Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur
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| Municipality of Santo Domingo | |
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| Government | |
| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
| Province | Ilocos Sur |
| District | 1st District |
| Barangays | 36 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| Mayor | Floro T. Tadena |
| ZIP Code | 2729 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 55.49 km² |
| Population
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25,888 |
| Population Census of Santo Domingo | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 22,727 |
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| 2000 | 24,520 | 1.64% | |
| 2007 | 25,888 | 0.75% | |
Santo Domingo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 25,888 people in 4,871 households.
[edit] Barangays
Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36 barangays.
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[edit] Origin of the Municipality's Name
The name of the municipality came from its old moniker, "Paggappuan ti Santol ti Domingo," an Ilocano term meaning "The source of the Santol sold every Sunday." "Santol," Sandoricum koetjape, is the name of the tree bearing round, yellowish fruits growing in abundance in the municipality, notably in Barangay Pussuac.
During the Spanish era, an enlisted man of the Spanish Civil Guard looked for the source of the santol being sold in the markets of Ciudad Fernandina (now Vigan) on Sundays during the months of June to August. To do so, he asked for a leave of absence from his platoon leader to trace the source of the fruits. With his Ilocano guide, he searched the lands north of Villa Fernandina. He found nothing in the neighboring towns of Bantay, Santa Catalina, San Vicente, and Bantaoay (now San Ildefonso). He finally found lots of santol-bearing trees in a place north of Bantaoay now called Barangay Pus-uac. He has found the "Paggappuan ti Santol ti Domingo." The town was named Santo Domingo on account of this feat.
Don Pablo Arguero was claimed to be the founder of the municipality on May 12, 1742, with Father Tomas Millan as the first parish priest. Father Millan laid the foundation of the belfry, where the great Filipino hero Diego Silang once worked as a boy.
[edit] External links
- Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
- Municipality of Santo Domingo Ilocos Sur
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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