Bacnotan
Bacnotan, officially the Municipality of Bacnotan (Ilocano: Ili ti Bacnotan; Filipino: Bayan ng Bacnotan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,388 people.
Bacnotan | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Bacnotan | |
Bacnotan town center | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: Honey Capital of the North Cement Capital of the North | |
Map of La Union with Bacnotan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Bacnotan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°43′11″N 120°20′53″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1599 |
| Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla |
| • Vice Mayor | Divina C. Fontanilla |
| • Representative | Pablo C. Ortega |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 27,909 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 44,388 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,675 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 1.46 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 236.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,216 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 201.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 112.7 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2515 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Economic activities in Bacnotan mostly involve farming, fishing, bee-keeping, pebble extraction, tourism, and Portland cement manufacture. Bacnotan is the seat of the beekeeping industry in La Union. A mining engineer from Bacnotan who saw the limestone deposits in Dumarang (renamed Quirino) also saw deposits of coal and traces of gas.
Surfing has become quite popular as well, surfers having discovered that there is a surfable break beside the Holcim Cement Factory. While there are no surfboard rentals yet, instructors from the nearby town of Urbiztondo have been known to bring their students to Bacnotan for lessons. The sand bottom causes an inconsistency in wave quality but is usually reliable for learning.
Schools in Bacnotan include the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, the North Provincial High School (now Bacnotan National High School), the Bacnotan Elementary School, other elementary schools located in various barangays, and a prep school operated by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Bacnotan.