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Vigan: Capital of Ilocos Sur Province
Land Area: 27.4 square kilometers
No.of Barangays: 39
Population: 42,067 based on Census 1995
Projected No. of Household: 9,094 by the year 2000
Population Growth Rate: 1.75
Average Household Size: 5
Estimated Income: 53,337,128.00 pesos
Income Class: 1st class
Registered Voters: 20,025
No. of Precints: 141
Climate:
Dry Season: November to April
Wet Season: May to October
Ave. Annual Rainfall: 270 cm.
Ave. Mean Temperature: 26.5 degrees C
Relative Humidity: 72%
Frequency of Typhoon Visits : 7-11 per year
Road Distribution by Type of Administration
National: 9.095 kms.
Provincial: 21.242 kms.
Municipal: 15.761 kms.
Barangay: 46.909 kms.
Existing Industries:
Hollow blocks and other concrete products
Loomweaving (Abel Iloco)
Stoneware(Burnay)
Structural bricks/tiles
Wooden furniture( Antique reproduction)
Food processing
Tailoring and dressmaking
Stuff toy-making
Floormat-making
Broom-making
Geography and Topography
Vigan sits along the western coast of Northern Luzon and it lies on the western part of Ilocos Sur. Its about 408 km from Manila.
Vigan terrain is generally flat. A slope of 15 degrees is found in Mira Hills and Silang Hills area .
The Mestizo River, a tributary of Abra River, divides Vigan into two as it passes from north to south, east of poblacion.
Vigan has an average temperature
of 26.3*C. January and February are the coldest months of the year.
Old Mestizo District: Vigan's centuries-old brick houses and tiled road.
Syquia Mansion: Houses the memorabilia of former Philippine President Elpidio Quirino.
Ayala Museum: Padre Jose Burgos
residence turned into a museum, houses the
memorabilia of the martyr-priest
Jose Burgos, paintings , Ilocano cultural artifacts and ethnic arts of
the Tinggians are on display.
Crisologo Museum: Houses the memoriabilia of Philippine parliamentarian and WW II veteran Floro S. Crisologo located at Liberation Blvd.
Archbishop's Palace and St.
Paul Cathedral: The bastion of Catholicism (Nueva Segovia)
in Ilocandia.
