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Santo Domingo | |
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| Municipality of Santo Domingo | |
 St. Dominic of Guzman Parish Church of Santo Domingo | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: Arangkada Todo-Todo, Santo Domingo | |
 Map of Ilocos Sur with Santo Domingo highlighted | |
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.svg)  Santo Domingo Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:17°38′29″N120°24′39″E / 17.6414°N 120.4108°E /17.6414; 120.4108 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Named after | Saint Dominic |
| Barangays | 36 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Bryan Dexter V. Tadena |
| • Vice Mayor | Michael Emili V. Figueras |
| • Representative | Deogracias Victor B. Savellano |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 20,229 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.49 km2 (21.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,372 |
| • Density | 529.3/km2 (1,371/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,346 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 286.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,156 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 193.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 59.56 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2729 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Santo Domingo, officially theMunicipality of Santo Domingo (Ilocano:Ili ti Santo Domingo;Filipino:Bayan ng Santo Domingo), is amunicipality in theprovince ofIlocos Sur,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 29,372 people.[5]
The name of the municipality came from its old moniker, "Paggappuan tiSantol iti Domingo," an Ilocano term meaning "The source of the Santol sold every Sunday." Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) is the name of the tree bearing round, yellowish fruits growing in abundance in the municipality, notably in Barangay Pussuac.[citation needed]
During the Spanish era, an enlisted man of the Spanish Civil Guard, Pablo Arquero, looked for the source of the santol being sold in the markets of Ciudad Fernandina (nowVigan City) on Sundays during the months of June to August. To do so, he asked for a leave of absence from his platoon leader to trace the source of the fruits. With his Ilocano guide, he searched the lands north of Villa Fernandina. He found nothing in the neighboring towns ofBantay,Santa Catalina,San Vicente, and Bantaoay (nowSan Ildefonso). He finally found many santol-bearing trees in a place north of Bantaoay now called Barangay Pussuac. He has found the "Paggappuan ti Santol ti Domingo." The town was named Santo Domingo on account of this feat.[citation needed]
Don Pablo Arquero is claimed to have founded the municipality on May 12, 1742, with Father Tomas Millan as the first parish priest. Father Millan laid the foundation of the belfry, where the great Filipino heroDiego Silang once worked as a boy.
In 2010, theUniversity of Northern Philippines opened a campus in Quimmarayan. It houses the university's agricultural, fishery and research courses; and the Environmental Research and Training Center.
Santo Domingo is situated 8.56 kilometres (5.32 mi) from the provincial capitalVigan, and 409.49 kilometres (254.45 mi) from the country's capital city ofManila.
Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 36barangays. [6] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Santo Domingo, 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) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 19 (66) | 22 (72) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 23 (0.9) | 92 (3.6) | 122 (4.8) | 153 (6.0) | 137 (5.4) | 139 (5.5) | 141 (5.6) | 42 (1.7) | 14 (0.6) | 896 (35.4) |
| Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 166.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7] | |||||||||||||
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 29,041.[13] The population density was 520 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Santo Domingo
10 20 30 40 2000 35.35 2003 17.77 2006 17.10 2009 16.39 2012 21.05 2015 11.29 2018 4.30 2021 16.53 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Santo Domingo, belonging to thefirst congressional district of the province ofIlocos 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 | Ronald V. Singson |
| Mayor | Bryan Dexter V. Tadena |
| Vice-Mayor | Edwin Maribert Tacbas |
| Councilors | Luciano Manuel |
| Benedict De Vera | |
| Eugene Tadeja | |
| Henry Palpal-latoc | |
| Pompeyo Palpal-latoc | |
| Mark Denver Alvarado | |
| Eduardo Tacal | |
| Rodelio Valencia |
For 378 years, from 1521 to 1899, Local Chief Executives of the “pueblos” or town were appointed by the Spaniards and in the year 1901 up to 1946 they were appointed by Americans. Afterwards, election was the mode of selection.
Gobernadorcillos (1742-1892):
Capitan Municipal (1893-1899):
Presidentes Municipal:
Municipal Mayors:
The Sto. Domingo-San Ildefonso Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. They also oversee the operations of all private and public elementary and high schools located inSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur.[23]
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