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San Esteban, Ilocos Sur

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Country
  
Philippines

District
  
2nd District

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
19.62 km²

Province
  
Ilocos Sur

Region
  
Ilocos (Region I)

Barangays
  
10

ZIP code
  
2706

Local time
  
Saturday 10:53 PM

San Esteban, Ilocos Sur httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Weather
  
27°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 61% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Cappa-cappa, Tangaoan, Bateria

San Esteban is a fifth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,349 people.

Contents

Map of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Barangays

San Esteban is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

  • Ansad
  • Apatot
  • Bateria
  • Cabaroan
  • Cappa-Cappa
  • Poblacion
  • San Nicolas
  • San Pablo
  • San Rafael
  • Villa Quirino
  • Etymology

    The Spaniards named the pueblo (the equivalent of a municipality in present-day terms) San Esteban (formerly known as Cabagbagototan) because they have received reports of a vagabond named Iban having been stoned to death and beheaded by hostile natives in the place called "Naglawlawayan," which is an early place of worship by the natives, and currently the site of the municipal cemetery. "Iban" is the Ilocano equivalent of "Stephen," hence the pueblo being named San Esteban.

    San Esteban was founded by Agustinian friars in 1625, but was always attached to Nueva Coveta (present-day Burgos) and to the municipality of Santiago until 1911. It was once a visita of Narvacan because of a shortage of ministers.

    Demographics

    In the 2015 census, the population of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, was 8,349 people, with a density of 430 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

    References

    San Esteban, Ilocos Sur Wikipedia