Santiago | |
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Municipality of Santiago | |
Motto: Go Go Go Santiago! | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°17′41″N 120°26′43″E / 17.2947°N 120.4453°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Named for | St. James the Great |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Santiago[*] | Josefino E. Miranda |
• Vice Mayor | Adrien Lawrence S. Miranda |
• Representative | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,139 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 46.36 km2 (17.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Highest elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,471 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,821 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.77 |
• Revenue | ₱ 86.83 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,232 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 101 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 44.04 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2707 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Santiago, officially the Municipality of Santiago (Ilocano: Ili ti Santiago; Filipino: Bayan ng Santiago), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,471 people.[3]
Santiago Cove is dubbed as the "Boracay of Ilocos Sur" because of its white sand.[5]