Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is the most-populous city.Photo: Handtell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Vigan.
Vigan
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vigan is a city in Ilocos Sur, Northern Luzon. Its Spanish colonial influence in local architecture and old-world charm make it a unique city in the Philippines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galimuyod and Banayoyo.
Galimuyod
Town
Galimuyod, officially the Municipality of Galimuyod, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 10,263 people.
Banayoyo
Town
Banayoyo, officially the Municipality of Banayoyo, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 7,953 people.
Lidlidda
Town
Lidlidda, officially the Municipality of Lidlidda, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 4,846 people.
Ilocos Sur
- Type: State with 710,000 residents
- Description: province of the Philippines
- Also known as: “Ilocos Sur Province” and “Province of Ilocos Sur”
- Neighbors: Benguet, Ilocos Norte, and La Union
- Categories: province of the Philippines and locality
- Location: Ilocos, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.2° or 17° 12′ northLongitude
120.5° or 120° 30′ eastPopulation
710,000Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)Open location code
7Q926G22+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 305704552OpenStreetMap feature
place=stateGeoNames ID
1711032Wikidata ID
Q12741
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Ilocos Sur” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Propinsi Ilocos Sur”
- Arabic: “إيلوكوس سور”
- Asturian: “Ilocos Sur”
- Balinese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Banjar: “Ilocos Sur”
- Bengali: “দক্ষিণ ইলোকোস”
- Capiznon: “Ilocos Sur”
- Catalan: “Ilocos Sur”
- Cebuano: “Ilocos Sur”
- Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Ilocos Sur”
- Central Bikol: “Ilocos Sur”
- Chavacano: “Ilocos Sur”
- Chinese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Chinese: “南伊罗戈省”
- Chinese: “南伊羅戈省”
- Danish: “Ilocos Sur”
- Dutch: “Ilocos Sur”
- Esperanto: “Suda Iloko”
- Esperanto: “Sudilokio”
- Esperanto: “Sudilokujo”
- Finnish: “Ilocos Sur”
- French: “Ilocos Sur”
- Georgian: “სამხრეთი ილოკოსი”
- German: “Ilocos Sur”
- German: “Provinz Ilocos Sur”
- Gorontalo: “Ilocos Sur”
- Greek: “Ιλόκος Σουρ”
- Gujarati: “ઇલોકોસ સુર”
- Hebrew: “אילוקוס סור”
- Hiligaynon: “Ilocos Sur”
- Hindi: “इलोकोस सूर”
- Iloko: “Ilocos Sur”
- Iloko: “Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur”
- Iloko: “Probinsia ti Ilocos”
- Indonesian: “Ilocos Selatan”
- Indonesian: “Ilocos Sur”
- Italian: “Ilocos Sur”
- Italian: “provincia di Ilocos Sur”
- Italian: “Provincia di Ilocos Sur”
- Japanese: “南イロコス”
- Japanese: “南イロコス州”
- Javanese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Kannada: “ಇಲೋಕೋಸ್ ಸುರ್”
- Kinaray-A: “Ilocos Sur”
- Korean: “남일로코스주”
- Latin: “Ilocos Sur”
- Latvian: “Dienvidilokosa”
- Latvian: “Dienvidu Ilokosa”
- Lithuanian: “Pietų Ilokų regionas”
- Macedonian: “Јужен Илокос”
- Malay: “Ilocos Selatan”
- Maltese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Maltese: “Nofsinhar ta‘ Ilocos”
- Marathi: “इलोकस सुर”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Min Nan Chinese: “南怡洛戈省”
- Minangkabau: “Ilocos Sur”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilocos Sur”
- Norwegian: “Ilocos Sur”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ilocos del Sud”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ilocos Sur”
- Pampanga: “Ilocos Sur”
- Pangasinan: “Ilocos ed Abalaten”
- Pangasinan: “Ilocos Sur”
- Persian: “ایلوکوس جنوبی”
- Polish: “Ilocos Sur”
- Portuguese: “Ilocos Sul”
- Rinconada Bikol: “Ilocos Sur”
- Russian: “Южный Илокос”
- Sinhala: “ඉලොකොස් සර්”
- South Azerbaijani: “گونئی ایلوکوس”
- Spanish: “Ilocos Sur”
- Sundanese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Swedish: “Ilocos Sur”
- Swedish: “Södra Ilocos”
- Tagalog: “Ilocos Sur”
- Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur”
- Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Ilocos Sur”
- Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Ilocos Sur”
- Tamil: “இலோகொஸ் சர்”
- Tamil: “இலோகோஸ் சூர்”
- Telugu: “ఇలోకోస్ సుర్”
- Thai: “จังหวัดตีโมกอีโลโคส”
- Thai: “จังหวัดอีโลโคสซูร์”
- Turkish: “Ilocos Sur”
- Ukrainian: “Південий Ілокос”
- Ukrainian: “Південний Ілокос”
- Urdu: “ایلوکوس جنوبی”
- Vietnamese: “Ilocos Sur”
- Waray (Philippines): “Ilocos Sur”
- Yue Chinese: “南伊羅戈省”
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