Bacnotan
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Bacnotan town center
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| Nickname(s): The Honey Capital of the North, The Cement Capital of the North | ||
 Location within La Union |
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 Bacnotan
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| Coordinates: 16°43′N 120°21′E / 16.72°N 120.35°ECoordinates: 16°43′N 120°21′E / 16.72°N 120.35°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | La Union | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | 1599 | |
| Barangays | 47 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 42,078 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2515 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Website | www |
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Bacnotan is a first class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 42,078 people.
Ilocano is the primary language spoken. English and Filipino are the languages used in government and business while English is the medium of instruction in schools.
Economic activities in Bacnotan mostly involve farming, fishing, bee-keeping, pebble extraction, tourism and Portland cement manufacture. Bacnotan is the seat of the beekeeping industry in La Union. A mining engineer from Bacnotan who saw the limestone deposits in Dumarang (renamed Quirino) also saw deposits of coal and traces of gas.
Surfing has become quite popular as well, surfers having discovered that there is a surfable break beside the Holcim Cement Factory. While there are no surfboard rentals yet, instructors from the nearby town of Urbiztondo have been known to bring their students to Bacnotan for lessons.
Schools in Bacnotan include the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, the North Provincial High School (now Bacnotan National High School), the Bacnotan Elementary School, other elementary schools located in various barangays, and a prep school operated by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Bacnotan.
Bacnotan is 283 kilometres (176 mi) north of Manila and can be reached using the MacArthur Highway, or by airplane via Canaoay Airport in San Fernando City.
Bacnotan is located at 16 deg 43' 11.83" N 120 deg 21' 08.568" E. It is bounded on the north by Balaoan, on the east by San Gabriel, on the south by San Juan, and on the west by the South China Sea.
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