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Ilocos Region
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region of the Philippines
The Ilocos Region is an area in the northwestern part of the Philippines known for its distinct culture, history, and local traditions. It matters as an important part of Philippine heritage and geography, with its own unique identity within the country.
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Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Island group
- Luzon
- Regional center
- San Fernando (La Union)
- Largest city
- San Carlos (Pangasinan)
- Total
- 13,013.60 km (5,024.58 sq mi)
- Highest elevation mount sicapoo
- 2,361 m (7,746 ft)
- Density
- 410.5284/km (1,063.264/sq mi)
- Per capita
- US$2,872
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PST )
- Iso 3166 code
- PH-01
- Provinces
- 4 Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan
- Independent cities
- 1 Dagupan
- Component cities
- 8 Alaminos Batac Candon Laoag San Carlos San Fernando Urdaneta Vigan
- Barangays
- 3,267
- Languages
- Ilocano (Iloco) Pangasinan Bolinao Kankana-ey Sambal Itneg Isnag Ibaloi English Filipino
- Hdi
- 0.720 ( High )
- Hdi rank
- 8th (2023)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ilocos Region (Ilocano: Rehion/Deppaar ti Ilocos; Pangasinan: Rehiyon na Ilocos; Tagalog: Rehiyon ng Ilocos), designated as Region I, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon, it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east, the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast, Central Luzon to the south, and the West Philippine Sea to the west. The region comprises four provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan, along with one independent-component city, Dagupan City. The regional center is the city of San Fernando in La Union, which serves as the administrative hub of the region. The largest settlement in terms of population is San Carlos City in Pangasinan.
The 2020 Philippine Statistics Authority census reported that the ethnolinguistic group composition of the region is predominantly made up of Ilocanos (58.3%), followed by Pangasinans (29.7%), Tagalogs (4.1%), and various Cordilleran (Igorot) indigenous groups.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilocos Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.