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Vintar | |
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| Municipality of Vintar (Ili ti Vintar) | |
 Vintar Bikeline 2020 | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: Vintar Hymn (Agbiag Ka Vintar) | |
 Map of Ilocos Norte with Vintar highlighted | |
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.svg)  Vintar Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′50″N 120°38′56″E / 18.2306°N 120.6489°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hon. Richard A. Degala |
| • Vice Mayor | Hon. Maribel A. Albano, MD |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Alexander Marcos III |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,110 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 614.35 km2 (237.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 33,339 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,422 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 261.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 526.9 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 204.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 118 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2915 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Vintar, officially the Municipality of Vintar (Ilocano: Ili ti Vintar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Vintar), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,339 people.[3]
Vintar is the largest municipality in Ilocos Norte. Its patron saint is Saint Nicholas de Tolentino. It is home to one of the biggest convents in the province where it houses the Saint Nicholas Academy. It is also where Vintar Dam is located, first dam funded by the World Bank in Southeast Asia- an important cultural property listed by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and is also the site of the Umok ni Siwawer Eco-Tourism Nature Park, the town's popular picnic resort.
- ^ Municipality of Vintar (Ili ti Vintar) | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.