North Luzon

North Luzon
Northern Luzon
Super region
Hilagang Luzon
Amianan ti Luzon
Amianen ya Luzon
Paoay Church
Windmill, Ilocos Norte
Batanes Rocky cliffs
Mt. Cagua
Burnham Park Lake
Banaue Rice Terraces
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 located at the Luzon island.
a map of Northern Luzon located at the Luzon island.
ContinentSoutheast Asia
CountryPhilippines
IslandLuzon
RegionsCAR
Metro Baguio
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
Administrative centerBaguio City
Regional centersSan Fernando
Baguio
Tuguegarao
Independent citySantiago, Isabela
Dagupan, Pangasinan
Population
 (2015)
 • TotalTBA
LanguagesFilipino

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. Sometimes, Central Luzon is included in this subregion, and the native speakers include Kapampangan people and Tagalog people.

Geography

Baguio City is the largest city of Northern Luzon.

Baguio 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

Cordillera Administrative Region
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
RegionRegional centerPopulation (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

Province/Cities of the PhilippinesCapitalLanguagesPopulation
(2010)		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
Baguio
San Carlos
San Carlos		 1BaguioCAR345,366 Dagupan
Dagupan
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao
2San CarlosIlocos188,571
3DagupanIlocos171,271
4TuguegaraoCagayan Valley153,502
5IlaganCagayan Valley145,568
6SantiagoCagayan Valley134,830
7UrdanetaIlocos132,940
8CauayanCagayan Valley129,523
9San FernandoIlocos121,812
10TabukCAR110,642

If Central Luzon is included:

Provinces

Province/CitiesCapitalPopulation
(2020)		Area
DensityLanguages
km² sq mi /km2 /sq mi
Aurora Baler 235,750 3,133.401,209.81 75190 Tayabas Tagalog (Traditional Tagalog), Ilocano
Bataan Balanga 853,373 1,372.98530.11 6201,600 Bataan Tagalog (Classical Tagalog), Kapampangan, Ilocano
Bulacan Malolos 3,708,890 2,783.691,074.79 1,3003,400 Bulacan Tagalog (Classical Tagalog), Kapampangan
Nueva Ecija Palayan 2,310,134 5,689.692,196.80 4101,100 Bulacan Tagalog (Classical Tagalog), Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Pampanga San Fernando 2,437,709 2,001.22772.68 1,2003,100 Kapampangan, Tagalog
Tarlac Tarlac City 1,503,456 3,053.601,179.00 4901,300 Kapampangan, Ilocano, Pangasinan, Tagalog
Zambales Iba 649,615 3,645.831,407.66 180470 Tagalog, Ilocano, Sambal, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Angeles City — 462,928 60.2723.27 7,70020,000 Kapampangan, Tagalog
Olongapo — 260,317 185.0071.43 1,4003,600 Bataan Tagalog (Classical Tagalog), Ilocano, Sambal, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Largest cities
 
 
Largest cities or towns in {{{country}}}
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate
Rank Province Pop.
San Jose del Monte
San Jose del Monte
Angeles
Angeles		 1San Jose del MonteBulacan651,813 Tarlac City
Tarlac City
San Fernando
San Fernando
2AngelesPampanga462,928
3Tarlac CityTarlac385,398
4San FernandoPampanga354,666
5CabanatuanNueva Ecija327,325
6MabalacatPampanga293,244
7MalolosBulacan261,189
8OlongapoZambales260,317
9MeycauayanBulacan225,673
10San JoseNueva Ecija150,917

Reference

  1. ↑ "2010 Census of Population". Philippine National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  2. ↑ "PSGC Interactive; List of Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2016.