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Encyclopedia > Candon City
City of Candon
Location
Map of Ilocos Sur showing the location of Candon City
Government
Region Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province Ilocos Sur
District 2nd district of Ilocos Sur
Barangays 42
Income class: 5th class city, partially urban
Mayor Allen G. Singson (LP)
Founded 1780
Cityhood March 28, 2001
Official Website www.candoncity.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Area 103.28 km²
Population

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50,564
489.58/km²
Coordinates 17°12' N 120°27' E

Candon City is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 50,564 people in 10,257 households. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


This once small resort town is known for making the heaviest and largest calamay, a sweet and sticky snack made from coconut milk and sugar, in the world. This City has also a rich historical background. In its legends, the name of the city is derived from the legendary "kandong" tree which is now but extinct in the area. It's patron saint is St. John of Sahagun.



St. John of Sahagun Church

Barangays

Candon City is politically subdivided into 42 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

  • Allangagigan-1st
  • Allangagigan-2nd
  • Amguid
  • Ayudante
  • Bagani-Campo
  • Bagani-Gabor
  • Bagani-Tocgo
  • Bagani-Ubog
  • Bagar
  • Balingaoan
  • Bugnay
  • Calao-an
  • Calongbuyan
  • Caterman
  • Cubcubbuot
  • Darapidap
  • Langlangca-1st
  • Langlangca-2nd
  • Oaig-Daya
  • Palacapac
  • Paras
  • Parioc-1st
  • Parioc-2nd
  • Patpata-1st
  • Patpata-2nd
  • Paypayad
  • Salvador-1st
  • Salvador-2nd
  • San Agustin
  • San Andres
  • San Antonio
  • San Isidro
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • San Nicolas
  • San Pedro
  • Santo Tomas
  • Tablac
  • Talogtog
  • Tamurong-1st
  • Tamurong-2nd
  • Villarica

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Candon City CDS Immersion Workshop (721 words)
The Officialdom of the City of Candon, Ilocos Sur made the trip to the island paradise of Boracay, together with representatives from the Congressional District and Provincial Government where it belongs, to consolidate all legislative and executive efforts in internalizing or implementing CDS-related programs and activities.
In her speech, Candon City Mayor Grace Singson chided that the workshop was her own version of President Arroyo’s LEDAC meeting, which was just concluded two days prior to the opening of the Boracay workshop.
She outlined her vision for the City of Candon to become the crux or hub of development for the Province of Ilocos Sur, particularly for the 2nd Congressional District.
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