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For|places in Latin America and Spain|La Unión (disambiguation)Infobox province| name = La Union| native_name =| official_name =| settlement_type = Provinces of the Philippines|Province | image_skyline =| image_alt =| image_caption =| image_flag = Vlag Fil LaUnion.gif| flag_size = 120x80px| image_seal = Ph_seal_la_union.png| seal_size = 100x80px| image_shield =| shield_alt =| nickname =| motto =| image_map = Ph_locator_map_la_union.png| map_alt =| map_caption = Map of the Philippines with La Union highlighted| latd = 16|latm = 30|lats = |latNS = N| longd = 120|longm = 25|longs = |longEW = E| coordinates_type = region:PH_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki| coordinates_display = inline,title| coordinates_footnotes =| subdivision_type = List of sovereign states|Country | subdivision_name = flag|Philippines| subdivision_type1 = Regions of the Philippines|Region | subdivision_name1 = Ilocos Region (Region I)| established_title = Founded| established_date = March 2, 1850| seat_type = Capital| seat = San Fernando City, La Union|San Fernando City | leader_party =| leader_title = Governor | leader_name = Manuel " Devil|Markang Bungo " C. Ortega ( Nationalist People's Coalition|NPC )| area_total_km2 = 1504.0| area_rank = 70th out of 80| area_note =| population_total = 720972| population_as_of = 2007| population_rank = 34th out of 80| population_density_km2 = auto| population_density_rank = 9th out of 80| population_note =| elevation_m =| demographics_type1 = Divisions| demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|Independent& nbsp;cities | demographics1_info1 = 0| demographics1_title2 = Cities of the Philippines|Component cities | demographics1_info2 = 1| demographics1_title3 = Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipalities | demographics1_info3 = 19| demographics1_title4 = Barangay s| demographics1_info4 = 576| demographics1_title5 = House of Representatives of the Philippines|Districts | demographics1_info5 = Legislative districts of La Union|1st and 2nd districts of La Union | blank_name_sec1 = Spoken languages| blank_info_sec1 = Ilokano language|Ilocano , Pangasinan language|Pangasinan , Tagalog language|Tagalog , English language|English | timezone = Philippine Standard Time|PHT | utc_offset = +8| postal_code_type = List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP Code | postal_code =| website =| footnotes = La Union is a Provinces of the Philippines|province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region or Region 1 in Luzon , whose capital is San Fernando City, La Union|San Fernando City and borders Ilocos Sur to the north, Benguet to the east, and Pangasinan to the south. To the west of La Union is the South China Sea .
People and culture
Ninety-three percent of the population is Ilocano language|Ilocano and is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic . There are communities of Pangasinense in the south, Igorot s in the Cordillera Central (Luzon)|Cordillera foothills, and Chinese people|Chinese in the city.
La Union is highly literate, with San Fernando City, La Union|San Fernando City as the administrative, educational, and financial center of the region.
Economy
The economy is diversified with service, manufacturing, and agricultural industries spread throughout the province. The Port of San Fernando operates as an increasingly active shipping point, and the former American airbase Wallace Air Station , having been converted into a business and industrial area, helps to facilitate such commercial activity.
Tourism to the province is driven by airlines and coach (vehicle)|passenger coach bus|bus lines like regionally owned Farinas Transit Company , Viron Transit , Dominion Bus Lines and Partas .
Tourists often flock to the beaches of Bauang, or to the more secluded ones further north for snorkeling, surfing or other water sports; the more northerly beaches near San Juan specifically cater to both local surfers as well as portions of the world surfing circuit.
Geography
Political
La Union is subdivided into 19 Philippine municipality|municipalities and 1 Cities of the Philippines|city .
Like most of the region, the province is squeezed in by the Cordillera Central (Luzon)|Cordillera mountain range to the east and the South China Sea to the west. Yet, unlike other portions of Luzon and the Philippines' two other island groupings, the Visayas and Mindanao , La Union experiences a rather arid and prolonged dry season with little precipitation to be expected between the months of November and May.
History
La Uni& #243;n , "The Union" in Spanish language in the Philippines|Spanish , was formed in 1850 when the Spanish colonial government of Governor-General Antonio Maria Blanco merged the southern towns of Ilocos Sur province, the northern towns of Pangasinan , and the western towns of Benguet to the east.
External links
Commons category
http://www.launion.gov.ph Official Website of the Provincial Government of La Union
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code
http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2008/pr0830tx.html 2007 Philippine Census Information
http://www.launion.gov.ph/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=71& Itemid=479 History of La Union
http://launionplace.blogspot.com/ La Union Blog
Geographic location| Centre = La Union | North = Ilocos Sur | Northeast = | East = Benguet | Southeast = | South = Pangasinan | Southwest = Lingayen Gulf | West = South China Sea | Northwest = La UnionLuzon lateralIlocos Region Provinces Category:La Union| Category:Provinces of the Philippines
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