Sarrat
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| Motto: Ritritem'mon Kayung | ||
 Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Sarrat |
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| Coordinates: 18°09′44″N 120°38′52″E / 18.16222°N 120.64778°ECoordinates: 18°09′44″N 120°38′52″E / 18.16222°N 120.64778°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Norte | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Barangays | 24 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 57.39 km2 (22.16 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 25,212 | |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Sarrateño | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2914 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Income class | 1st class; Partially Urban | |
| Website | www |
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Sarrat is a first class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 25,212 people.
It is situated geographically just southeast of Laoag City, the capital of the province. Sarrat is bounded by the cities and municipalities of Batac to the south-west, San Nicolas to the west, Laoag to the north-west, Piddig to the north-east, Dingras to the east, the town of Marcos to the southeast, and a small portion of Banna to the south. The town is traversed and divided into two by the Padsan River, creating a north and south areas that are connected by the Sarrat Bridge.
The town is known as the birthplace of Ferdinand Marcos, the 10th President of the Philippines and for Sarrat Church, the largest church in the province and with the longest nave in the country and an Important Cultural Property of the Philippines.
Cabayugan was how the people called Sarrat by its first settlers led by the village chief Minagel (Maingel) Bang'at and his wife Sarrah, before the arrival of the Spaniards on the latter part of the 16th century. Sarrat is a compound of the couple's names and is believed to be coined by their son Garo.
Cabayugan or Sarrat was established in 1586 as an Augustinian visita of Laoag. It became an independent parish in 1724. Sarrat was annexed to San Nicolas on May 7, 1740. During the revolt of 1815, many houses were burned to the ground and the town was left in shambles. After the revolt, the poblacion was transferred to its present site.
Upon the partition of Ilocos province in 1818, Sarrat was designated as the capital of Ilocos Norte until its transfer to Laoag within the year.
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