San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
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| Coordinates: 18°10′21″N 120°35′45″E / 18.1725°N 120.59583°ECoordinates: 18°10′21″N 120°35′45″E / 18.1725°N 120.59583°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Norte | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 24 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Melanie Grace Pizaña Valdez | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 36,736 | |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | San Nicoleño | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2901 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Income class | 2nd class; partial urban | |
| Website | www |
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San Nicolas (Ilocano: Ili ti San Nicolas; Filipino: Bayan ng San Nicolas) is a second class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 36,736 people.
The present name of San Nicolas was given in the year 1733, after Saint Nicholas de Tolentino who was believed to have protected the people against floods, earthquakes, fires, typhoons and other calamities. It is significant that in Ilocos Norte, only San Nicolas was named after a Saint.
Like any other town in the ancient province of Ilocos, San Nicolas was established by Augustinian missionaries. Vigan, the first Spanish mission center in this region, was founded in 1575. In the year 1572, when the Spaniards first explored the Laoag (Padsan) River, they met hostile resistance from the natives of San Nicolas and Laoag. In another expedition dispatched from Vigan in 1584 San Nicolas was established and Laoag followed a year later.
San Nicolas Catholic Church built in 1701 is one of the oldest buildings in this province. Its original structure is one of the must see places of the town. The Church and the attached Sta. Rosa Academy Building, the well preserved Municipal Hall and the old Town Plaza sprawled between them constitute the heart of the town center. These buildings and structures are originally built and continue to be festooned with earthen bricks, which is among the products of the surviving local earthenware industry.
San Nicolas is a land-locked town. It is bordered by Laoag on the north and west, by Paoay and Batac to the south and by Sarrat to the east. In terms of area, San Nicolas is the smallest municipality in Ilocos Norte province, but is one of the wealthiest and most populous. Some locals consider the Padsan River, which runs as a border between Laoag and San Nicolas, as part of San Nicolas rather than Laoag.
The Municipality of San Nicolas is politically divided into 24 barangays:
San Nicolas has a tropical savanna climate with warm to hot temperatures year round. Temperatures dips sightly during the winter months between December to February.
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