Country Philippines District 2nd District Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 19.62 km² Province Ilocos Sur | Region Ilocos (Region I) Barangays ZIP code 2706 Local time Saturday 10:53 PM | |
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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.
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Map of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Barangays
San Esteban is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
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.