Burgos
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Municipality of Burgos | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°31′30″N 120°27′30″E / 16.525°N 120.4583°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 2nd district |
Named for | José Burgos |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Delfin C. Comedis Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Annie A.Patinglag |
• Representative | Dante S. Garcia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 6,733 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 70.80 km2 (27.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,010 m (3,310 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 9,006 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,145 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.69 |
• Revenue | ₱ 69.93 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 243.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 76.96 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 19.51 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2510 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos (Ilocano: Ili ti Burgos; Filipino: Bayan ng Burgos), is a municipality in La Union, Philippines, named after the Filipino martyr Father Jose Burgos. It is the least populated municipality in the province, with a population of 9,006 according to the 2020 census.[3]
The town is known for its production of colored soft brooms made from tiger grass.