San Esteban, Ilocos Sur
Encyclopedia
San Esteban is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 7,779 people in 1,482 households.
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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.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 7,779 people in 1,482 households.
Barangays
San Esteban is politically subdivided into 10 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Ansad
- Apatot
- Bateria
- Cabaroan
- Cappa-Cappa
- Poblacion
- San Nicolas
- San Pablo
- San Rafael
- Villa Quirino
The Origin of the Municipality's Name
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
Burgos, Ilocos Sur
Burgos is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 11,459 people in 2,174 households.-Barangays:Burgos is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.-History:...
) and to the municipality of Santiago
Santiago, Ilocos Sur
Santiago is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,806 people in 3,233 households.Santiago Cove is dubbed as the "Boracay of Ilocos Sur" because of its white sands....
until 1911. It was once a visita of Narvacan because of a shortage of ministers.