Burgos, Ilocos Sur
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Burgos is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 11,459 people in 2,174 households.
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and Tarlac
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It became a township of Santa Maria
in the latter period of the Spanish Era. It was later named in honor of Father Jose Burgos
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 11,459 people in 2,174 households.
Barangays
Burgos is politically subdivided into 26 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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History
Burgos came into existence in 1831 when Father Bernardino Logo were able to convert many natives into the folds of Christianity. The resulting town became Nueva Coveta. It was envied by its neighbors because of its peace and order, as well as progress, since they sell their resulting products in places as far as PangasinanPangasinan
Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,...
and Tarlac
Tarlac
Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Luzon Island. Its capital is Tarlac City. Tarlac borders Pampanga to the south, Nueva Ecija to the east, Pangasinan to the north, and Zambales to the west...
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It became a township of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
Santa Maria is a 3rd class partially urban municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 28,002 people in 6,817 households.-Barangays:...
in the latter period of the Spanish Era. It was later named in honor of Father Jose Burgos
José Burgos
José Apolonio Burgos y García was a Filipino mestizo secular priest, accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century...
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