Narvacan
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town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Narvacan, Province of Ilocos Sur
ZIP code: 2704
Narvacan is a coastal municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. It had a population of 42,803 people as registered in the 2010 Census.
Situated near the western coastline of the island of Luzon, Narvacan is nestled in a valley surrounded my mountains. A fertile region with a cool tropical climate, the principal crops of Narvacan are corn, cotton, indigo, rice, sugarcane and tobacco. Its residents are largely Roman Catholic and Methodist Christians who speak Ilocano.
Narvacan is administratively subdivided into 34 barangays:
-Abuor
-Ambulogan
-Aquib
-Banglayan
-Bantay Abot
-Bulanos
-Cadacad
-Cagayungan
-Camarao
-Casilagan
-Codoog
-Dasay
-Dinalaoan
-Estancia
-Lanipao
-Lungog
-Margaay
-Marozo
-Naguneg
-Orence
-Pantoc
-Paratong
-Parparia
-Quinarayan
-Rivadavia
-San Antonio
-San Jose (Poblacion)
-San Pablo
-San Pedro
-Santa Lucia (Poblacion)
-Sarmingan
-Sucoc
-Sulvec
-Turod
History
Narvacan was discovered by a Spanish expeditionary force sent from Vigan by the military officer and navigator, Captain Juan de Salcedo. The Spanish expeditionary force was shipwrecked along the town's coast. When they were being rescued by the natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what was the name of their place. The resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect by asking the Spaniards "Nalbakan?" (Are you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought this to be the answer to their question, and from then on the place was referred to as Narvacan.
Salcedo befriended the small tribe of indigenous valley peoples that resided in the area while Spanish families established a township in 1576. As part of the modern township, a Roman Catholic parish was established by the Augustinian religious order on April 25, 1587. The Narvacan parish would become one of the first Roman Catholic parishes in present-day Ilocos Sur.
Narvacan was organized under the traditions of the royal government of Spain. The Habsburg royal family served as the heads of state which in turn appointed Santiago de Vera as President of the Royal Audiencia — governor over the region in which Narvacan was situated. In 1589, Governor Vera appointed Nicolas de Figueroa as the first Encomendero de Narvacan — principal administrator of the town and its neighbors in the encomienda system. His role eventually evolved into the office of alcalde — royal mayor of Narvacan.
ZIP code: 2704
Narvacan is a coastal municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. It had a population of 42,803 people as registered in the 2010 Census.
Situated near the western coastline of the island of Luzon, Narvacan is nestled in a valley surrounded my mountains. A fertile region with a cool tropical climate, the principal crops of Narvacan are corn, cotton, indigo, rice, sugarcane and tobacco. Its residents are largely Roman Catholic and Methodist Christians who speak Ilocano.
Narvacan is administratively subdivided into 34 barangays:
-Abuor
-Ambulogan
-Aquib
-Banglayan
-Bantay Abot
-Bulanos
-Cadacad
-Cagayungan
-Camarao
-Casilagan
-Codoog
-Dasay
-Dinalaoan
-Estancia
-Lanipao
-Lungog
-Margaay
-Marozo
-Naguneg
-Orence
-Pantoc
-Paratong
-Parparia
-Quinarayan
-Rivadavia
-San Antonio
-San Jose (Poblacion)
-San Pablo
-San Pedro
-Santa Lucia (Poblacion)
-Sarmingan
-Sucoc
-Sulvec
-Turod
History
Narvacan was discovered by a Spanish expeditionary force sent from Vigan by the military officer and navigator, Captain Juan de Salcedo. The Spanish expeditionary force was shipwrecked along the town's coast. When they were being rescued by the natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what was the name of their place. The resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect by asking the Spaniards "Nalbakan?" (Are you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought this to be the answer to their question, and from then on the place was referred to as Narvacan.
Salcedo befriended the small tribe of indigenous valley peoples that resided in the area while Spanish families established a township in 1576. As part of the modern township, a Roman Catholic parish was established by the Augustinian religious order on April 25, 1587. The Narvacan parish would become one of the first Roman Catholic parishes in present-day Ilocos Sur.
Narvacan was organized under the traditions of the royal government of Spain. The Habsburg royal family served as the heads of state which in turn appointed Santiago de Vera as President of the Royal Audiencia — governor over the region in which Narvacan was situated. In 1589, Governor Vera appointed Nicolas de Figueroa as the first Encomendero de Narvacan — principal administrator of the town and its neighbors in the encomienda system. His role eventually evolved into the office of alcalde — royal mayor of Narvacan.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narvacan
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 17°27'23"N 120°29'53"E
- Tineg 62 km
- Conner 81 km
- Nueva Era 82 km
- Kabugao 97 km
- Calanasan 129 km
- Echague 139 km
- Peñablanca 140 km
- Lal-lo 142 km
- San Mariano 162 km
- Dinapigue 180 km
- Crocodile hill 1.9 km
- Dinalaoan Norte 3.2 km
- Kakaldingan 3.9 km
- Abuor Sur 4 km
- Narvacan Town Proper 4.7 km
- Ilocos Sur Textile 5.8 km
- Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park 5.9 km
- Magsaysay 7.4 km
- Nanguneg West 7.7 km
- Ilocos Sur 22 km
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