Rosario (La Union) 5.9

Rosario,
Philippines

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', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.The Kennon Road starts from this town and ends at Baguio City. It is being proposed that this town will be the terminus of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway. Rosario is away from Metro Manila and from San Fernando, the provincial capital. Rosario links Ilocos and Cordillera Provinces. The flight distance between Manila and Rosario is 189 km.EtymologyRosario came from the phrase “rosas del rio” . Another version or story, is that the long range of foothill far west of the Poblacion appearing like big Rosary beads was source of the town's name .Rosario is the southernmost town of La Union and the Ilocos Region, hence called the “Gateway to Ilocandia”. Rosario's national highway passes along a mountain at barangay Agat, then into the Bued bridge .HistoryRosario was formerly a part of Santo Tomas and became a municipality in 1869 by a decree. Natives of Rosario emanated from Santo Tomas and Magsingal (Ilocos Sur), and also from Agoo, Tubao, Aringay, San Fernando and Bacnotan.

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