Burgos, Ilocos Norte

Burgos
Nagpartian
Municipality of Burgos
Top: View from Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
Bottom: Kapurpurawan Rock Formation and Burgos Wind Mill
Flag of Burgos
Official seal of Burgos
Map of Ilocos Norte with Burgos highlighted
Map of Ilocos Norte with Burgos highlighted
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Burgos is located in Philippines
Burgos
Burgos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°30′41″N 120°38′40″E / 18.5114°N 120.6444°E / 18.5114; 120.6444
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Norte
District 1st district
Annexation to BanguiOctober 15, 1903
CharteredJanuary 1, 1913
RenamedFebruary 28, 1914 (as Burgos)
Named forJosé Burgos
Barangays11 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCrescente N. Garcia
 • Vice MayorRodolfo L. Garcia
 • RepresentativeFerdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,480 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total128.90 km2 (49.77 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Highest elevation
293 m (961 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total10,759
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Households
2,832
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
6.23
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 145 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 714 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 121.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 288.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2918
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.burgosilocosnorte.gov.ph

Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos (Ilocano: Ili ti Burgos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Burgos), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,759 people.[3]

It was formerly known as Nagpartian and was renamed after the martyred priest José Burgos who was born in the Ilocos Region. It is home of the century-old Cape Bojeador Lighthouse.

  1. ^ Municipality of Burgos | (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.
  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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