Ilocos Sur

Also known as Province of Ilocos Sur

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Ilocos Region
Founded: February 2, 1818
Capital: Vigan
Largest city: Candon
Governor: Jeremias C. Singson ( NPC / Bileg )
Vice governor: Ryan Luis V. Singson ( Lakas / Bileg )
Legislature: Ilocos Sur Provincial Board
Total: 2,596.00 km (1,002.32 sq mi)
Rank: 51st out of 82
Highest elevation mount camingingel: 2,371 m (7,779 ft)
Density: 273.494/km (708.347/sq mi)
Demonyms: Ilocano (m/n) Ilocana (f)
Component cities: 2 Candon Vigan
Districts: Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur
Time zone: UTC+8 ( PST )
Iso 3166 code: PH-ILS
Spoken languages: Ilocano Kankana-ey Filipino English

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Official website

Province of Ilocos Sur | One People, One Province, One Ilocos Sur

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of the Philippines
Official name: Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur
Country: Philippines
Located in: Ilocos Region
Contains: Tagudin
Capital: Vigan
Population: 709991
Area: 2596.00
Time zone: Philippine Standard Time
Shares border with: Ilocos Norte
Official website: mis.ilocossur.gov.ph
Image: Ilocos Sur Capitol.jpg
Households: 172048
Dialing code: 77

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Commons category: Ilocos Sur
topic's main category: Category:Ilocos Sur
inception: 1818-01-01
postal code: 2700–2733
electorate: 487233
Köppen climate classification: tropical monsoon climate
poverty incidence: 11.50
total assets: 21501190762.16
fiscal/tax revenue: 7526300392.38
total liabilities: 3785013794.07
total expenditure: 4746784402.51

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Encyclopedic overview

Ilocos Sur (lit. 'South Ilocos'), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is the most-populous city. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.

Ilocos Sur was established in 1818 when the province of Ilocos was split into two: the north (now Ilocos Norte) and the south (Ilocos Sur). At that time, it included parts of Abra and the upper half of present-day La Unión. The current boundaries of the province set in March 1917 by virtue of Act No. 2683.

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