Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos (; ) is a

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in the

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Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur (), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,793 people.

Etymology

Burgos got its name from Father

José Burgos José Apolonio Burgos y García (February 9, 1837 – February 17, 1872) was a Filipino Catholic priest, accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century. He was tried and executed in Manila a ...

, a member of the martyred

Gomburza Gomburza, alternatively stylized as GOMBURZA or GomBurZa ("Gom" for Gómes, "Bur" for Burgos, and "Za" for Zamora), refers to three Filipino Catholic priests, Mariano Gómes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, who were executed by a garrot ...

priests and a native of Ilocos Sur.

History

''Burgos'' was first founded as the town of ''Nueva Coveta'' in 1831 when Father Bernardino Logo converted many natives into Christianity. It was envied by its neighbors because of its peace, order, and progress. Its products were sold in places as far south as

Pangasinan Pangasinan, officially the Province of Pangasinan (, ; ; ), is a coastal Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region of Luzon. Its capital is Lingayen, Pangasinan, Lingayen while San Carlos, Pangasi ...

and

Tarlac Tarlac, officially the Province of Tarlac (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. It had a population of 1,503,456 people according to ...

. It became a township of Santa Maria towards the end of the Spanish era in Ilocos Sur. It was later named in honor of Father

Geography

Burgos is situated from the provincial capital

Vigan Vigan, officially the City of Vigan (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Burgos is politically subdivided into 26

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s, or neighborhoods. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s and some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

. * Ambugat * Balugang * Bangbangar * Bessang * Cabcaburao * Cadacad * Callitong * Dayanki * Dirdirig (Dirdirig-Padayao) * Lesseb * Lubing * Lucaban * Luna * Macaoayan * Mambug * Manaboc * Mapanit * Nagpanaoan * Paduros * Patac * Poblacion Norte (Bato) *

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Sur (Masingit) * Sabangan Pinggan * Subadi Norte * Subadi Sur * Taliao

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Burgos had a population of 12,793. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Local government

Burgos, 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

Education

The Buros-San Esteban Schools District Office governs all schools within the municipality of

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...

. Also oversees all schools located in San Esteban.

Primary and elementary schools

* Bessang Elementary School * Burgos Central School * Cabcaburao Elementary School * Lubing Elementary School * Luna Community School * Macaoayan Community School * Mambug Elementary School * Padayao Elementary School * Patac Elementary School

Secondary school

* Burgos National High School * Holy Name High School

References

External links

Pasyalang Ilocos SurPhilippine Standard Geographic CodeLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Ilocos Sur