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The province's capital, the City of San Fernando, is the most populous city in La Union and serves as the regional center of the Ilocos Region. Bordered by Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south, with the South China Sea to the west, La Union is located 273 kilometers (170 miles) north of Metro Manila and 57 ...
This is a list of Philippine twin towns, sister cities and other international relationships.In most cases, the association, especially when formalized by local government, is known as "town twinning" or "sister cities", and while most of the places included are cities, it also includes municipalities, provinces and a region.
The Meow Cat Cafe opened in August 2023 in Gaza's Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood. Owned and run by Naeema Mabed, it was the first cat cafe in Gaza. With most people in the strip living in poverty, the cafe was considered a luxury. The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip led to the cafe's closure. [13] [14]
It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione, Suffragan of Lingayen – Dagupan, which was created on January 19, 1970, and erected on April 11, 1970, comprising the Civil Province of La Union, under the Titular, St. William the Hermit, February 10).
Aringay is a coastal municipality in La Union with a land area of 84.54 square kilometers (32.64 square miles), comprising 5.64% of La Union's total area. It is located 244 kilometers (152 miles) north of Manila and 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of City of San Fernando , the regional and provincial capital.
On March 2, 1850, La Union was established as a new province, and Bauang became one of its founding towns. Other towns that initially formed La Union included Santo Tomas, Agoo, Aringay, Caba, Naguilian, San Fernando, San Juan, and Bacnotan from Pangasinan, and Purao (now Balaoan), Namacpacan (now Luna), and Bangar from Ilocos Sur. [10]
As of June 11, 2024, there are 82 provinces ( province ), 33 highly urbanized cities ( HUC ), 5 independent component cities ( ICC ), and one independent municipality ( NCR municipality ). [ 1 ] [ needs update ] All 120 primary-level LGUs (local government units) are under general administrative supervision of the President of the Philippines .
Poverty incidence of Pugo 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 27.60 2009 27.38 2012 7.54 2015 5.83 2018 3.16 2021 10.03 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture Paddy fields in Cares Business establishments in Poblacion West irrigation canal in Duplas Pugo is widely recognized for its agricultural products, particularly rice, corn, tobacco, root crops, fruits, and vegetables. Agriculture remains ...