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Naguilian
Nag-ili-an | |
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Municipality of Naguilian | |
Nickname(s): The True Heart of La Union Home of the Original Basi | |
Motto: Tattan Naguilian! | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°32′N 120°24′E / 16.53°N 120.4°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | February 18, 1839 |
Barangays | 37 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Naguilian[*] | Hon. Nieri T. Flores |
• Vice Mayor | Hon. Reynaldo J. Flores |
• Representative | Hon. Dante S. Garcia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 36,150 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.60 km2 (40.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Highest elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 52,189 |
• Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 12,915 |
Demonym | Naguilianon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.00 |
• Revenue | PHP 307,477,249.26 million (28.02%) (2022) |
• Assets | PHP 1,153,571,103.05 billion (25.73%) (2022) |
• Equity | PHP 947,824,505.09 million (17.71%) (2022) |
• Expenditure | PHP 166,800,843.74 million (20.64%) (2022) |
• Liabilities | PHP 205,746,597.96 million (83.33%) (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2511 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Major religions | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint | Saint Augustine of Hippo |
Notable Festival | Basi Festival |
Website | www |
Naguilian, officially the Municipality of Naguilian (Ilocano: Ili ti Naguilian; Filipino: Bayan ng Naguilian), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,189 people.[3]
Naguilian is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Baguio via the Naguilian Road, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the provincial capital, San Fernando, and 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Manila.