San Juan, Ilocos Sur
San Juan | |
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| Municipality of San Juan | |
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church | |
| Nickname: Buri Capital of the Philippines | |
| Motto: Tattan San Juan! (Right Now San Juan) | |
Map of Ilocos Sur with San Juan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°44′35″N 120°27′30″E / 17.7431°N 120.4583°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Named after | St. John the Baptist |
| Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ma. Elaine A. Sarmiento |
| • Vice Mayor | Benjamin V. Sarmiento |
| • Representative | Deogracias Victor B. Savellano |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,337 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 307 m (1,007 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 26,674 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,735 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.54 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 734.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,248 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 417.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 139.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2731 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
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San Juan, officially the Municipality of San Juan (Ilocano: Ili ti San Juan; Filipino: Bayan ng San Juan), formerly called as Lapog, is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,674 people.
The town was named in honor of its patron, St. John the Baptist. As it produces the most number of goods made of buri leaf in the province, it is sometimes called the "Buri Capital of Ilocos Sur".