San Juan, Ilocos Sur

San Juan
Municipality of San Juan
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Flag of San Juan
Official seal of San Juan
Nickname: 
Buri Capital of the Philippines
Motto: 
Tattan San Juan! (Right Now San Juan)
Map of Ilocos Sur with San Juan highlighted
Map of Ilocos Sur with San Juan highlighted
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San Juan is located in Philippines
San Juan
San Juan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°44′35″N 120°27′30″E / 17.7431°N 120.4583°E / 17.7431; 120.4583
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Sur
District 1st district
Named forSt. John the Baptist
Barangays32 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMa. Elaine A. Sarmiento
 • Vice MayorBenjamin V. Sarmiento
 • RepresentativeDeogracias Victor B. Savellano
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate19,186 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation
307 m (1,007 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,674
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
6,735
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 244.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,277 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 243 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 123.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2731
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Ilocano: Ili ti San Juan; Filipino: Bayan ng San Juan), formerly called as Lapog, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,674 people.[3]

Because it produces most of the goods made of buri leaf in the province, it is sometimes called the Buri Capital of Ilocos Sur.

  1. ^ Municipality of San Juan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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