Vigan City
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Vigan Bigan |
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| City of Vigan | ||||||
From top left to right: Calle Crisologo, Plaza Salcedo, Baluarte Zoo, Vigan Cathedral
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| Motto: Viva Vigan! | ||||||
 Location in the province of Ilocos Sur |
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 Vigan
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| Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°23′E / 17.57°N 120.38°ECoordinates: 17°34′N 120°23′E / 17.57°N 120.38°E | ||||||
| Country | Philippines | |||||
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |||||
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |||||
| District | 1st District of Ilocos Sur | |||||
| Established | 1572 | |||||
| Cityhood | January 22, 2001 | |||||
| Barangays | 39 | |||||
| Government | ||||||
| • Mayor | Juan Carlo Singson Medina | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Land | 25.12 km2 (9.70 sq mi) | |||||
| Population (2015 census) | ||||||
| • Total | 53,879 | |||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |||||
| ZIP code | 2700 | |||||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |||||
| Website | www |
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| Official name | Historic Town of Vigan | |||||
| Type | Cultural | |||||
| Criteria | ii, iv | |||||
| Designated | 1999 (23rd session) | |||||
| Reference no. | 502 | |||||
| Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Vigan, officially the City of Vigan (Ilocano: Ciudad ti Bigan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Vigan), is a fourth income class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. The city is located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 53,879 people.
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in that it is one of the few Hispanic towns left in the Philippines whose structures have remained intact, and it is well known for its cobblestone streets and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine and Oriental building designs and construction, with colonial European architecture. Former Philippine president Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines, was born in Vigan, at the former location of the Provincial Jail (his father was a warden); he resided in the Syquia Mansion.
In May 2015, Vigan City was officially recognized as one of the New7Wonders Cities together with Beirut, Doha, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur and La Paz. New7Wonders Foundation president and founding member Bernard Weber led a ceremony held at St. Paul Cathedral where he handed a bronze plaque to Vigan Mayor Eva Grace Singson-Medina, signifying the heritage city’s election as one of the world’s wonder cities.
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