Laoag
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Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Laoag,_Ilocos_Norte.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Laoag City Seal.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.etymology
- ("light")
- Settlement.nickname
- The Sunshine City
- Settlement.anthem
- Marcha de Laoag (Laoag March)
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1580
- Settlement.established_title1
- Cityhood
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- City of Laoag
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Ilocos Norte
- Population
- 112117
- Area
- 116.08
- Elevation
- 57
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Capital of
- Ilocos Norte
- Shares border with
- Sarrat
- Official website
- www.laoagcity.gov.ph
- Image
- Ilocos Norte Capitol.jpg
- Households
- 27875
- Dialing code
- 77
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- twinned administrative body
- Q235004
- Commons category
- Laoag
- postal code
- 2900
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- poverty incidence
- 3.38
- electorate
- 82688
- total assets
- 20971175384.87
- total expenditure
- 734346760.51
- total liabilities
- 640325502.68
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1134061709.64
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Cityhood
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Language
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- Local government
- Elected officials
- City seal
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Media
- TV
- Cable & Satellite
- Radio
- Technical and vocational schools
- Higher educational institutions
- Sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Laoag (), officially the City of Laoag (; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is the province's most populous settlement, as well as its political, commercial, and industrial hub. The Ilocos Region's busiest commercial airport is also built in Laoag. It is also the northernmost city in the Philippines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laoag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.