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2.  1st class province with 32 municipalities, 2
cities and 768 barangays.
 Is a province of the Philippines located in
the Ilocos Region in Luzon.
 inhabited mostly by Ilocanos belonging to
the third largest ethnic group of Malay
origin
VIGAN CITY
is the provincial capital

5.  located along the western coast of
Northern Luzon.
AREA:
 I2,579.58 square kilometers
 about 20.11% of the total land area

7.  dry months are from October to
May
 August has the most rainfall while
January and February have the
least
 The mean temperature in the
province is 27 degrees C. January
is the coldest.

9. WATER RESOURCES
 BEACHES Puro Island
Puro Island is not as powdery
as the sands in Malapascua
Island and Camotes Island.

10. WATER FALLS
 Ilocos is also home to some of the
most beautiful running natural
waterfalls aside from the coastline of
Ilocos resorts beaches.

11. PINSAL FALLS

14. Pug-os Beach : The salt-making in Cabugao

15. a green-colored
water, which reflects
the natures beauty,
with some fish pens
situated along side of
this river.
MESTIZO RIVER
RIVER

16. LAND RESOURCES
Sigay rice terraces
 has crisp cool air
and rustic scenery.
the town attracts
visitors with its version
of the rice terraces.

19. Barangay Sigay
The Municipality is
nestled in a wide
mountainous area
where most of its
forest is still
untouched.
FORESTS

20. Before the coming of the Spaniards
 Ilocos Region was already a thriving,
fairly advanced cluster of towns and
settlements familiar to Chinese,
Japanese and Malay traders.
 The current boundary of the province
was permanently defined by virtue of
RA 2973, which was signed in March
1917.

24.  Population as of 2010 census: 658,587
 Population (as of Aug 1, 2007): 632,255
L anguage / Dialect
Filipino and English
Kankanaey and Itneg

25.  The native Ilocano is a weaver, wood
carver, and pottery expert.
 The Ilocano cuisine ranges from the exotic
to “abu-os” (ant eggs) to vegetables broth
“dinengdeng” .
ILOKANOS CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
 From the cradle to the grave, the Ilocano
rituals reflect what they believe in.
 Death to the Ilocanos means great sorrow

26. RELIGIOUS
PRACTICES

27. Pasyon
 religious practice Ilocanos perform during
the Catholic Church’s observance of the
Lenten Season

28.  Is a commemoration of life; it gives
praise to the deceased person’s
accomplishments when he was alive

29. Semana Santa
- St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral is the
venue of religious rites during the Holy
Week.

30. Viva Vigan Arts and Industry Festival
- Every first week of May, Vigan plays host to visitors for this
festival featuring painting and product exhibits, a Calesa
parade, and other cultural activities.

32. Tobacco Festival

33. Longaniza Festival, Ilocos Sur
 held every January 22 features the
“longest Longaniza” with the hope of
entering to the Guinness Book of
Records as the longest Longaniza of
the world.

36. LOOM
WEAVING

37. POTTERY

38. TOBACCO
PLANTATION

39. FARMING

41. known as Imelda's CoveBeaches - most
notable Ilocos Sur beaches include those in
Cabangtalan (in Sinait, also )
.

42. CANDON CHURCH

43. Tirad Pass - Declared as a National
Shrine

44. The HISTORIC TOWN

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