CANDON  , a

town of South Ilocos province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the W. coast, about 200 M . N. by W. of Manila . Pop . (1903) 18,828 . Itsclimateishot, though healthy . Candon is surrounded by an extensive and fertile plain, and is defended by a small fort . Its inhabitants are noted for their honesty and industry, as well as for their regard for law and order . They carry on an extensive traffic with the wild tribes of the neighbouring mountains . Indigo is grown in considerable quantity, as are rice and tobacco . The weaving of blankets, handkerchiefs, and cotton and silk cloths constitutes quite an important industry . The language is Ilocanc .