Tagudin, Ilocos Sur

Tagudin
—  Municipality  —
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Tagudin.
Tagudin Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°56′N 120°27′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd District
Founded
Barangays	43
Government
• Mayor	Roque S. Verzosa, Jr.
Area
• Total	151.19 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	38,123
• Density	252.2/km2 (653.1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2714
Income class	2nd class
Website	tagudin.gov.ph

Population Census of Tagudin
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	30,697		—
2000	34,427		2.49%
2007	38,123		1.42%

Tagudin is a first class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 38,123 people in 6,603 households.

Barangays

Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43 barangays.

Ag-aguman Ambalayat Baracbac Bario-an Baritao Becques Bimmanga Bio Bitalag Borono Bucao East Bucao West Cabaroan Cabugbugan Cabulanglangan

Dacutan Dardarat Del Pilar Farola Gabur Garitan Jardin Lacong Lantag Las-ud Libtong Lubnac Magsaysay Malacañang

Pacac Pallogan Pula Pudoc East Pudoc West Quirino Ranget Rizal Salvacion San Miguel Sawat Tallaoen Tampugo Tarangotong

Origin of the name

The name of the municipality was derived from a traditional loom called "tagudan." A Spaniard who came to the place asking its name wrote it as its name when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the cloth-weaving apparatus she's using.

History

• The first sundials were constructed in Tagudin in 1841 by Father Juan Sorolla.
• The decisive Battle of Bessang Pass started in this municipality, at Bitalag.
• Tagudin was formerly the capital of the sub-province of Amburayan, which included Lepanto (that became a sub-province now included in the province of Benguet), Angkaki (now Quirino), Suyo, and Alilem (now with Ilocos Sur), and Sudipen, Santol, and San Gabriel (formerly with Ilocos Sur but became part of La Union).
• Tagudin was made the site of the Base Hospital of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) in 1945 during World War II.
• Tagudin was the site of the military general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army 1st and 12th Infantry Division and the USAFIP-NL 121st Infantry Regiments. They were stationed in the town and was active during World War II (1942 to 1945) and Post-War Era (1945 to 1946).

External links

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