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Ilocos Sur
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'''Ilocos Sur''' is a Provinces of the Philippines province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Vigan City and borders Ilocos Norte and Abra province Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, and La Union province La Union and Benguet to the south. To the west of Ilocos Sur is the South China Sea.
{{Infobox Philippine province |
infoboxtitle = Province of Ilocos Sur |
sealfile = Image:Ph_seal_ilocos_sur.png |
region = Ilocos Region (Region I) |
capital = Vigan City |
founded = 1572 |
pop2000 = 594,206 |
pop2000rank = 41st largest |
popden2000 = 230 |
popden2000rank= 34th highest |
areakm2 = 2,579.6 |
arearank = 27th smallest |
hucities = 0 |
componentcities=2 |
municipalities= 32 |
barangays = 768 |
districts = 2 |
languages = Ilokano language Ilocano |
governor = Luis Chavit C. Singson |
locatormapfile= Image:Ph_locator_map_ilocos_sur.png |
}}
People and culture
Economy
Geography
Political
Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32 Philippine municipality municipalities and 2 Cities of the Philippines cities.
=Cities
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* Vigan City
* Candon City
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*Alilem, Ilocos Sur Alilem
*Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur Banayoyo
*Bantay, Ilocos Sur Bantay
*Burgos, Ilocos Sur Burgos
*Cabugao, Ilocos Sur Cabugao
*Caoayan, Ilocos Sur Caoayan
*Cervantes, Ilocos Sur Cervantes
*Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur Galimuyod
*Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur Gregorio del Pilar (Concepcion)
*Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur Lidlidda
*Magsingal, Ilocos Sur Magsingal
*Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur Nagbukel
*Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Narvacan
*Quirino, Ilocos Sur Quirino (Angkaki)
*Salcedo, Ilocos Sur Salcedo (Baugen)
*San Emilio, Ilocos Sur San Emilio
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*San Esteban, Ilocos Sur San Esteban
*San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur San Ildefonso
*San Juan, Ilocos Sur San Juan (Lapog)
*San Vicente, Ilocos Sur San Vicente
*Santa, Ilocos Sur Santa
*Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur Santa Catalina
*Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur Santa Cruz
*Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur Santa Lucia
*Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur Santa Maria
*Santiago, Ilocos Sur Santiago
*Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur Santo Domingo
*Sigay, Ilocos Sur Sigay
*Sinait, Ilocos Sur Sinait
*Sugpon, Ilocos Sur Sugpon
*Suyo, Ilocos Sur Suyo
*Tagudin, Ilocos Sur Tagudin
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Physical
Ilocos Sur is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon. It is bounded by Ilocos Norte on the north, Abra on the northeast, Mountain Province on the east, Benguet on the southeast, La Union on the south, and the China Sea on the west. Its area of 2,579.58 square kilometers occupies about 20.11% of the total land area of Region 1.
The topography of Ilocos Sur is undulating to rolling with elevations ranging from 10 to 1,700 meters above sea level.
History
Ilocos Sur was founded by the Spain Spanish conquistador, Juan de Salcedo in 1572.
External links
{{Ilocos Sur}}
{{Luzon lateral}}
Category:Provinces of the Philippines
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ja:イロコス・スル州
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| colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff; font-size: larger;" align="center" | ''' Cities of the Philippines Cities and Municipalities of the Philippines Municipalities of Ilocos Sur province Ilocos Sur'''
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|style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Cities:'''
|style="padding:0px 5px" | Candon City | Vigan City
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|style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Municipalities:'''
|style="padding:0px 5px" | Alilem, Ilocos Sur Alilem | Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur Banayoyo | Bantay, Ilocos Sur Bantay | Burgos, Ilocos Sur Burgos | Cabugao, Ilocos Sur Cabugao | Caoayan, Ilocos Sur Caoayan | Cervantes, Ilocos Sur Cervantes | Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur Galimuyod | Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur Gregorio Del Pilar | Lidlidda, Ilocos Sur Lidlidda | Magsingal, Ilocos Sur Magsingal | Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur Nagbukel | Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Narvacan | Quirino, Ilocos Sur Quirino | Salcedo, Ilocos Sur Salcedo | San Emilio, Ilocos Sur San Emilio | San Esteban, Ilocos Sur San Esteban | San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur San Ildefonso | San Juan, Ilocos Sur San Juan | San Vicente, Ilocos Sur San Vicente | Santa, Ilocos Sur Santa | Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur Santa Catalina | Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur Santa Cruz | Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur Santa Lucia | Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur Santa Maria | Santiago, Ilocos Sur Santiago | Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur Santo Domingo | Sigay, Ilocos Sur Sigay | Sinait, Ilocos Sur Sinait | Sugpon, Ilocos Sur Sugpon | Suyo, Ilocos Sur Suyo | Tagudin, Ilocos Sur Tagudin
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is a Provinces of the Philippines province in the Philippines.
Category:Provinces of the Philippines
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