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Santiago
Municipality
A beach in Ambucao
A beach in Ambucao
Official seal of Santiago
Seal
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Santiago
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Santiago
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos (Region I)
ProvinceIlocos Sur
District2nd District
Barangays24
Government
[1]
 • MayorJosefino E. Miranda
Area
[2]
 • Total46.36 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total17,958
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2707
Dialing code77
Income class4th class

Santiago is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 17,958 people.[3]

Santiago Cove is dubbed as the "Boracay of Ilocos Sur" because of its white sands.[4]

Santiago is the headquarters of the Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO), which distributes electricity to the entire province.

Barangays

Santiago is politically subdivided into 24 barangays.[2]

2

History

Before the Spanish Conquest of the Philippines, Moro raiders were in control, so one of the tasks of the Spanish was to pacify and clear the country of these pirates. Coastal communities (Northern Luzon, and, thus, Ilocos) were prone to piratical attacks. For these, watchtowers were erected all over the Ilocos coast.

The Spanish started patrols of sea lanes, stopping these pirates for a while, only for them to resurface in 1772. But in the place now known as Santiago, as the Spanish engaged the pirates, all church bells ringing and trumpets sounded (to signal their attacks), the Augustinians stationed in the place held a statue of Santiago (Saint James) facing the sea and with many natives praying the rosary for safety and victory. The Moros fled, never to return, thus sparing the pueblo. The place was since then named Santiago.

It was once a visita of Narvacan due to the lack of ministers at the time.

Demographics

Population census of Santiago
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 14,427—    
1995 14,843+0.53%
2000 15,876+1.45%
2007 16,806+0.79%
2010 17,958+2.44%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][5]
  • A field of tobacco growing in Baybayabas
    A field of tobacco growing in Baybayabas
  • A man fishing just offshore near to Sabangan Beach.
    A man fishing just offshore near to Sabangan Beach.

References

  1. ^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Province: ILOCOS SUR". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Sunrise at Santiago". Retrieved 14 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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