Tagudin, officially the Municipality of Tagudin (; ; ), is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 41,538 people.

Etymology

The name of the municipality was derived from a native cotton drying rack called "''tagudan''." A Spaniard who came to the place asked for its name, wrote it as the settlement when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the traditional apparatus she was using.

History

According to William Scott, "Chinese and Japanese ships bartered gold in Tagudin in Juan de Salcedo's day." Records of Saint Augustine's Parish record that Spanish

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headed by

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, together with the Augustinian missionaries, started to move northward from

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in 1571. On 5 January 1586 they founded the first towns of

Laoag Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. It is the province's most populous settlement, ...

, Bulatao, Kaog and Tagudin. In 1818, Tagudin became a part of

and thus the southern gateway to the province. The first two

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s were constructed in Tagudin in 1841 and 1845, respectively, by Father Juan Sorolla. On 18 August 1908, Tagudin replaced

Alilem Alilem, officially the Municipality of Alilem (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,361 people. Etymology Long before Spanish colonizers landed on Philippine s ...

as the

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of the sub-province of Amburayan, which included Lepanto (that became a sub-province now included in the province of

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), Angkaki (now

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), Suyo, and Alilem (now with Ilocos Sur), and Sudipen, Santol, and San Gabriel (formerly with Ilocos Sur but became part of

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). Tagudin was made the site of the Base Hospital of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon ( USAFIP-NL) in 1945 during

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. It was also the site of the military general headquarters of the USAFIP-NL 121st Infantry Regiments under the

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. The decisive

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started in this municipality, at Bitalag.

Geography

The Municipality of Tagudin is bordered to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz to the north, Suyo and

to the east, and the province of

to the south by Bangar and Sudipen, La Union. The town is accessible via Bessang Pass. Tagudin is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Ag-aguman * Ambalayat * Baracbac * Bario-an * Baritao * Becques * Bimmanga * Bio * Bitalag * Borono * Bucao East * Bucao West * Cabaroan * Cabugbugan * Cabulanglangan * Dacutan * Dardarat * Del Pilar * Farola * Gabur * Garitan * Jardin * Lacong * Lantag * Las-ud * Libtong * Lubnac * Magsaysay * Malacañang * Pacac * Pallogan * Pudoc East * Pudoc West * Pula * Quirino * Ranget * Rizal * Salvacion * San Miguel * Sawat * Tallaoen * Tampugo * Tarangotong

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Tagudin had a population of 41,538. The population density was .

Language

Ilocano is the predominant dialect of Tagudin.

Economy

Government

Local government

Tagudin, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of

, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Tagudin Schools District Office governs the operations of all private and public elementary and high school throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

* Ambalayat Integrated School (Elementary) * Adventist School Tagudin Campus * Ag-aguman Elementary School * Baracbac Community School * Becques Community School * Bimmanga Community School * Bio Elementary School * Bitalag Elementary School * Cabugbugan Comm. Sch. * Cabulanglangan Elementary School * Christ Servant Academy (Elementary) * Family Christian Center * Garitan Integrated School (Elementary) * Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (Elementary) * Las-ud Elementary School * Libtong Integrated School (Elementary) * Maranatha Christian Academy * Pacac Elementary School * Pallogan Elementary School * Pudoc East Elementary School * San Miguel Elementary School * San Pedro Community School * Tagudin Central School * Tallaoen Elementary School * Tampugo Elementary School * UCCP Christ-Gifted Academy

Secondary schools

* Ambalayat Integrated School * Asean Institute for Research and Technology * Christ Servant Academy * Garitan Integrated School * Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (High School) * Libtong Integrated School * Pudoc West Integrated School * St. Augustine's School * Tagudin National High School

References

External links

Tagudin websitePasyalang Ilocos SurPhilippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Ilocos Sur