Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.
Image: Sta. Maria Church, Ilocos Sur
Image: Bantay Bell Tower (D. Stanley pic) Flickr
Image: Lucy’s Antique Shop at Calle Crisologo, Vigan
Image: Mt. Tuwato 3
Ilocano is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua franca by the Igorot people and also by the native settlers of Cagayan Valley. It is the third most-spoken native language in the country.
Ilokano-speaking density per province. Enlarge picture to see percent distribution.
Area where Ilocano is the majority language.
Our Father prayer from Doctrina Cristiana, 1621. Written in Ilocano using Baybayin script.
Ilocano version of the Book of Mormon, written with the Tagalog system, as can be seen by the use of the letter K