NARVACAN
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NARVACAN , a town of the province of Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippine Islands, near the coast and on the main road 13 M. S.S.E. of Vigan, the capital . Pop. (1903) 19,575. It lies in a level valley surrounded by mountains, and has a cool and healthy climate. The soil, both in the valley and on the neighbouring mountain -sides, is very fertile, and produces rice , vegetables, Indian corn, indigo, cotton , tobacco, maguey and sugar -cane. Cotton fabrics are woven by the women and sold to the mountain tribes. The language of the town is Ilocano.
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