcarta places it about 1¼ km southeast of charge Ester Bravo.

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## How to locate it precisely (verified identifiers)

If you’re mapping or QA’ing this entry in a CMS, these are the cleanest identifiers to store:

– OSM Node ID: 7100432885
– OSM label/name: charge Ester Bravo
– Coordinates: 15.9484701, 120.5760526 (OSM)
– Plus code (as shown on Mapcarta): 7Q72WHXG+9C

Why this matters: the mapped coordinates (15.9498612, 120.5778507) are close but not identical to the OpenStreetMap node location. If you want a single “source of truth,” the OSM node coordinates are the most directly verifiable for this exact POI record.

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## Urdaneta context (verified, city-level)

– Urdaneta is a component city in Pangasinan, Philippines.
– It is located about 188.46 km from Manila (as stated in the city reference).
– The city is politically subdivided into 34 barangays (including Nancayasan, which is relevant because the nearby police precinct is labeled “Nancayasan”).

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## Data-quality + “outdated info” flags (verified)

### 1) The OSM record is old
OpenStreetMap shows the node was edited over 5 years ago, and it currently only has basic tags (amenity + name).
That means:
– The name may have changed, or the place may be locally known by something else now.
– Details like denomination, opening hours, or visitor guidelines are not present in the source record (so we can’t claim them).

### 2) No verified street address in the sources we found
Your input includes “MacArthur Hwy, Urdaneta, Pangasinan,” but the OSM node view we can verify only provides coordinates and tags—not a structured street address.

If you want this post to be more useful to travelers (and still factual), the next step would be confirming the exact on-the-ground name/signage and address via a current primary source (e.g., the latest OSM edits, an official listing, or recent geotagged photos).

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## Internal links requirement (constraint note)
You asked for two contextual internal links “if possible.” With the “100% factual only” constraint, I won’t invent URLs or assume your RealJourneyTravels slug structure. If you share your preferred internal link targets (or a sitemap pattern), I can place them cleanly and contextually without guessing.