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Ilocos Sur

Administration
Full nameIlocos Sur
Official nameProvince of Ilocos Sur
Native nameYlocos Sur
Settlement typeProvince
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
Founded1572
Government
CapitalVigan City
GovernorLuis "Chavit" Singson (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
Geography
Total Area1002.1 sq mi (2596.0 km2)
Area rank54th out of 80
Demography
Total Population632255 (42nd out of 80) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (30th out of 80) (0/sq mi)
Divisions
Independent cities0
Component cities2
Municipalities32
Barangays768
Districts1st and 2nd districts of Ilocos Sur
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Spoken languagesIlocano

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Ilocos Sur (Filipino:'Timog Ilokos') is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south, and the South China Sea to the west.

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Ilocos town to have new PNP station - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--This developed after -Ilocos Sur- Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, PNP Regional Director Orlando Mabutas, and Mayor Germelina Goulart led recently the ground ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:40:37 GMT+00:00
Ilocos Sur Congressman arrested in HK for drug trafficking - OFW News On Web (blog) Tweet this news
OFW News On Web (blog)--The son of -Ilocos Sur- Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, second term -Ilocos Sur- congressman Ronald V. Singson, was arrested on July 11 at the Hong Kong ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:26:41 GMT+00:00
'Domeng' now a low pressure area - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News--PAGASA said in its 5 am weather bulletin that LPA Domeng was at 190 kilometers west of Sinait, -Ilocos Sur-. Meanwhile, PAGASA said it is monitoring another ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:33:16 GMT+00:00
Immigration officials at NAIA could go after slip -- Justice secretary - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online---...- Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after a son of -Ilocos Sur- Governor Luis "Chavit" C. Singson was caught bringing in illegal drugs in Hong Kong. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:28 GMT+00:00
6 tested positive for A(H1N1) in Ilocos Sur - GMA news.tv Tweet this news
GMA news.tv--Six elementary school students in Candon City in -Ilocos Sur- have tested positive for Influenza A(H1N1) virus, but health authorities assured the public that ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:41:14 GMT+00:00
President's bridge program chief quits on reshuffling at Public Works dep't - BusinessWorld Online Tweet this news
BusinessWorld Online--The projects include the P500-million Pantal Bridge in Dagupan City (Pangasinan); P520-million Ambularayan Bridge in -Ilocos Sur-; P480-million Sarrat Bridge ... - Date : Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:48:43 GMT+00:00
Ilocos Sur fire marshal shot dead by deputy - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--VIGAN CITY, -Ilocos Sur-, Philippines�The fire marshal of -Ilocos Sur- was shot and killed by his deputy at the Bureau of Fire Protection ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:56:16 GMT+00:00
Report: Deputy linked to Ilocos fire marshal's death surrenders - GMA news.tv Tweet this news
GMA news.tv--A deputy linked to the fatal shooting of the provincial fire marshal of -Ilocos Sur- surrendered to authorities a little over 24 hours after the incident. ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:40:01 GMT+00:00
Ilocos Sur solon files first bill for 15th Congress - Inquirer.net Tweet this news
Inquirer.net--The author of the bill is -Ilocos Sur- Representative Ronald Singson, a second-term lawmaker. Singson's staff lined up for weeks outside the Bills and Index ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:07:50 GMT+00:00
The old world glamor of Vigan - GMA news.tv Tweet this news
GMA news.tv--It was one of those towns in -Ilocos Sur- that I used to hear about while we were on the road going to my father's hometown farther up north in the -Ilocos- ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 10:21:48 GMT+00:00

Physical : Municipalities
City/Municipality Population (2007) Land Area (In Hectares)
Alilem 6,217 11,933
Banayoyo 7,149 2,463
Bantay 33,174 7,660
Burgos 7,724 4,438
Cabugao 33,847 9,556
Candon City 56,270 10,328
Caoayan 18,914 1,742
Cervantes 14,116 23,470
Galimuyod 10,310 3,440
Gregorio del Pilar 4,308 4,166
Lidlidda 3,798 3,384
Magsingal 27,615 8,498
Nagbukel 4,764 4,312
Narvacan 41,578 12,221
Quirino 7,866 24,010
Salcedo 10,704 10,344
San Emilio 6,920 14,144
San Esteban 7,779 1,962
San Ildefonso 6,670 1,135
San Juan 23,808 6,437
San Vicente 11,907 1,260
Santa 14,059 10,910
Santa Catalina 13,284 968
Santa Cruz 35,906 8,878
Santa Lucia 23,872 4,972
Santa Maria 28,002 6,331
Santiago 16,806 4,636
Santo Domingo 25,888 5,549
Sigay 2,453 8,155
Sinait 24,896 6,556
Sugpon 3,936 5,711
Suyo 10,943 12,400
Tagudin 35,791 15,119
Vigan City 47,246 2,512

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