Santol is a 5th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,202 people in 2,083 households. Image File history File links Map of La Union showing the location of Santol, La Union. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Barangays
Santol is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...
LaUnion is highly literate, with San Fernando City as the administrative, educational, and financial center of the region.
LaUnion, "the union" or "the united" in Spanish, was formed, in 1850, when the colonial government merged the southern towns of Ilocos Sur province, the northern towns of Pangasinan, and the western towns of Benguet to the east.