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Vigan, officially the City of Vigan (Ilocano: Siudad ti Vigan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Vigan), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,935 people.
Bigan was later changed to Vigan. To the Spanish it was Villa Fernandina, in honor of King Ferdinand. Vigan was founded in 1574 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo as the capital of Ylocos. The town, with a population of 8,000 (greater than that of Manila at the time), was the center of Ilocano civilization before Salcedo's arrival.
Vigan Airport [a] (ICAO: RPUQ), also known as Mindoro Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Vigan, the capital of the province of Ilocos Sur, located in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. The airport is the only one located in Ilocos Sur, at Barangay Mindoro (and not on the island of Mindoro).
Fireworks Capital of the Philippines After the town's firecrackers and fireworks industry. [15] Butuan: Agusan del Norte (geographically only) Caraga: Home of the Balangays [16] [17] Timber City of the South [18] Cabanatuan: Nueva Ecija: Central Luzon: Tricycle Capital of the Philippines After the prominence of motorized tricycles in the city ...
It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. [3] The district consists of the provincial capital city of Vigan and adjacent municipalities of Bantay , Cabugao , Caoayan , Magsingal , San Ildefonso , San Juan , San Vicente , Santa Catalina , Santo ...
The University of Northern Philippines (UNP; Filipino: Pamantasan ng Kahilagaang Pilipinas [1]) 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, tracing its roots to 1906, which is older than the ...
Cabugao is the second northernmost town of the province of Ilocos Sur. It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Vigan City, the capital of the province; 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Laoag City, the capital of Ilocos Norte; 163 kilometres (101 mi) from the San Fernando, La Union, the regional center; and 432 kilometres (268 mi) north of Manila.
Plaza Salcedo is a public park in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. The park is the longer arm of an L-shaped open space [ 1 ] where a popular fountain display is located. [ 2 ] Named after the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo , Plaza Salcedo is the city’s town center and is known for being the execution site of Filipina revolutionary ...