Tagudin, officially the Municipality of Tagudin ( ilo, Ili ti Tagudin; tgl, Bayan ng Tagudin), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,538 people.

Etymology

The name of the municipality was derived from a native cotton drying rack called "''tagudan''." A Spaniard who came to the place asking its name wrote it as its name when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the traditional apparatus she's using.

History

According to William Scott, "Chinese and Japanese ships bartered gold in Tagudin in Juan de Salcedo's day." *Records of Saint Augustine's Parish record that Spanish

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headed by

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, together with the

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missionaries started to move northward of

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in 1571. *On 5 January 1586 they founded the first towns of

Laoag Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Ilocos Norte, Philip ...

, Bulatao, Kaog and Tagudin. *In 1818 Tagudin became a part of

and thus the southern gateway to the province. *The first two

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s were constructed in Tagudin in 1841 and 1845, respectively, by Father Juan Sorolla. *The decisive

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started in this municipality, at Bitalag. *On 18 August 1908, Tagudin replaced

Alilem Alilem, officially the Municipality of Alilem ( ilo, Ili ti Alilem; fil, Bayan ng Alilem), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,361 people. Etymology Long ...

as the

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of the sub-province of

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, which included Lepanto (that became a sub-province now included in the province of

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), Angkaki (now

Quirino Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino ( ilo, Probinsia ti Quirino; tl, Lalawigan ng Quirino), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis. It is named after Elpi ...

), Suyo, and Alilem (now with Ilocos Sur), and

Sudipen Sudipen ( Southern Ilocano pronunciation: ), officially the Municipality of Sudipen ( ilo, Ili ti Sudipen; fil, Bayan ng Sudipen), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a pop ...

, Santol, and San Gabriel (formerly with Ilocos Sur but became part of

La Union 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 th ...

). *Tagudin was made the site of the Base Hospital of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon ( USAFIP-NL) in 1945 during

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. *Tagudin was the site of the military general headquarters of the

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1st and 12th Infantry Division and the USAFIP-NL 121st Infantry Regiments. They were stationed in the town and was active during World War II (1942 to 1945) and Post-War Era (1945 to 1946).

Geography

Tagudin is from

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and from

Vigan City Vigan, officially the City of Vigan ( ilo, Siudad ti Vigan; fil, Lungsod ng Vigan), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,935 people. Loc ...

, the provincial capital.

Barangays

Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Tagudin had a population of 41,538. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Tagudin, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of

, 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 the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

References

External links

Tagudin websitePasyalang Ilocos SurPhilippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Ilocos Sur