Luzon
Nickname: Northern Pilipinas | |
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Geography | |
Location | Southeast Asia |
Archipelago | Philippines |
Administration | |
Pilipinas | |
Demographics | |
Population | 39,500,000 |
Luzonis the largest state island in thePhilippines.It is situated at northern portion of the country. The vicinity capital of the Philippines,Manila,as well as other cities likeQuezon City,are on the island.[1]
As of the 2010 census, 48.5 million people lived on Luzon.
Geography
[change|change source]Mainland Luzon
[change|change source]There were having sub super regions theNorth LuzoncomposedIlocos Region(I),Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR),Cagayan Valley(II),Central Luzon(III) and theSouth LuzonareMetro Manila(NCR),Calabarzon(4A), andBicol Region(5), exceptMimaropa(4B) as islands.
Sea
[change|change source]The "Luzon Sea" is located at the 9 dash line of theSouth China Seain the southwest neutical miles fromTaiwan,ThePhilippine Seato the east,West Philippine Seato the west,Visayan Seain the central andMindanao Seato the south.
Sub regions
[change|change source]Region | Six division | Four division | Three division | Two dibisyon |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ilocos Region(Region I) | Ilocandia | Northern Luzon | Northern & Central Luzon | Northern & Central Luzon |
Cagayan Valley(Region II) | ||||
Cordillera Administrative Region | Cordilleras | |||
Central Luzon | Central Luzon | |||
National Capital Region | Metro Manila | Southern Luzon | ||
Calabarzon | Southern Tagalog | Southern Luzon | Southern Luzon | |
Mimaropa | ||||
Bicol Region | Bicolandia |
Northern Luzon
[change|change source]Northern Luzon is a sub region located to the north of the Philippine archipelago, comprising 4 regions of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon.
- 4 divisions
Region | Regional center | Division |
---|---|---|
Ilocos Region | San Fernando | Northwestern Luzon |
Cordillera Administrative Region | Baguio | Northcentral Luzon |
Cagayan Valley | Tuguegarao | Northeastern Luzon |
Central Luzon | San Fernando City | Central Luzon |
- Largest cities of Northern Luzon
Largest cities or towns in Northern Luzon
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate | |||||||||
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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 |
- Central Luzon
Largest cities or towns in {{{country}}}
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate | |||||||||
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Rank | Province | Pop. | |||||||
San Jose del Monte Angeles |
1 | San Jose del Monte | Bulacan | 651,813 | Tarlac City San Fernando | ||||
2 | Angeles | Pampanga | 462,928 | ||||||
3 | Tarlac City | Tarlac | 385,398 | ||||||
4 | San Fernando | Pampanga | 354,666 | ||||||
5 | Cabanatuan | Nueva Ecija | 327,325 | ||||||
6 | Mabalacat | Pampanga | 293,244 | ||||||
7 | Malolos | Bulacan | 261,189 | ||||||
8 | Olongapo | Zambales | 260,317 | ||||||
9 | Meycauayan | Bulacan | 225,673 | ||||||
10 | San Jose | Nueva Ecija | 150,917 |
Southern Luzon
[change|change source]Southern Luzon is located at the vicinity of Philippine capital (Manila), The sub regions comprising 4 regions; Metro Manila (NCR), Calabarzon (4-A), Mimaropa (4-B) and Bicol Region or 5.
- 4 divisions
Region | Regional center | Division |
---|---|---|
Metro Manila, NCR | Manila | Metro Manila |
Calabarzon, 4-A | Calamba | Southern Luzon |
Mimaropa, 4-B | Calapan | Southwestern Luzon |
Bicol, 5 | Legazpi | Southeastern Luzon |
- Largest cities of Southern Luzon
Largest cities or towns in {{{country}}}
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate | |||||||||
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Rank | Region | Pop. | Rank | Region | Pop. | ||||
Antipolo Dasmariñas |
1 | Antipolo | Calabarzon 4-A | 887,399 | 11 | Batangas City | Calabarzon 4-A | 351,437 | Bacoor Calamba |
2 | Dasmariñas | Calabarzon 4-A | 703,141 | 12 | San Pedro | Calabarzon 4-A | 326,001 | ||
3 | Bacoor | Calabarzon 4-A | 664,625 | 13 | Puerto Princesa | Mimaropa 4-B | 307,079 | ||
4 | Calamba | Calabarzon 4-A | 539,671 | 14 | San Pablo | Calabarzon 4-A | 285,348 | ||
5 | Imus | Calabarzon 4-A | 496,794 | 15 | Lucena | Calabarzon 4-A | 278,924 | ||
6 | General Trias | Calabarzon 4-A | 450,583 | 16 | Santo Tomas | Calabarzon 4-A | 218,500 | ||
7 | Santa Rosa | Calabarzon 4-A | 414,812 | 17 | Trece Martires | Calabarzon 4-A | 210,503 | ||
8 | Biñan | Calabarzon 4-A | 407,437 | 18 | Legazpi | Bicol, 5 | 196,639 | ||
9 | Lipa | Calabarzon 4-A | 372,931 | 19 | Tanauan | Calabarzon 4-A | 193,936 | ||
10 | Cabuyao | Calabarzon 4-A | 355,330 | 20 | Naga | Bicol, 5 | 174,931 |
Luzon Metropolitan
[change|change source]Metropolitan | Metropolitan center | Divisions |
---|---|---|
Metro Baguio | Baguio | Northern Luzon/Cordillera's |
Metro Manila | Manila | Southern Luzon/NCR |
Urban Laguna | Calamba City | |
Metro Naga | Naga | |
Metropolitan | Metropolitan center | Divisions |
Metro Dagupan | Dagupan | Northern Luzon |
Metro Clark | Angeles City | Central Luzon |
Metro Olongapo | Olongapo | |
Metro Batangas | Batangas City | Calabarzon, 4-A |
Regions of Luzon State
[change|change source]Island group:LUZON(NORTH PHILIPPINES) | ||||||
Map | Region (short name) |
Regional center | Provinces | Area (km2) | Population (2010)[2] |
Density (per km2) |
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National Capital Region (NCR) |
MANILA(capital) |
Metro Manila (cities) | 636 | 11,855,975 | 18641.5 | |
Cordillera (CAR) |
Baguio City |
18,294 | 1,616,867 | 88.4 | ||
Ilocos (Region I) |
San Fernando City |
12,840 | 4,748,372 | 369.8 | ||
Cagayan Valley (Region II) |
Tuguegarao City |
26,838 | 3,229,163 | 120.3 | ||
Central Luzon (Region III) |
San Fernando City |
21,470 | 10,137,737 | 472.2 | ||
CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
Calamba City |
16,229 | 12,609,803 | 777 | ||
MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) |
Calapan City |
27,456 | 2,744,671 | 100 | ||
Bicol (Region V) |
Legazpi City |
17,632 | 5,420,411 | 307.4 |
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Islands of Philippines".islands.unep.ch.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-04-28.Retrieved2019-08-08.
- ↑Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑4.04.1Anindependent component city,one class of cities in the Philippines that do not depend of any provincial government.