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City of Vigan

Location
Image:Ph locator ilocos sur vigan.png Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Vigan
Government
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	1st District of Ilocos Sur
Barangays	39
Income class:	5th class, urban
Mayor	Ferdinand C. Medina (LP)
Founded	1572
Cityhood	January 22, 2001
Official Website	www.vigancity.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Area	11 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	45,143 4103.91/km²
Coordinates	17°34'30" N 120°23'15" E

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, was born in Vigan.

[edit] 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-dackel Raois Rugsuanan Salindeg San Jose San Julian Norte San Julian Sur San Pedro Tamag Barangay VII Barangay VIII Barangay IX

[edit] External links

• Forum (Discussion)
• Heritage City of Vigan
• Philippine Travel Destinations: City of Vigan
• Vigan travel guide from Wikitravel

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