Why visit Nagbukel
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Highlights include Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park.
Weather in Nagbukel
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About Nagbukel
Nagbukel, officially the Municipality of Nagbukel (Ilocano: Ili ti Nagbukel; Filipino: Bayan ng Nagbukel), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 5,370 people.
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Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Schools, colleges and libraries28
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History
The barrios that compose the municipality today were formerly a part of Narvacan. However, in 1896, Nagbukel became a town under the Spanish colonial government. It was only in 1899 that the town became a regular municipality.
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Map of Nagbukel
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Getting there and nearby towns
Laoag International Airport (LAO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 81 km away.
- Narvacan 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Santa Maria 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Santa 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Vigan 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Bantay 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Bangued 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Candon 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- San Juan 34 km north, about 34 min by car
- Bontoc 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Batac City 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- MacArthur Highway, Narvacan Bantay Abot (Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; 11-14-2022), Patrickroque01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tangadan Hills, San Quintin, Abra, Apr 2026 (4), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilocos-Abra Road, San Quintin, Abra, Apr 2026 (2), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View from Ilocos Sur-Abra Road, San Quintin, Abra, Apr 2026 (3), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tangadan Hills, San Quintin, Abra, Apr 2026 (1), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gabriela Silang Monument, San Quintin, Abra, Apr 2026, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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