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The 'City of Vigan' is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Sur. The city, located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea.
It is a World Heritage Site in that it is the most intact example of a Spanish colonial town in Asia, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets and a unique architecture that fuses Asian building design and construction with European colonial architecture and planning.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 45,143 people in 9,193 households.
Elpidio Quirino, the 6th president of the Philippines, resided in Vigan.

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Barangays

Origin of the City's Name

Major Schools Based in Vigan

External links

Barangays

Vigan City is politically subdivided into 39 barangays.

★ Ayusan Norte ★ Ayusan Sur ★ Barangay I (Pob.) ★ Barangay II (Pob.) ★ Barangay III (Pob.) ★ Barangay IV (Pob.) ★ Barangay V (Pob.) ★ Barangay VI (Pob.) ★ Barraca ★ Beddeng Laud ★ Beddeng Daya ★ Bongtolan ★ Bulala

★ Cabalangegan ★ Cabaroan Daya ★ Cabaroan Laud ★ Camangaan ★ Capangpangan ★ Mindoro ★ Nagsangalan ★ Pantay Daya ★ Pantay Fatima ★ Pantay Laud ★ Paoa ★ Paratong ★ Pong-ol

★ Purok-a-bassit ★ Purok-a-dakkel ★ Raois ★ Rugsuanan ★ Salindeg ★ San Jose ★ San Julian Norte ★ San Julian Sur ★ San Pedro ★ Tamag ★ Barangay VII ★ Barangay VIII ★ Barangay IX (Cuta)

Origin of the City's Name

The conquistador Juan de Salcedo headed up north to the Ilocos to establish a military base in present-day Vigan. When he first arrived in the place through what is now called Pagpartian through the Mestizo River, he noticed the lush, green plants growing along the riverbanks. He asked the name of the plants, and he knew that they were ''biga'a.'' He then derived the city's name, "Vigan," from the plant's name.
Its full name at the time of its founding was ''Villa Fernandina,'' in honor of the first born son of King Philip II of Spain. As the city grew, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia transferred to the place, it was later named ''Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan,'' in honor of the reigning Spanish king.

Major Schools Based in Vigan

★ University of Northern Philippines - the oldest State University in Northern Luzon, founded by virtue of Republic Act 4449, authored by the late Congressman Floro Crisologo

★ Saint Paul College of Ilocos sur (formerly Rosary College) - the oldest privately-funded school in Ilocos Sur, founded by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres

★ Divine Word College of Vigan

External links

★ Pasyalang Ilocos Sur

★ Heritage City of Vigan

★ Filipino community

★ Yellow Page Philippines

★ Philippine Travel Destinations: City of Vigan

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