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    Ilocos Sur is located in northern Luzon and is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities, including Vigan City and Candon City. Vigan City was originally known as Kabigbigaan and was established in the 16th century as the capital of Ilocos. Ilocos Sur has an extensive road network and transportation options connecting it to other parts of Luzon, with travel time from Manila being around 7 hours by bus. The province has a dry climate and Vigan City serves as the current capital.

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    Ilocos Sur is located in northern Luzon and is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities, including Vigan City and Candon City. Vigan City was originally known as Kabigbigaan and was established in the 16th century as the capital of Ilocos. Ilocos Sur has an extensive road network and transportation options connecting it to other parts of Luzon, with travel time from Manila being around 7 hours by bus. The province has a dry climate and Vigan City serves as the current capital.

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    Ilocos Sur is located in northern Luzon and is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities, including Vigan City and Candon City. Vigan City was originally known as Kabigbigaan and was established in the 16th century as the capital of Ilocos. Ilocos Sur has an extensive road network and transportation options connecting it to other parts of Luzon, with travel time from Manila being around 7 hours by bus. The province has a dry climate and Vigan City serves as the current capital.

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    Ilocos Sur is located in northern Luzon and is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities, including Vigan City and Candon City. Vigan City was originally known as Kabigbigaan and was established in the 16th century as the capital of Ilocos. Ilocos Sur has an extensive road network and transportation options connecting it to other parts of Luzon, with travel time from Manila being around 7 hours by bus. The province has a dry climate and Vigan City serves as the current capital.

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    Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32 municipalities and 2 cities

    Cities: Vigan City, Candon City

    Vigan
    Vigan, more than any other Ilocano town, tells the story of Ilocandia. It is almost four centuries old, and was once known as Kabigbigaan from biga (Alocasia Indica), a coarse erect and araceous plant with large and ornate leaves with grows on the banks of the rivers. Its name Bigan was later changed to Vigan.

    Municipalities: Alilem, Banayoyo, Bantay, Burgos, Cabugao, Caoayan, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar (Concepcion), Lidlidda, Magsingal, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino (Angaki), Salcedo (Baugen), San Emilio, San Esteban, San Ildefonso, San Juan (Lapog), San Vicente, Santa, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Sigay, Sinait, Sugpon, Suyo, Tagudin
    There is an extensive road network that leads to the province from various parts of Luzon. There are several bus lines that ply the Manila-Vigan route. The 405 km distance from Manila to Ilocos Sur is a comfortable and scenic seven hour ride. You can also get to Ilocos Sur by plane through Laoag International Airport. To get to Ilocos Sur (Vigan) from Laoag City, you can easily take public transportation. Travel time usually takes 1 hour and 30 minutes (80

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    known and explored north of Manila as indicated in an early map of the Philippines. The province of Ilocos Sur is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon. It is bounded by Ilocos Norte in the north, Abra in the northeast, Mt. Province in the east, Benguet in the southeast, La Union in the south and the History records that three years after the founding of the City of Manila, Legaspi dispatched the conquistador Salcedo on a mission to the north where he established the Ciudad Fernandina in honor of King Ferdinand, the reigning ruler of Spain at the time, and for his reward was granted a royal encomienda. Villa Fernandina became the capital of the whole Ilocos which then embraced the present territories of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, La Union, and portion of Mountain Province. The Ilocos was then the only area Luzon Sea and Lingayen Gulf in the west. The province falls within latitudes 16 40 to 17 54 north and longitudes 120 20 to 120 56 east. Vigan City, the provincial capital is approximately 408 kilometers by road from Manila, 139 kilometers north of San Fernando City, and 80 kilometers south of Laoag City. the Ilocos Region. Among the municipalities, Quirino and Cervantes have the largest area covering about, while Sta. Catalina and San Vicente occupy the smallest area. The climate is generally drythe dry months are from October to May. However, the southern Ilocos Sur has an area of 2,579.60 square kilometers occupying about 20.10 percent of the total land area of portion, Cervantes, is humid and rain is evenly distributed throughout the year while the eastern part of Sugpon is drier. August has the most rainfall while January and February have the

    Ilokano: Abagatan nga Ilokos, Filipino: Timog Ilokos, Pangasinan: Luyag na Abalaten ya Ilocos
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