Santo Tomas

Philippines / Ilocos / Patac /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Santo Tomas, Province of La Union
ZIP Code: 2505

Santo Tomas is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union in the Philippines. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 35,999 people.

The town was formerly part of Mangaldan, Pangasinan. In 1764, Santo Tomas was created through a Spanish Royal Decree. Spanish authorities named the town of Santo Tomas in honor of their first patron saint, Santo Tomas de Aquinas.

Santo Tomas is politically subdivided by into 24 barangays:

-Ambitacay
-Bail
-Balaoc
-Balsaan
-Baybay
-Cabaruan
-Casantaan
-Casilagan
-Cupang
-Damortis
-Fernando
-Linong
-Lomboy
-Malabago
-Namboongan
-Namonitan
-Narvacan
-Patac
-Poblacion
-Pongpong
-Raois
-Tubod
-Tococ
-Ubagan
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sto._Tomas,_La_Union
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°16'30"N   120°23'45"E

Comments

  • this is where I was born and spend my time til' I was 16years old and then left to California USA and left a lot of memories here my childhood and friends. after 20years of home coming everything is different and everybody is nowhere to be found. but I still love my birthplace. thats where i was born and still a big part of me.
  • this is our home...
  • I WAS BORN AND SPEND MY LIFE HERE TIL 27Y/0.THEN I STARTED TO HAVE MY JOURNEY THRU ABROAD IN RIYADH,SAUDI ARABIA (1995-2003).THEN IN 2005 @ SINGAPORE TIL NOW.I SPEND MY VACATION HERE ONCE A YEAR(DECEMBER)TO VISIT MY RELATIVES,FRIENDS,FAMILIES,ETC.REALLY I LOVE THIS PLACE WHERE I BELONG!
  • It was my hometown. Sto. Tomas Rocks, People Rocks! LA UNION ROCKS!!!!
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