San Juan, La Union
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San Juan town center
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| Nickname(s): The Surfing Capital of the North | ||
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| Coordinates: 16°40′8″N 120°20′28″E / 16.66889°N 120.34111°ECoordinates: 16°40′8″N 120°20′28″E / 16.66889°N 120.34111°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | La Union | |
| District | 1st district of La Union | |
| Barangays | 41 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hon. Arturo P. Valdriz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 57.12 km2 (22.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 35,098 | |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2514 | |
| Dialing code | 72 | |
| Income class | 2nd class | |
San Juan is a second class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 35,098 people.
San Juan is located in the west of the province of La Union, along the Manila North Road, between latitudes 16°39'N and 16°43'N and longitudes 120°9'E and 120°15'E.
San Juan is bounded on the north by the municipality of Bacnotan along the Baroro River, and on the east by the municipalities of San Gabriel and Bagulin along the Dasay-Duplas-Nagyubuyuban Creek. On the south it is bounded by the City of San Fernando and on the west by the South China Sea.
By way of the Manila North Road, San Juan is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of San Fernando City, the capital of La Union and regional center. It is also 277 kilometres (172 mi) north of Manila which can be traveled by road in about 6 hours.
The total land area of San Juan is 5,712 hectares (14,110 acres), which is 4% of the province of La Union. Some 505.08 hectares or 8.46% is claimed by the municipality of Bacnotan and San Fernando City.
San Juan is politically subdivided into 41 barangays.
The climate in San Juan is "dry" from November to April and "wet" from May to October. The south-west monsoon brings abundant rainfall during the wet season, whereas the north-east monsoon passing over the Cordillera Mountains to the east brings the drier conditions. The average annual temperature is 27.2 °C (81.0 °F).
In 1582, San Juan was proclaimed a mission station under the authority of the Augustinian Order, as recorded by the Nueva Segovia Bi-centennial souvenir booklet dated April 25, 1587. By 1586 the town had become the center of the parish, and was renamed San Juan by the Augustinian Fathers after the Catholic Patron Saint of San Juan Bautista. The town boasted an Augustinian convent and a population of 6,000. Its first priest was Friar Agustin Niño.
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