Burgos, Ilocos Norte

The town was formerly known as Nagpartian and was renamed after the martyred priest José Burgos who was born in the Ilocos Region.

The town was first known as Nagparitan, the early inhabitants were called Mumburi and known as a wild and fierce people who prevented the Christianized natives from settling in the vicinity. When the Spaniards came to the area, the people staged a revolt, killed the priest, and mutilated his body^{[citation needed]}. Because of this incident, the Spaniards changed the name of Nagparitan, meaning prohibit, to Nagpartian which means the place of slaughter.

On October 15, 1903, Nagpartian was then fused with the municipality of Bangui due to low collection of government taxes. In 1912, Executive Order No. 87 was issued to separate Nagpartian from Bangui; the change took effect on January 1, 1913.^[6] On February 28, 1914, by virtue of Act No. 2390, Nagpartian was renamed Burgos in honor of one of the three martyred priests, Fr. José Burgos.^[7] Juan Ignacio was the first Presidente Municipal of the town.

Majority of the inhabitants of the municipality are engaged in the harvesting of crops such as rice, garlic, tomato, mung beans, and corn. Most of them also venture into fishing, livestock raising, rice milling, and cottage industries such as furniture and hollow-blocks making, smelting, salt-making, and mat weaving.

The town is endowed with natural tourist attractions – from plain white beaches in Barangays Paayas and Bobon, to rugged and sharp cliffs naturally formed through the centuries like Gagamtan Cliff in Barangay Bayog and Kapur-purawan Cliff in Barangay Saoit. The Digging Falls at the boundary of Barangays Ablan and Buduan is another pride of the town.

Another tourist attraction worth mentioning is the historic Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, built during the latter part of the 19th cent South China Sea, it serves as a beacon to passing ships and to local fishermen. Because of its high elevation, it offers travelers with a panoramic view of the rugged coastline of Burgos.

Burgos is bounded to the north by the South China Sea; Bangui in the east and in the south, Pasuquin and Vintar. It has a total land area of 49.77 square miles (128.9 km²). It is situated in the north coast of Ilocos Norte. Burgos has the largest wind farm in the Philippines.

Burgos is situated 534.18 kilometers (331.92 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila, and 48.67 kilometers (30.24 mi) from Laoag City, the provincial capital.

In the 2024 census, the population of Burgos was 10,962 people,^[15] with a density of 85 inhabitants per square kilometre or 220 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Burgos

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]}

The Burgos Schools District Office governs all public and private elementary and high schools within the municipality.^[25]

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