Kota Vigan
kota di Filipina
Vigan City adalah kota yang terletak di provinsi Ilocos Sur, Filipina.
Pada tahun 2010, kota ini memiliki populasi sebesar 50.749 jiwa atau 12.083 rumah tangga.
Pembagian wilayah
Secara administratif Vigan City terbagi menjadi 39 barangay, yaitu:
- Ayusan Norte
- Ayusan Sur
- Barrio I (Población)
- Barrio II (Aminance)
- Barrio III (Población)
- Barrio IV (Solid West)
- Barrio V (Pagapartian)
- Barrio VI (Pagpandayan)
- Barraca
- Beddeng Laud
- Beddeng Daya
- Bongtolan
- Bulala
- Cabalangegan
- Cabaroan Daya
- Cabaroan Laud
- Camangaan
- Capangpangan
- Mindoro
- Nagsangalan
- Pantay Daya
- Pantay Fatima
- Pantay Laud
- Paoa
- Paratong
- Pong-ol
- Purok-a-bassit
- Purok-a-dakkel
- Raois
- Rugsuanan
- Salindeg
- San José
- San Julian Norte
- San Julian Sur
- San Pedro
- Tamag
- Barrio VII (Pagburnayan)
- Barrio VIII (Sta. Elena/Cabasaan)
- Barrio IX (Cuta)
Tempat-tempat menarik
Kota ini memiliki banyak tempat menarik, diantaranya adalah:
- Vigan Cathedral/St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral
- Archbishop's Residence
- Father Jose Burgos Residence
- Plaza Burgos
- Vigan Empanadaan
- Baluarte
- Pagburnayan
- Hidden Gardengreenery
- Quezon Avenue
- Plaza Salcedo
- Mena Crisologo Street/Vigan Heritage Village
- Syquia Mansion
- Crisologo Museum
- Quema House
Sarana pendidikan
Beberapa sarana pendidikan yang ada di Vigan City adalah:
- University of Northern Philippines, terletak di Barangay Tamag
- Saint Paul College of Ilocos Sur, sebelumnya bernama Rosary College
- Divine Word College of Vigan, terltak di samping Vigan Cathedral.
- Macro Colleges Inc.
Telekomunikasi dan media
Sarana telekomunikasi dan media massa yang ada di wilayah ini antara lain:
Stasiun televisi
- ABS-CBN - saluran 11
- NBN - saluran 4
- Studio 23 - saluran 34
Stasiun televisi berlangganan
- Vigan Satellite
- Eagle Vision CATV Systems
- UPS-18
- CORE TV
- Iluko Heritage Channel (IHC)
- Unlimited Ilocos
Stasiun radio FM
- 94.1 - DWVN Magik FM, terletak di Vigan, dioperasikan oleh Century Broadcasting Network
- 98.9 - DWIS J FM, terletak diBantay), dioperasikan oleh Southern Broadcasting Network
- 105.5 - DWNP UNP Campus Radio - satu-satunya stasiun radio pendidikan di Ilocos Sur, dioperasikan oleh University of Northern Philippines
AM radio stations
- DWRS - Commando Radio, founded as part of the Solidnorth Broadcasting System, still located in Tamag since its incorporation in the 80s. It is now a part of Radio Mindanao Network.
- DZVV - owned by Consolidated Broadcasting System, which is part of Bombo Radyo Philippines Network. "VV" means "Voice of Vigan," it was once located on the current site of La Mirada Spa and Restaurant but has transferred to its current location along with its radio mast (formerly located at the banks of the Govantes River, near its boundary with Bantay)) in Tamag
- DZNS - owned by the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, part of the Catholic Media Network, located in Pantay Daya. "NS" means "New Sound" and "Nueva Segovia."
- DZXE - "Radyo Tirador," owned by Fairwaves Broadcasting Network, now currently off-air; located just a few meters from the gate of Northern Tobacco Redrying Plant in Mira Hills. A former affiliate station of ABS-CBN's DZMM AM radio station.