North Luzon
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North Luzon or Northern Luzon is a sub-super region in the Philippines. It comprises the three regions of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region (including Metro Baguio) and the Cagayan Valley. The native speakers in these region are the Ilocano people and Pangasinan people.
North Luzon
Northern Luzon | |
|---|---|
| Hilagang Luzon Amianan ti Luzon Amianen ya Luzon | |
      From left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Paoay Chruch, Ilocos Norte Windmills, Batanes Rocky cliffs, Mt. Cagua, Burnham Park Lake; Baguio & Banaue Rice Terraces | |
 a map of Northern Luzon loacted at the Luzon island. | |
| Continent | Southeast Asia |
| Country | Philippines |
| State | Luzon |
| Regions | CAR Metro Baguio Ilocos Region Cagayan Valley |
| Regional center | San Fernando Tuguegarao |
| Regional center & Highly urbanized cities | Baguio |
| Independent city | Santiago, Isabela Dagupan, Pangasinan |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | TBA |
| Languages | Filipino
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Geography
changeBaguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the province of Benguet (geographically only) within in Northern Luzon before Dagupan and Santiago independent city itself.
Regions
changeCordillera Administrative Region
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
| Region | Regional center | Population (2015) | Basin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordillera Administrative Region | Baguio | 1,722,006 | --- |
| Ilocos Region | San Fernando | 5,026,128 | Luzon Sea |
| Cagayan Valley | Tuguegarao | 3,451,410 | Philippine Sea |
Provinces
change| Province/Cities of the Philippines | Capital | Languages | Population (2010)[1] |
Sq/Meter (km²) |
Density (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abra | Bangued | Ilocano dialects, Itneg | 247,802 | ||
| Apayao | Kabugao | Ilocano dialects, Isnag | 123,848 | ||
| Batanes | Basco | Ivatan | 17,875 | ||
| Benguet | La Trinidad | Kankanaey, Ibaloi | 846,552 | ||
| Cagayan | Tuguegarao | Ilocano dialects | 1,273,219 | ||
| Ifugao | Lagawe | Ifugao | 210,669 | ||
| Ilocos Norte | Laoag | Ilocano language | 593,081 | ||
| Ilocos Sur | Vigan | Ilocano language | 689,668 | ||
| Isabela | Ilagan | Ilocano dialects | 1,685,138 | ||
| Kalinga | Tabuk | Kalinga | 220,229 | ||
| La Union | San Fernando | Ilocano language | 786,653 | ||
| Mountain Province | Bontoc | Ilocano dialects/Kankanaey/Bontoc | 156,988 | ||
| Nueva Vizcaya | Bayombong | Ilocano dialects/Pangasinan language | 482,893 | ||
| Quirino | Cabarroguis | Ilocano dialects/Ifugao/Kankanaey | 197,918 | ||
| Pangasinan | Lingayen | Pangasinan language, Ilocano | 2,956,726 | ||
| Baguio | — | Ibaloi/Kankanaey/Ilocano dialects | |||
| Dagupan | — | Pangasinan language, Ilocano |
Largest cities or towns in Northern Luzon
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Region | Pop. | |||||||
Baguio San Carlos |
1 | Baguio | CAR | 345,366 | Dagupan Tuguegarao | ||||
| 2 | San Carlos | Ilocos | 188,571 | ||||||
| 3 | Dagupan | Ilocos | 171,271 | ||||||
| 4 | Tuguegarao | Cagayan Valley | 153,502 | ||||||
| 5 | Ilagan | Cagayan Valley | 145,568 | ||||||
| 6 | Santiago | Cagayan Valley | 134,830 | ||||||
| 7 | Urdaneta | Ilocos | 132,940 | ||||||
| 8 | Cauayan | Cagayan Valley | 129,523 | ||||||
| 9 | San Fernando | Ilocos | 121,812 | ||||||
| 10 | Tabuk | CAR | 110,642 | ||||||
Related pages
changeReference
change- ↑ "2010 Census of Population". Philippine National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-04-21.