Candon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Candon City, City of Candon, Candon, Ilocos Sur
Candon, officially the City of Candon (; ), is a component city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
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- Candon city center
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- 120x80px
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- Tobacco Capital of the Philippines
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- Liberty, Justice and Unity
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- Cry of Candon
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- District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- City of Candon
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Ilocos Sur
- Population
- 61315
- Area
- 103.28
- Elevation
- 67
- Shares border with
- Santiago
- Official website
- candoncity.gov.ph
- Image
- Feria de Candon Fountain.jpg
- Households
- 15125
- Dialing code
- 77
Show 14 more facts
- language used
- Tagalog
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- inception
- 1780-00-00
- Commons category
- Candon
- postal code
- 2710
- poverty incidence
- 17.22
- electorate
- 39382
- twinned administrative body
- Honolulu
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Kochi
- total assets
- 5763283699.45
- total liabilities
- 485536291.54
- total expenditure
- 856253621.39
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1933973403.05
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Cityhood
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Language
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- Local government
- Elected officials
- City seal
- Attractions
- Transportation
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Media
- AM stations
- FM stations
- Sister Cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Candon, officially the City of Candon (; ), is a component city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Dubbed the "Tobacco Capital of the Philippines", the city is the country's largest producer of Virginia tobacco.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Candon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.