Vigan is a 3rd class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Sur.Situated along the western coast of Northern Luzon, Vigan, the capital town lies in the northwestern part of the Province of Ilocos Sur. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Bantay, on the east by the Municipality of Santa, on the south by the Municipality of Caoayan, on the west by the Municipality of Sta. Catalina, and the southwest by China Sea. It is 408 kilometers north of the City of Manila The city, located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea. It is a World Heritage Site in that it is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines, and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture. According to the 2007 Philippines census, it has a population of 47,246 people. It has an approximate land area of 2,740 hectares or 27.4 square kilometers which represent 1.06 percent of Ilocos Sur land area, divided among thirty nine (39) barangays.