Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur, is a province in the located in the in . Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of , while is the most-populous city.
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is a city in Ilocos Sur, Northern . Its Spanish colonial influence in local architecture and old-world charm make it a unique city in the .

is a town in Ilocos Sur with extensive beaches, a Spanish-era church and some of the best bagnet in the Ilocos Region.

, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 8,621 people.

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is a town in Ilocos Sur. Situated at the boundary with Ilocos Norte province, it is a pilgrimage spot for one of the most venerated images of the Jesus Christ in the Ilocos Region.

Ilocos Sur

Latitude of center
17.2° or 17° 12′ north
Longitude of center
120.5° or 120° 30′ east
Population
710,000
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
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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”
  • Tetum: “Ilocos Sul”
  • 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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