There is an extensive road network that leads to the province from various parts of Luzon. There are several bus lines that ply the Manila-Vigan route.

The 405 km distance from Manila to Ilocos Sur is a comfortable and scenic seven hour ride.

You can also get to Ilocos Sur by plane through Laoag International Airport. To get to

Vigan, more than any other Ilocano town, tells the story of Ilocandia. It is almost four centuries old, and was once known as “Kabigbigaan” from “biga” (Alocasia Indica), a coarse erect and araceous plant with large and ornate leaves with grows on the banks of the rivers. Its name “Bigan” was later changed

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Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur is subdivided into 32

municipalities and 2 cities

Cities: Vigan City, Candon City

Municipalities: Alilem, Banayoyo, Bantay, Burgos, Cabugao, Caoayan, Cervantes, Galimuyod, Gregorio del Pilar (Concepcion), Lidlidda, Magsingal, Nagbukel, Narvacan, Quirino (Angaki),

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present territories of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, La Union, and portion of Mountain Province. The Ilocos was then the only area known and explored north of Manila as indicated in an early map of the Philippines.The province of Ilocos Sur is located

along the western coast of Northern

Luzon. It is bounded by Ilocos Norte in

the north, Abra in the northeast, Mt.

Province in the east, Benguet in the

southeast, La Union in the south and

the Luzon Sea and Lingayen Gulf in the

west. The province falls within latitudes

16° 40’ to 17° 54’ north and

longitudes 120° 20’ to 120° 56’ east.

Vigan City, the provincial capital is

approximately 408 kilometers by

road from Manila, 139

kilometers north of San

Fernando City, and 80

kilometers south of Laoag

City.

Ilocos Sur has an area of

2,579.60 square kilometers

occupying about 20.10 percent

History records that three years after the founding of the City of Manila, Legaspi dispatched the ‘conquistador’ Salcedo on a mission to the north where he established the Ciudad Fernandina in honor of King Ferdinand, the reigning ruler of Spain at the time, and for his reward was granted a royal “encomienda”.

Villa Fernandina became the capital of the whole Ilocos which then embraced the

Physical Characteristics

Brief History“Ciudad Fernandina”

Places and People

Ilokano: Abagatan nga Ilokos, Filipino: Timog Ilokos, Pangasinan: Luyag na Abalaten ya Ilocos