San Juan, Ilocos Sur

San Juan
Municipality
Municipality of San Juan

Seal
Nickname(s): Buri Capital of the Philippines

Map of Ilocos Sur with San Juan highlighted
San Juan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°43′45″N 120°27′39″E / 17.7292°N 120.4608°E / 17.7292; 120.4608Coordinates: 17°43′45″N 120°27′39″E / 17.7292°N 120.4608°E / 17.7292; 120.4608
Country  Philippines
Region Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province Ilocos Sur
District 1st District
Barangays 32 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Benjamin Viloria Sarmiento
 • Electorate 15,986 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 26,411
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 2731
PSGC 012920000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)77
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 343,214,904.27 (2016)
Native languages Ilocano
Tagalog

San Juan, formerly Lapog and officially the Municipality of San Juan, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,411 people.[3]

Because it produces most of the goods made of buri leaf in the province, it is sometimes called the Buri Capital of Ilocos Sur.

San Juan is 426 kilometres (265 mi) from Metro Manila and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Vigan City, the provincial capital.

History

The town of Lapog was established in 1772.

The name of the municipality has gone through a series of changes. The early settlers and occupants called it "Lapo", short for "Lapo-Lapo", a tall grass which grew everywhere in the area. In the year 1772, Don Tomas Aquino, the first local leader, initiated the organization of the scattered communities into one, calling the place "Lapog", a derivative of local vernacular "Lap-Lapog" which means unirrigated land. For 189 years, "Lapog" remained in the records as the official name of the town until June 18, 1961, Republic Act No. 3386 was enacted and it was renamed to San Juan. Since most of the inhabitants were of the belief that religious names bring peace, happiness, and prosperity, the town was renamed "San Juan", after the name of its patron saint, Saint John the Baptist.

It was stricken by all sorts of plagues and epidemics (like the smallpox epidemics of 1808 and 1918–19, locust infestation in 1903, and destruction of ricefields by worms called "arabas" in 1905). Bessang Pass, just south of the poblacion, was constructed in 1874. Americans destroyed their town hall in 1903. But despite these misfortunes, San Juan progressed into a prosperous community.

Barangays

San Juan is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. [2]

  • Asilang
  • Bacsil
  • Baliw
  • Bannuar (Poblacion)
  • Barbar
  • Cabanglotan
  • Cacandongan
  • Camanggaan
  • Camindoroan
  • Caronoan
  • Darao
  • Dardarat
  • Guimod Norte
  • Guimod Sur
  • Immayos Norte
  • Immayos Sur
  • Labnig
  • Lapting
  • Lira (Poblacion)
  • Malamin
  • Muraya
  • Nagsabaran
  • Nagsupotan
  • Pandayan (Poblacion)
  • Refaro
  • Resurreccion (Poblacion)
  • Sabangan
  • San Isidro
  • Saoang
  • Solotsolot
  • Sunggiam
  • Surngit

Demographics

Population census of San Juan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 7,035—    
1918 9,791+2.23%
1939 10,674+0.41%
1948 9,777−0.97%
1960 12,654+2.17%
1970 14,987+1.70%
1975 16,329+1.73%
1980 17,443+1.33%
1990 20,328+1.54%
1995 21,222+0.81%
2000 23,146+1.88%
2007 23,808+0.39%
2010 25,199+2.09%
2015 26,411+0.90%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

In the 2015 census, the population of San Juan, Ilocos Sur, was 26,411 people,[3] with a density of 410 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Ilocos Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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