Narvacan

Also known as Municipality of Narvacan, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur

Narvacan, officially the Municipality of Narvacan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

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Settlement.image_skyline: Narvacan Ilocos Sur.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Street in Narvacan
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Narvacan,_Ilocos_Sur.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Narvacan Ilocos Sur.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.motto: Narvacan Naisangsangayan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Narvacan
Demonym: Narbakenio
Population: 46265
Area: 122.21
Elevation: 19
Official website: www.narvacan.gov.ph
Image: Narvacan Ilocos Sur.jpg
Households: 11269
Dialing code: 77

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Commons category: Narvacan
electorate: 31745
poverty incidence: 20.42
postal code: 2704
total assets: 1591301088.97
total liabilities: 167678623.56
fiscal/tax revenue: 191166736.43
total expenditure: 203621334.04

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Narvacan, officially the Municipality of Narvacan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

==History== A Spanish expeditionary force sent from Vigan by the military officer and navigator, Captain Juan de Salcedo was shipwrecked along the town's coast in 1576. When they were being rescued by the natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what the name of their place was. The resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect by asking the Spaniards, "Nalbakan?" (Are you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought this to be the answer to their question, and from then, the place was referred to as Narvacan.