Vigan City
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Vigan City

Administration
Full nameCiudad ti Bigan
Official nameCiudad ti Bigan
Native nameLungsod ng Vigan
Other nameHeritage City of Vigan
Settlement typeCity
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region (Region I)
Districts1st District of Ilocos Sur
Barrios or Barangays39
CityhoodJanuary 22, 2001
Government
MayorEva Marie Singson-Medina
Geography
Total Area4.2 sq mi (11 km2)
Demography
Total Population47246 (2007)
Density (pop.)4295/km2 (11124.1/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePST (UTC+8)
Area code77

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The City of Vigan (美岸, Hokkien (Pe̍h-ōe-jī): Bîgá; Mandarin Chinese (Pinyin): Měiàn; Ilocano: Dak-ili ti Bigan; Tagalog: Vīgân) is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur. The city is located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea.

It is a World Heritage Site in that it is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture.

According to the latest Philippines census, it has a population of 47,246 people in 9,193 households.

Former Philippine president Elpidio Quirino, the 6th president of the Philippines, has a residence in Vigan, the Syquia Mansion.

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Ilocos fire marshal, killed by deputy in the office - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--By earlcebedo -VIGAN CITY- - The authorities continue to launch a hot pursuit operation against the deputy provincial fire marshal of Ilocos Sur, ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:25:20 GMT+00:00
Vigan set to distribute 39 generators for disaster use - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin---VIGAN CITY- � A total of 39 generators had been purchased by the city government in this world heritage site for distribution to ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:59:54 GMT+00:00
Retired Singaporean soldier shot dead in Vigan - ABS CBN News Tweet this news
ABS CBN News---VIGAN CITY-, Philippines - A retired Singaporean army major was shot dead on Sunday in this northern Philippine city. Cyrill Thankam Gomes, 67, ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 16:10:06 GMT+00:00
5 tons of fish turn up dead in Vigan river - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin---VIGAN CITY- - At least five tons of assorted fish, with an estimated cost of P500,000, turned up dead in the latest fish kill incident ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 12:12:00 GMT+00:00
Vigan City of Legacy - Demotix Tweet this news
Demotix--Every time I walk through the cobbled Crisologo street lined with 19th century houses, I wonder what hip title could be attributed to -Vigan City- to make it ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 07:50:06 GMT+00:00
Typhoon victims get rice from Thailand - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin---VIGAN CITY- - Some 520 metric tons (MT) or 10400 bags of rice from Thailand government were formally turned over to the Philippine ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 10:54:03 GMT+00:00
Good food for good times - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--A definite must-try would be, Chef Mayok's original concoction: -Vigan- Longanissa Pasta, an interesting combination of spaghetti pasta, roasted bell peppers ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 07:49:32 GMT+00:00

World Heritage Sites in the Philippines

Baroque Churches of the Philippines * Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park * Banaue Rice Terraces * Tubbataha Reef * Vigan

Component local government units of Ilocos Sur

MunicipalitiesAlilem * Banayoyo * Bantay * Burgos * Cabugao * Caoayan * Cervantes * Galimuyod * Gregorio Del Pilar * Lidlidda * Magsingal * Nagbukel * Narvacan * Quirino * Salcedo * San Emilio * San Esteban * San Ildefonso * San Juan * San Vicente * Santa * Santa Catalina * Santa Cruz * Santa Lucia * Santa Maria * Santiago * Santo Domingo * Sigay * Sinait * Sugpon * Suyo * Tagudin
Component citiesCandon City * Vigan City

PH Cities of the Philippines

Highly-urbanized CitiesAngeles * Bacolod * Baguio * Butuan * Cagayan de Oro * Caloocan * Cebu * Davao * General Santos * Iligan * Iloilo * Lapu-Lapu * Las Piñas * Lucena * Makati * Malabon * Mandaluyong * Mandaue * Manila * Marikina * Muntinlupa * Navotas * Olongapo * Parañaque * Pasay * Pasig * Puerto Princesa * Quezon City * San Juan * Tacloban * Taguig * Valenzuela * Zamboanga
Independent
Component Cities		Cotabato * Dagupan * Naga * Ormoc * Santiago
Component CitiesAlaminos * Antipolo * Bago * Bais * Balanga * Batac * Batangas * Bayawan * Baybay * Bayugan * Biñan * Bislig * Bogo * Borongan * Cabadbaran * Cabanatuan * Cadiz * Calamba * Calapan * Calbayog * Candon * Canlaon * Carcar * Catbalogan * Cauayan * Cavite * Danao * Dapitan * Dasmariñas * Digos * Dipolog * Dumaguete * El Salvador * Escalante * Gapan * Gingoog * Guihulngan * Himamaylan * Iriga * Isabela * Kabankalan * Kidapawan * Koronadal * La Carlota * Lamitan * Laoag * Legazpi * Ligao * Lipa * Maasin * Malaybalay * Malolos * Marawi * Masbate * Mati * Meycauayan * Muñoz * Naga (Cebu) * Oroquieta * Ozamiz * Pagadian * Palayan * Panabo * Passi * Roxas * Sagay * Samal * San Carlos (Negros Occidental) * San Carlos (Pangasinan) * San Fernando (La Union) * San Fernando (Pampanga) * San Jose * San Jose del Monte * San Pablo * Santa Rosa * Silay * Sipalay * Sorsogon * Surigao * Tabaco * Tabuk * Tacurong * Tagaytay * Tagbilaran * Tagum * Talisay (Cebu) * Talisay (Negros Occidental) * Tanauan * Tandag * Tangub * Tanjay * Tarlac * Tayabas * Toledo * Trece Martires * Tuguegarao * Urdaneta * Valencia * Victorias * Vigan

PH Provincial capital cities and municipalities of the Philippines

LuzonAntipolo City, Rizal * Balanga City, Bataan * Baler, Aurora * Bangued, Abra * Basco, Batanes * Batangas City, Batangas * Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya * Boac, Marinduque * Bontoc, Mountain Province * Cabarroguis, Quirino * Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro * Daet, Camarines Norte * Iba, Zambales * Ilagan, Isabela * Kabugao, Apayao * Lagawe, Ifugao * Laoag City, Ilocos Norte * La Trinidad, Benguet * Legazpi City, Albay * Lingayen, Pangasinan * Lucena City, Quezon * Malolos City, Bulacan * Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro * Masbate City, Masbate * Palayan City, Nueva Ecija * Pili, Camarines Sur * Puerto Princesa City, Palawan * Romblon, Romblon * San Fernando City, La Union * City of San Fernando, Pampanga * Tabuk City, Kalinga * Tarlac City, Tarlac * Trece Martires City, Cavite * Tuguegarao City, Cagayan * Santa Cruz, Laguna * Sorsogon City, Sorsogon * Vigan City, Ilocos Sur * Virac, Catanduanes
VisayasBacolod City, Negros Occidental * Borongan City, Eastern Samar * Catarman, Northern Samar * Catbalogan City, Samar * Cebu City, Cebu * Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental * Iloilo City, Iloilo * Jordan, Guimaras * Kalibo, Aklan * Maasin City, Southern Leyte * Naval, Biliran * Roxas City, Capiz * San Jose, Antique * Siquijor, Siquijor * Tagbilaran City, Bohol * Tacloban City, Leyte
MindanaoAlabel, Sarangani * Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte * Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental * Digos City, Davao del Sur * Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte * Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay * Isabela City, Basilan * Isulan, Sultan Kudarat * Jolo, Sulu * Kidapawan City, Cotabato * Koronadal City, South Cotabato * Malaybalay City, Bukidnon * Mambajao, Camiguin * Marawi City, Lanao del Sur * Mati City, Davao Oriental * Nabunturan, Compostela Valley * Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental * Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur * Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi * Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur * Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao * Surigao City, Surigao del Norte * Tagum City, Davao del Norte * Tandag, Surigao del Sur * Tubod, Lanao del Norte



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