Ilocos Sur

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Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Vigan City and borders Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, and La Union and Benguet to the south. To the west of Ilocos Sur is the South China Sea.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Ilocos Sur

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Region: Ilocos Region (Region I)

Capital: Vigan City

Founded: 1572

Population:
2000 census—594,206 (41st largest)
Density—230 per km² (34th highest)

Area: 2,579.6 km² (27th smallest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—2
Municipalities—32
Barangays—768
Congressional districts—2

Languages: Ilocano

Governor: Luis Chavit C. Singson (2004-2007)

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1 People and culture
2 Economy
3 Geography
- 3.1 Political
  - 3.1.1 Cities
  - 3.1.2 Municipalities
- 3.2 Physical
4 History
5 External links

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People and culture

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Economy

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Geography

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Political

Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities.

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Cities

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Municipalities

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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.

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History

Ilocos Sur was founded by the Spanish conquistador, Juan de Salcedo in 1572.

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External links

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Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region:	Ilocos Norte \| Ilocos Sur \| La Union \| Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley:	Batanes \| Cagayan \| Isabela \| Nueva Vizcaya \| Quirino
Central Luzon:	Aurora \| Bataan \| Bulacan \| Nueva Ecija \| Pampanga \| Tarlac \| Zambales
CALABARZON:	Batangas \| Cavite \| Laguna \| Quezon \| Rizal
MIMARO:	Marinduque \| Occidental Mindoro \| Oriental Mindoro \| Romblon
Bicol Region:	Albay \| Camarines Norte \| Camarines Sur \| Catanduanes \| Masbate \| Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region:	Abra \| Apayao \| Benguet \| Ifugao \| Kalinga \| Mountain Province
Metro Manila:	No provinces