Cervantes, Ilocos Sur

Cervantes
—  Municipality  —
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Cervantes.
Cervantes Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°59′30″N 120°44′0″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd District
Founded
Barangays	13
Government
• Mayor	Benjamin N. Maggay
Area
• Total	234.70 km2 (90.62 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	14,116
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2718
Income class	4th class

Population Census of Cervantes
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	13,777		—
2000	14,195		0.64%
2007	14,116		-0.08%

Cervantes is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,116 people in 2,673 households.

The municipality is officially the Summer Capital of Ilocos Sur. It has a relatively cooler climate than most of lowland Ilocos Sur due to its geographical location and proximity to Mountain Province and Benguet.

History

On December 8, 1941, the Japanese planes and bombers attacked Cervantes, and was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Forces in 1942. On June 14, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the military units of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th and 13th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 15th, 66th & 121st Infantry Regiments of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL defeated the Japanese forces at the Battle of Bessang Pass on 1945 and liberated the town.

Barangays

Cervantes is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

• Aluling
• Comillas North
• Comillas South
• Concepcion
• Dinwede East
• Dinwede West
• Libang
• Pilipil
• Remedios
• Rosario
• San Juan
• San Luis
• Malaya

External links

• Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System