Santo Domingo, officially the Municipality of Santo Domingo (; ), 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 29,041 people.

Etymology

The name of the municipality came from its old moniker, "''Paggappuan ti Santol iti Domingo''," an Ilocano term meaning "The source of the Santol sold every Sunday." Santol (''

Sandoricum koetjape ''Sandoricum koetjape'', the santol, sentul, setun or cotton fruit, is a tropical fruit native to maritime Southeast Asia. Origin and distribution The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, In ...

'') is the name of the tree bearing round, yellowish fruits growing in abundance in the municipality, notably in Barangay Pussuac.

History

During the Spanish era, an enlisted man of the Spanish Civil Guard, Pablo Arquero, looked for the source of the santol being sold in the markets of Ciudad Fernandina (now Vigan City) on Sundays during the months of June to August. To do so, he asked for a leave of absence from his platoon leader to trace the source of the fruits. With his Ilocano guide, he searched the lands north of Villa Fernandina. He found nothing in the neighboring towns of

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, Santa Catalina, San Vicente, and Bantaoay (now

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). He finally found many santol-bearing trees in a place north of Bantaoay now called Barangay Pussuac. He has found the "Paggappuan ti Santol ti Domingo." The town was named Santo Domingo on account of this feat. Don Pablo Arquero is claimed to have founded the municipality on May 12, 1742, with Father Tomas Millan as the first parish priest. Father Millan laid the foundation of the belfry, where the great Filipino hero

Diego Silang Diego Silang y Andaya (; December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state. His revolt was ...

once worked as a boy. In 2010, the

University of Northern Philippines The University of Northern Philippines (UNP; ) is a university in Barangay Tamag, in the City of Vigan in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the first and oldest state university in Northern Luzon which offers low tuition fee, tr ...

opened a campus in Quimmarayan. It houses the university's agricultural, fishery and research courses; and the Environmental Research and Training Center.

Geography

Santo Domingo is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Binalayangan * Binongan * Borobor * Cabaritan * Cabigbigaan * Calautit * Calay-ab * Camestizoan * Casili * Flora * Lagatit * Laoingen * Lussoc * Nagbettedan * Naglaoa-an * Nalasin * Nambaran * Nanerman * Napo * Padu Chico * Padu Grande * Paguraper * Panay * Pangpangdan * Parada * Paras *

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* Puerta Real * Pussuac * Quimmarayan * San Pablo * Santa Cruz * Santo Tomas * Sived * Suksukit * Vacunero

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 29,041. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Local government

Santo Domingo, belonging to the first 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

List of local chief executives

For 378 years, from 1521 to 1899, Local Chief Executives of the “pueblos” or town were appointed by the Spaniards and in the year 1901 up to 1946 they were appointed by Americans. Afterwards, election was the mode of selection. ''Gobernadorcillos'' (1742-1892): ''Capitan Municipal'' (1893-1899): * Don Wenceslao Soliven * Don Isabelo Soliven ''Presidentes Municipal'': Municipal Mayors:

Education

The Sto. Domingo-San Ildefonso Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. They also oversee the operations of all private and public elementary and high schools located in

San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur San Ildefonso, officially the Municipality of San Ildefonso (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,190 people. The town was named after Saint Ildephonsus, a 7t ...

Primary and elementary schools

* Binalayangan Elementary School * Cirilo Rabanal Elementary School * Cabaritan Elementary School * Cabigbigaan Elementary School * Calay-ab Elementary School * Flora Elementary School * Lagatit Elementary School * Lao-ingen Elementary School * Lussoc Community School * Nagbettedan Elementary School * Naglaoa-an Elementary School * Nagtupacan Elementary School * Nambaran Community School * Padu Chico Elementary School * Paras-Parada Elementary School * Quimmarayan Elementary School * Sived Elementary School * Sto. Domingo North Central School * Sto. Domingo South Central School * Sto. Tomas Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Benito Soliven Academy * Lussoc National High School * Naglaoa-an National High School

References

External links

Official Website of Municipality of Santo Domingo, Ilocos SurPasyalang Ilocos SurMunicipality of Santo Domingo Ilocos SurPhilippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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