Ilocos Norte
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Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Ilocos Region
- Founded
- February 2, 1818
- Capital and largest city
- Laoag
- Governor
- Cecilia Araneta-Marcos ( NP )
- Vice governor
- Matthew Manotoc ( NP )
- Legislature
- Ilocos Norte Provincial Board
- Total
- 3,467.89 km (1,338.96 sq mi)
- Rank
- 38th out of 82
- Highest elevation mount sicapoo
- 2,361 m (7,746 ft)
- Density
- 178.45/km (462.19/sq mi)
- Demonyms
- Ilocano (m/n) Ilocana (f)
- Component cities
- 2 Batac Laoag
- Municipalities
- 21 Adams Bacarra Badoc Bangui Banna Burgos Carasi Currimao Dingras Dumalneg Marcos Nueva Era Pagudpud Paoay Pasuquin Piddig Pinili San Nicolas Sarrat Solsona Vintar
- Districts
- Legislative districts of Ilocos Norte
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PHT )
- Idd area code
- +63 (0)77
- Iso 3166 code
- PH-ILN
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Ilocos Norte (English: Northern Ilocos/North of Ilocoscode: eng promoted to code: en ), officially the Province of Ilocos Norte (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Ilocos Norte; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Sur to the southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north. Its capital is Laoag, which is the most populous settlement in the province.
Ilocos Norte is noted for its distinctive geography and culture. This includes numerous examples of well-preserved Spanish colonial era architecture, particularly Saint William's Cathedral in Laoag with its sinking bell tower constructed in the Earthquake Baroque style, the St. Augustine Church in Paoay which is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in the Philippines, and the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse. Famous geographical features include the La Paz Sand Dunes, the beaches of Pagudpud, and the eroded calcarenite Kapurpurawan rock formation in Burgos.