Cervantes, Ilocos Sur
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Cervantes is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,116 people in 2,673 households.
The municipality is officially the Summer Capital of Ilocos Sur. It has a relatively cooler climate than most of lowland Ilocos Sur due to its geographical location and proximity to Mountain Province
and Benguet
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On June 14, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the military units of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th and 13th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 15th, 66th & 121st Infantry Regiments of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL was entered and captured the towns of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur was fought against the Japanese Imperial forces since the Battle of Bessang Pass on 1945 after the end of the Japanese Occupation during World War II.
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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 2007 census, it has a population of 14,116 people in 2,673 households.
The municipality is officially the Summer Capital of Ilocos Sur. It has a relatively cooler climate than most of lowland Ilocos Sur due to its geographical location and proximity to Mountain Province
Mountain Province
Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc and borders, clockwise from the south, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, and Isabela.Mountain Province is sometimes incorrectly named Mountain in some...
and Benguet
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....
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History
On December 8, 1941, the Japanese planes and bombers was invaded and attacking the towns of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur and in 1942, Cervantes was entering the town from the occupation by the Japanese Imperial forces.On June 14, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the military units of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th and 13th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 10th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 15th, 66th & 121st Infantry Regiments of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL was entered and captured the towns of Cervantes, Ilocos Sur was fought against the Japanese Imperial forces since the Battle of Bessang Pass on 1945 after the end of the Japanese Occupation during World War II.
Barangays
Cervantes is politically subdivided into 13 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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- Aluling
- Comillas North
- Comillas South
- Concepcion
- Dinwede East
- Dinwede West
- Libang
- Pilipil
- Remedios
- Rosario
- San Juan
- San Luis
- Malaya