Component city

Vigan City

Vigan City is a component city in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 54,498 in the 2024 census, and it has 39 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
54,498
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 9.6% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 8 of every 100 people in Ilocos Sur lived in Vigan City in 2024 (7.68%)
Inside itSources
39
barangays
LandSources
23.96 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Vigan City's land would fill a square about 4.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 2,275 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 23 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
13,786
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
18.5%
About 19 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 0102934000^[4]Formerly 012934000
ZIP code: 2700^{[14, 15]}

People

Vigan City had 54,498 people in the 2024 census, up 9.6% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Vigan City had the 2nd most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur in 2024^[1]

1Candon City61,315
2Vigan City54,498
3Narvacan46,265
4Tagudin41,606
5Santa Cruz41,296
6Cabugao38,981
7Bantay37,088

All 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Tamag3,6167 in 100
Ayusan Norte3,5136 in 100
Pantay Fatima3,3146 in 100
San Julian Norte2,8975 in 100
Barangay IX2,5675 in 100
Pantay Daya2,5115 in 100
Bulala2,1564 in 100
Barangay IV2,1214 in 100
Nagsangalan1,8863 in 100
San Pedro1,7813 in 100

See all 39 barangays of Vigan City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.1%)
About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.9%)
About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	4,166	2,164	2,002
5 - 9	4,279	2,237	2,042
10 - 14	4,928	2,535	2,393
15 - 19	4,955	2,522	2,433
20 - 24	4,560	2,346	2,214
25 - 29	4,234	2,174	2,060
30 - 34	3,972	2,012	1,960
35 - 39	3,845	1,959	1,886
40 - 44	3,487	1,755	1,732
45 - 49	3,113	1,561	1,552
50 - 54	2,906	1,441	1,465
55 - 59	2,443	1,180	1,263
60 - 64	2,138	982	1,156
65 - 69	1,577	645	932
70 - 74	1,110	429	681
75 - 79	754	237	517
80 years and over	851	210	641

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 54,498^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 13,786^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Ilocos Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 7.68%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 18.5% (10,090 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 26,389 men, 26,929 women^[35]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	54,498^{[1, 2]}	0.25% a year	13,786	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	53,935^[1]	0.02% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	53,879^[1]	1.53% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	49,747^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	47,246^[32]	0.63% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	45,143^{[32, 33]}	1.52% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	42,067^[32]	1.64% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	38,574^[32]	1.42% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	33,483^[32]	0.93% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	31,971^[32]	1.11% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	30,252^[32]	1.50% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	25,990^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Vigan City is made up of 39 barangays.

Barangays of Vigan City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Ayusan Norte	3,513	6.45%	−0.09% a year	about 0.922 km²	Rural
Ayusan Sur	1,158	2.12%	0.89% a year	about 0.496 km²	Rural
Barangay I	335	0.61%	−3.76% a year	about 0.191 km²	Urban
Barangay II	488	0.9%	0.75% a year	about 0.089 km²	Urban
Barangay III	1,040	1.91%	−1.93% a year	about 0.159 km²	Urban
Barangay IV	2,121	3.89%	0.91% a year	about 0.321 km²	Rural
Barangay IX	2,567	4.71%	0.17% a year	about 0.34 km²	Rural
Barangay V	657	1.21%	−1.27% a year	about 0.071 km²	Rural
Barangay VI	1,363	2.5%	0.34% a year	about 0.0954 km²	Rural
Barangay VII	1,415	2.6%	−2.87% a year	about 0.272 km²	Rural
Barangay VIII	1,197	2.2%	−0.28% a year	about 0.29 km²	Urban
Barraca	348	0.64%	4.13% a year	about 0.322 km²	Rural
Beddeng Daya	617	1.13%	−0.23% a year	about 0.305 km²	Rural
Beddeng Laud	903	1.66%	−1.85% a year	about 0.299 km²	Urban
Bongtolan	772	1.42%	0.19% a year	about 1.38 km²	Rural
Bulala	2,156	3.96%	−0.25% a year	about 1.00 km²	Rural
Cabalangegan	851	1.56%	6.67% a year	about 0.413 km²	Rural
Cabaroan Daya	1,129	2.07%	2.73% a year	about 1.27 km²	Rural
Cabaroan Laud	504	0.92%	−0.70% a year	about 0.416 km²	Rural
Camangaan	909	1.67%	−0.83% a year	about 0.259 km²	Rural
Capangpangan	1,675	3.07%	−0.79% a year	about 0.344 km²	Rural
Mindoro	1,570	2.88%	0.37% a year	about 0.614 km²	Rural
Nagsangalan	1,886	3.46%	−0.77% a year	about 0.877 km²	Rural
Pantay Daya	2,511	4.61%	0.50% a year	about 0.863 km²	Urban
Pantay Fatima	3,314	6.08%	1.18% a year	about 1.13 km²	Rural
Pantay Laud	813	1.49%	−0.92% a year	about 1.27 km²	Rural
Paoa	993	1.82%	0.22% a year	about 0.727 km²	Rural
Paratong	1,371	2.52%	−0.02% a year	about 0.38 km²	Rural
Pong-ol	640	1.17%	1.56% a year	about 0.254 km²	Rural
Purok-a-bassit	561	1.03%	−3.75% a year	about 0.188 km²	Rural
Purok-a-dackel	946	1.74%	0.33% a year	about 0.40 km²	Rural
Raois	1,634	3%	0.58% a year	about 1.22 km²	Rural
Rugsuanan	686	1.26%	0.68% a year	about 1.96 km²	Rural
Salindeg	1,311	2.41%	−0.25% a year	about 0.949 km²	Rural
San Jose	912	1.67%	0.37% a year	about 0.35 km²	Rural
San Julian Norte	2,897	5.32%	0.17% a year	about 0.908 km²	Rural
San Julian Sur	1,338	2.46%	−0.41% a year	about 0.401 km²	Rural
San Pedro	1,781	3.27%	3.05% a year	about 1.18 km²	Rural
Tamag	3,616	6.64%	1.63% a year	about 1.67 km²	Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Vigan City covers 23.96 km² of land, 2,275 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 49 m above the sea and it has 2.8 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 23.96 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 2,275 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 17.56053° N, 120.36923° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 8 m
Highest: 49 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

2.8 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Govantes River4.2 of 6.3 km
Mestizo River2.4 of 5.6 km

Peaks^[29]

Mira Hillsheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I^[30]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Sinait, the nearest PAGASA station, 38 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,172 mm of rain on 97 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Sinait, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	6 mm	2	25.7 °C	30.2 °C	21.2 °C
February	3 mm	2	26.2 °C	30.7 °C	21.6 °C
March	5 mm	2	27.4 °C	31.8 °C	23.0 °C
April	17 mm	2	28.7 °C	33.0 °C	24.3 °C
May	173 mm	9	29.0 °C	33.0 °C	24.9 °C
June	282 mm	14	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.6 °C
July	530 mm	19	27.7 °C	31.3 °C	24.1 °C
August	614 mm	19	27.3 °C	30.6 °C	24.0 °C
September	356 mm	15	27.4 °C	31.0 °C	23.8 °C
October	135 mm	7	27.4 °C	31.4 °C	23.4 °C
November	46 mm	4	27.3 °C	31.5 °C	23.2 °C
December	6 mm	2	26.6 °C	30.9 °C	22.3 °C
The year	2,172 mm	97	27.4 °C	31.5 °C	23.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 58 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 8.7% of people^[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 4th class^[4]

About 9 of every 100 people in Vigan City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (8.7%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 6.5% and 10.9%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

17government offices
10hospitals and health centres
32schools
15places of worship
2markets
5stations and terminals
6parks
14monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Vigan” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices15

9 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 39 barangays of Vigan City

Hospitals and health centres10

4 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 39 barangays of Vigan City

Markets2

Stations and terminals5

Parks6

Monuments and memorials14

8 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 39 barangays of Vigan City

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Vigan City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Capital of: Ilocos Sur^[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 1st district of Ilocos Sur^{[16, 17]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Randolf Versoza Singson^[19]
Vice mayor
Glendale Lumilan Benzon^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jose Crisologo Singson^[20]
Vice mayor
Randolf Verzosa Singson^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Juan Carlo Singson Medina^[21]
Vice mayor
Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Juan Carlo Singson Medina^[22]
Vice mayor
Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Eva Marie Singson Medina^[23]
Vice mayor
Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Eva Marie Singson Medina^[24]
Vice mayor
Ryan Luis Verzosa Singson^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Eva Marie Singson Medina^[25]
Vice mayor
Francisco Pineda Ranches Jr.^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Ferdinand Medina^[26]
Vice mayor
Francisco Ranches Jr.^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Eva Marie S. Medina^[27]
Vice mayor
Francisco P. Ranches Jr.^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Vigan City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Randolf Versoza Singson^[19]	Glendale Lumilan Benzon^[19]
2022–2025	Jose Crisologo Singson^[20]	Randolf Verzosa Singson^[20]
2019–2022	Juan Carlo Singson Medina^[21]	Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[21]
2016–2019	Juan Carlo Singson Medina^[22]	Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[22]
2013–2016	Eva Marie Singson Medina^[23]	Lourdes De Guzman Baquiran^[23]
2010–2013	Eva Marie Singson Medina^[24]	Ryan Luis Verzosa Singson^[24]
2007–2010	Eva Marie Singson Medina^[25]	Francisco Pineda Ranches Jr.^[25]
2004–2007	Ferdinand Medina^[26]	Francisco Ranches Jr.^[26]
2001–2004	Eva Marie S. Medina^[27]	Francisco P. Ranches Jr.^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Ilocos Region

Vigan City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Ilocos Region, which Vigan City is part of.

Film, 1:00
Ilocos Region
Ilocos: our dialect, salt and a union
The oldest name of the Ilocos is said to mean 'our dialect'. One Ilocos split in 1818, La Union was named in 1850, and Pangasinan is said to mean 'where salt is made'.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Vigan City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

Aerial photograph, 1917 – 1964
Landing Fields - Philippines - Tuguegarao

In the Archive

Vigan City's fiesta and days

Local special non-working holiday in the City of ViganLocal special day · Every 22 January · next Friday, 22 January 2027

Everything listed for Vigan City in Now

Official name: City of Vigan^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 8988, approved 27 December 2000, validated and recognised Vigan's conversion into a city, first made by a Spanish royal decree of King Fernando VI dated 7 September 1757, and made it a component city of Ilocos Sur. The city's own page dates that decree 7 September 1758.^{[9, 10]}

How it got its name

Local traditionOne tale says Vigan comes from Chinese words for 'beautiful shore', exclaimed by merchants who saw gold dust sparkling along the coast.^[10]

Local traditionAnother tale says Juan de Salcedo pointed at the ground and asked the name of the place, and a native, thinking he was asked about the plant growing there, answered with the name of a taro-like tuber, 'biga'.^[10]

Its story

Vigan was a coastal trading post before the Spaniards came, and Chinese traders settled and married locally, according to the city's page.^[10]

The city's page says Juan de Salcedo reached Vigan on 12 June 1572 and founded the Spanish town of Villa Fernandina de Vigan, naming it for a young prince.^[10]

By a royal decree of 1757 or 1758, Vigan became the new seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia, previously at Lallo, Cagayan, and was raised to a city named Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan.^{[9, 10]}

In 1762 Diego Silang led an Ilocano revolt against heavy tribute and trade monopolies; after his killing in 1763 his wife Gabriela Silang took over until she was captured and hanged in Vigan.^[10]

On 13 August 1898 Filipino forces raised the flag over the archbishop's palace in Vigan, and American troops captured the town on 4 December 1899.^[10]

Vigan was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 2 December 1999. Congress restored its city status through Republic Act No. 8988, which voters ratified in a plebiscite on 22 January 2001.^[10]

Timeline

12 June 1572
Juan de Salcedo arrived in Vigan, per the city's history page.^[10]
1762
Diego Silang led the Ilocano revolt.^[10]
13 August 1898
Filipino flag raised over the archbishop's palace in Vigan.^[10]
4 December 1899
American 45th Infantry captured Vigan.^[10]
2 December 1999
Vigan inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.^[10]
27 December 2000
Republic Act No. 8988 approved, validating Vigan's city status.^[9]
22 January 2001
Voters ratified RA 8988 in a plebiscite.^[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

January to March 2001
Became a city.^[34]

Nearby

Vigan City shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Vigan City beside Ilocos Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur.

Vigan City beside Ilocos Sur
Figure	Vigan City	Ilocos Sur	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	54,498^{[1, 2]}	709,991	2nd of 34
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.25% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.13% a year	13th of 34
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	2,275^[6]more crowded	268	1st of 34
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	23.96 km²^[6]	2,651.49 km²	28th of 34
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.9^{[1, 2]}higher	3.8	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	18.5%^[5]higher	10.6%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 337.2 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Santa CatalinaIlocos Sur3.0 km northwest
CaoayanIlocos Sur3.7 km southeast
San VicenteIlocos Sur6.3 km north
San IldefonsoIlocos Sur6.8 km north
SantaIlocos Sur8.6 km southeast
BantayIlocos Sur10.2 km east

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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3.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
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Scene.ph. “Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/ilocos-sur/vigan-city