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La Union (province)
La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in the Island of Luzon. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, which also serves as the regional center of the Ilocos Region. The province is bordered by Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, Pangasinan to the south, and to the west by the shores of the South China Sea. History Pre-colonial era During the pre-colonial era, the coastal plains of northwestern La Union and Ilocos Sur stretching from the town of "Tagudan" (Tagudin) in the north to ''Namacpacan'' (Luna), Bangar, "''Basnutan''" ( Bacnotan), and "''Purao''" or "''Puraw''" (Balaoan) in the south, and along the riverbanks of the Amburayan River – were the early settlement of the “''Samtoy”'' or the " Ilocanos" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando, La Union
San Fernando City, officially the City of San Fernando ( ilo, Siudad ti San Fernando; fil, Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 125,640 people. City of San Fernando, La Union serves as a gateway to trade, commerce, culture and heritage of Ilocandia. It is the financial, industrial, and political center of the province, as well as the regional capital of Region 1 (Ilocos Region), hosting regional offices of national government agencies as well as being home to some of the region's educational and medical institutions and facilities. The city is located in the geographical center of the Province of La Union. History Colonial History San Fernando, along with all the southern coastal towns of La Union were once called ''Agoo'' in pre-colonial times. Agoo was the northern part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agoo
Agoo, officially the Municipality of Agoo ( ilo, Ili ti Agoo; pag, Baley na Agoo; fil, Bayan ng Agoo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,028 people. Agoo is from Metro Manila and from San Fernando, the provincial capital. Etymology The name ''agoo'' is usually attributed to "''aroo''" or "''agoho''," a pine-like evergreen tree (Casuarina equisetifolia or Whistling Pine) that thrived in the western coast during the pre-Spanish Period. History Agoo's administrative dates back further than most Philippine municipalities, with the town being established within the same decade that the Spanish colonizers arrived on the Island of Luzon. The history of the settlement now known as Agoo dates back even further, with both documentary and artifactual evidence supporting the assertion that it was a major port of call for foreign traders before it was formally established by the Spaniards. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santol, La Union
Santol, officially the Municipality of Santol ( ilo, Ili ti Santol; fil, Bayan ng Santol), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,166 people. Santol is situated in the north-eastern part of the Province of La Union. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Sudipen, on the north-east by the upland Municipality of Sugpon in Ilocos Sur, on the south by the Municipality of San Gabriel, and on the west by the Municipality of Balaoan. The town center of Santol is north of the City of San Fernando, the provincial capital and regional administrative center; north of Manila and of the country's summer capital Baguio via the Naguilian Road. Geography Barangays Santol is politically subdivided into barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Tomas, La Union
Santo Tomas, officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas ( ilo, Ili ti Santo Tomas; pag, Baley na Santo Tomas; fil, Bayan ng Santo Tomas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,846 people. Santo Tomas is from Metro Manila and from San Fernando, the provincial capital. Geography Barangays Santo Tomas is politically subdivided into barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Santo Tomas, La Union, was 40,846 people, with a density of . Economy Government Santo Tomas, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of La Union, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Gabriel, La Union
San Gabriel , officially the Municipality of San Gabriel ( ilo, Ili ti San Gabriel; fil, Bayan ng San Gabriel), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,943 people. It is the largest municipality by land area in the province of La Union. One of the landlocked towns of the province, San Gabriel is bounded on the north by Santol with an imaginary line from a point in Ticor following the Malanas River; on the east by the Province of Benguet with an imaginary line from the Bacawayan River Junction going south following a creek to Cabassitan River up to Barangay Duplas of San Juan, southwest by San Juan with an imaginary line from Duplas following the Cabassitan River westward to a point on a concrete monument near the place known as Alangigan and from this monument going north-west making an imaginary line to Sitio Bato crossing the Dayacos River, and on the west by Bacnotan from Sitio Bato to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario, La Union
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario ( ilo, Ili ti Rosario; pag, Baley na Rosario; fil, Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,278 people. The Kennon Road starts from this town and ends in Baguio. It is accessible via the MacArthur Highway, or via the NLEX (North Luzon Expressway) and TPLEX (Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway), which will have its terminus in this town. Etymology There are several legends that explain how Rosario first got its name. The best known says that the name "Rosario" came from the phrase “rosas del rio,” a reference to the beautiful landscape of the area when it was first discovered by Spaniards, with narrow valleys, wild animals, birds, rivers, brooks, dense forest, and the riverscape. Another version or story suggests that name was a reference to the long range of foothills visible to the west of the Poblacion, which appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna, La Union
Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna ( ilo, Ili ti Luna; fil, Bayan ng Luna), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,318 people. Luna is from San Fernando and from Manila. Etymology The town got its name in order of the Luna brothers: Antonio Luna and Juan Luna. History Luna was once called ''Namacpacan'', which is an Ilocano word meaning "one who feeds". As early as 1587, Namacpacan was recorded as a ''visita'' (satellite mission, whose church is manned by non-resident clergy based in the ''cabecera'') of Purao (now Balaoan). It was a settlement along the ''camino real'' (national road) from Vigan to Manila, and travelers stopped there to refresh themselves. Since restaurants were not yet in vogue, local families offered the travelers food and lodging, hence the name. On 18 October 1906, during the terms of Governor Joaquin Luna and Mayor Primitivo Resurrección Novicio, the town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caba, La Union
Caba, officially the Municipality of Caba ( ilo, Ili ti Caba; fil, Bayan ng Caba), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,119 people. Caba was a part of the municipality of Aringay until the late-19th century when it was permanently separated to form its own entity. It has a land area of . History History records show that this municipality used three names interchangeably: Caba, Cava, and Caua. According to a local historian Pedro Manongdo, two tales have persisted on how the town got his name. One group referred to an incident when a Spaniard asked an inhabitant the name of the place. The youth mistook the question as an inquiry to the name of the animal he was herding and answered “Cava.” The repetition of the name ended with Cava and later Caba. Another story sustained that Caba was the name given by a group of immigrants from barrio Caba, San Carlos, Pangasinan who settled in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgos, La Union
Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos ( ilo, Ili ti Burgos; fil, Bayan ng Burgos), is a 5th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,006 people. Burgos is from provincial capital San Fernando and from Manila. Geography Barangays Burgos is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, the population of Burgos, La Union, was 9,006 people, with a density of . Economy Government Burgos, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of La Union, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauang
Bauang, officially the Municipality of Bauang ( ilo, Ili ti Bauang; fil, Bayan ng Bauang), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,449 people. In Philippine Literature and History, it is known for being the homeplace of literary icon and World War II martyr Manuel Arguilla. The MacArthur Highway runs through the town which junctions with Naguilian Road, one of the mountain roads leading to Baguio. Etymology Bauang originated from either two Ilocano language words: ''baoang'' (meaning "garlic") or ''buang'' also means "river split into two" flowing into the sea (in reference to the delta that divides an eponymous river into two). History Bauang was a pre-colonial settlement in the country that became one of the first missions organized by the Augustinians in Northern Luzon. It used to belong to the federation of towns and settlements jointly known as “Baratao, Buratao and Balitao”. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangar, La Union
Bangar, officially the Municipality of Bangar ( ilo, Ili ti Bangar; fil, Bayan ng Bangar), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,041 people. Etymology The name Bangar derives from the ''bangar'' tree (''Sterculia foetida''), which was once abundant in the general area of the present town. The bangar tree is notable for the foul odor that emanates from its flowers. History 1700 marked the official foundation of Bangar under the patronage of Saint Christopher when it became a mission field. However, Christianity was brought as early as the later part of 1500, when Bangar was still a ''visita'' (chapelry) of Tagudin, with a community of 2,800 inhabitants. The highly skilled, industrious, and peace-loving people were primarily engaged in rice and cotton planting. The beautiful and sturdy handwoven products made by the women of that time even found their way to Europe and it was said that some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaoan
Balaoan, officially the Municipality of Balaoan ( ilo, Ili ti Balaoan; fil, Bayan ng Balaoan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,339. Geography Balaoan is situated north of Bacnotan, south of Bangar, east of Luna and west of Santol. Located north of San Fernando City, the provincial capital of La Union and the regional capital of Region I. Balaoan is north of Metro Manila. Barangay Paraoir is Balaoan's pristine coastal community on the South China Sea. Balaoan can be reached from Manila using the MacArthur Highway, or by airplane via Canaoay Airport in San Fernando City. Its land area of consists mostly of agricultural lands. It occupies 4.3% of the total area of the province. Climate Barangays Balaoan is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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