Burgos, Ilocos Sur

Burgos got its name from Father José Burgos, a member of the martyred Gomburza priests and a native of Ilocos Sur.

Burgos was first founded as the town of Nueva Coveta in 1831 when Father Bernardino Logo converted many natives into Christianity. It was envied by its neighbors because of its peace, order, and progress. Its products were sold in places as far south as Pangasinan and Tarlac.

It became a township of Santa Maria towards the end of the Spanish era in Ilocos Sur. It was later named in honor of Father José Burgos^{[citation needed]}.

Burgos is situated 41.52 kilometres (25.80 mi) from the provincial capital Vigan, and 370.85 kilometres (230.44 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Burgos is politically subdivided into 26 barangays, or neighborhoods. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2024 census, Burgos had a population of 13,026 people.^[13] The population density was 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of Burgos

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Burgos, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.