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Narvacan | |
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Municipality of Narvacan | |
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Motto: Narvacan Naisangsangayan | |
![]() Map of Ilocos Sur with Narvacan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°25′09″N120°28′32″E / 17.4192°N 120.4756°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edna C. Sanidad (Bileg) |
• Vice Mayor | Margarito A. Tejada (Bileg) |
• Representative | Kristine Singson-Meehan (NPC) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 31,745 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 122.21 km2 (47.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Highest elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 46,265 |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,269 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.42 |
• Revenue | ₱ 191.2 million (2018) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,591 million (2018) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 203.6 million (2018) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 167.7 million (2018) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2704 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Narvacan, officially the Municipality of Narvacan (Ilocano : Ili ti Narvacan; Filipino : Bayan ng Narvacan), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,234 people. [5]
A Spanish expeditionary force sent from Vigan by the military officer and navigator, Captain Juan de Salcedo was shipwrecked along the town's coast in 1576. When they were being rescued by the natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what the name of their place was. The resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect by asking the Spaniards, "Nalbakan?" (Are you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought this to be the answer to their question, and from then, the place was referred to as Narvacan.
Salcedo befriended the small tribe of indigenous peoples in the valley that resided in the area while Spanish families established a township in 1576. As part of the modern township, a Roman Catholic parish was established by the Augustinian religious order on 25 April 1587. The Narvacan parish became one of the first Roman Catholic parishes in present-day Ilocos Sur. Once dedicated to Saint Lucy, it was rededicated in 2017 to the patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, leaving Saint Lucy as its secondary patron.
The parish church boasts a facade of baroque architecture, with a bell tower situated on the right side of the church and a cemetery on the left. A school, the Narvacan Catholic School, is situated beside the bell tower of Narvacan.
Narvacan was organized under the traditions of the royal government of Spain. The Habsburg royal family served as the heads of state which in turn appointed Santiago de Vera as President of the Royal Audiencia – governor of the region in which Narvacan was situated. In 1589, Governor Vera appointed Nicolas de Figueroa as the first Encomendero de Narvacan – principal administrator of the town and its neighbors in the encomienda system. His role eventually evolved into the office of alcalde.
Through Presidential Proclamation No. 684, October 23, 2024 was declared a special non-working day to commemorate the Aldaw Ti Wayawaya-lli A Narvacan. [6]
The Municipality of Narvacan is bordered by the municipality of Santa to the north, San Quintin, Abra, Nagbukel and Pilar, Abra to the east, and Santa Maria to the south.
Narvacan is situated 31.45 kilometres (19.54 mi) from the provincial capital Vigan, and 372.95 kilometres (231.74 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Narvacan is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Narvacan, Ilocos Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) | 14 (0.6) | 23 (0.9) | 80 (3.1) | 103 (4.1) | 121 (4.8) | 111 (4.4) | 119 (4.7) | 144 (5.7) | 39 (1.5) | 15 (0.6) | 789 (31.2) |
Average rainy days | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 159.6 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
In the 2020 census, Narvacan had a population of 46,234. [14] The population density was 380 inhabitants per square kilometre (980/sq mi).
The primary dialect spoken in Narvacan is Ilocano.
Poverty incidence of Narvacan
10 20 30 40 2000 34.27 2003 22.74 2006 17.20 2009 17.71 2012 10.95 2015 13.24 2018 6.21 2021 20.42 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] |
Narvacan, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
Mayor | Edna C. Sanidad |
Vice-Mayor | Margarito A. Tejada |
Councilors | Denille Lou V. Valera |
Luis Charles P. Singson | |
Mark Jun A. Tejada | |
Michael R. Velasco | |
Virginia C. Pe Benito | |
Teofilo M. Cabreros | |
Benjamin C. Dela Cuadra Jr. | |
Jose T. Corrales Jr. | |
There are two schools district offices which govern the educational institutions within the municipality. These are Navaran North Schools District Office, and Narvacan South Schols District Office. They oversee the operations of private and public elementary and high schools. Both schools district offices (SDOs) also govern the operations of educational institutions in the municipality of Nagbukel. [23]
The Narvacan School of Fisheries, a branch of the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (ISPSC), has been located in Sulvec since 1964. [24] It is also the base of operations of the Philippine Army's 503rd Infantry Brigade, which oversees the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Units. [25]