San Esteban, Ilocos Sur


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San Esteban is from Metro Manila and from Vigan City, the provincial capital.

Etymology

The Spaniards named the pueblo San Esteban because they have received reports of a vagabond named Iban having been stoned to death and beheaded by hostile natives in the place called "Naglawlawayan," which is an early place of worship by the natives, and currently the site of the municipal cemetery. "Iban" is the Ilocano equivalent of "Stephen," hence the pueblo being named San Esteban.
San Esteban was founded by Agustinian friars in 1625, but was always attached to Nueva Coveta and to the municipality of Santiago until 1911. It was once a visita of Narvacan because of a shortage of ministers.

Barangays

San Esteban is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

Demographics

In the, the population of San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, was people, with a density of.