Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur
Province
	Province of Ilocos Sur
	Clockwise from the top: Santa Maria Church, Vigan City, Bantay Church, Mount Tuwato, Bantay Church Belltower
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: The Heritage Haven of the North
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 17°20′N 120°35′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Founded	June 13, 1572
Capital	Vigan
Largest city	Candon
Government
• Governor	Jeremias C. Singson (NPC/Bileg)
• Vice Governor	Ryan Luis V. Singson (Lakas/Bileg)
• Legislature	Ilocos Sur Provincial Board
Area
• Total	2,596.00 km2 (1,002.32 sq mi)
• Rank	51st out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Camingingel)	2,371 m (7,779 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	706,009
• Rank	43rd out of 81
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Rank	33rd out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	2 Candon ; Vigan ;
• Municipalities	32 Alilem ; Banayoyo ; Bantay ; Burgos ; Cabugao ; Caoayan ; Cervantes ; Galimuyod ; Gregorio del Pilar ; Lidlidda ; Magsingal ; Nagbukel ; Narvacan ; Quirino ; Salcedo ; San Emilio ; San Esteban ; San Ildefonso ; San Juan ; San Vicente ; Santa ; Santa Catalina ; Santa Cruz ; Santa Lucia ; Santa Maria ; Santiago ; Santo Domingo ; Sigay ; Sinait ; Sugpon ; Suyo ; Tagudin ;
• Barangays	768
• Districts	Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2700–2733
IDD : area code	PH-ILS
Spoken languages	Ilocano; Kankana-ey; Filipino; English;
HDI	0.70 (High)
HDI rank	19th (2019)
Website	mis.ilocossur.gov.ph

Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.

Ilocos Sur was founded by the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo in 1572. It was formed when the north (now Ilocos Norte) split from the south (Ilocos Sur). At that time, it included parts of Abra and the upper half of present-day La Unión. The current boundary of the province was permanently defined through Act 2683 signed in March 1917.

The province is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, namely, the Heritage City of Vigan and the Baroque Church of Santa Maria.

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