Coordinates: 18°10′N 120°45′E

Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte (Ilocano: Amianan nga Ilocos) is a province of the Philippines located in the
Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner of Luzón Island, Ilocos Norte
bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Sur to the Province
southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the West Philippine Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the Province of Ilocos Norte
north.

Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of the former President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort
Ilocandia, an upper class hotel and beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.

Contents
History
Geography
Administrative divisions
Barangays
Demographics
Religion
Languages
Economy
Government
References
External links

History
From top, left to right: Bangui Wind Farm,
Long before the arrival of the Spaniards, there already existed an extensive region Sinking bell tower of Laoag, St.
(consisting of the present provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union) Augustine Church in Paoay, Patapat
Viaduct in Pagudpud, Cape Bojeador
renowned for its gold mines. Merchants from Japan and China would often visit the area to
Lighthouse in Burgos and La Paz Sand
trade gold with beads, ceramics and silk. The Austronesian inhabitants of the region called Dunes
their place samtoy, from sao mi toy, which literally meant "our language here"

In 1571, when the Spanish conquistadors had Manila more or less under their control, they
began looking for new sites to conquer. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's grandson, Juan de
Salcedo, volunteered to lead one of these expeditions. Together with 8 armed boats and 45 Flag
Seal
men, the 22-year-old voyager headed north. On June 13, 1572, Salcedo and his men landed
in present-day Vigan and then proceeded towards Laoag, Currimao and Badoc. As they
sailed along the coast, they were surprised to see numerous sheltered coves (looc) where the
locals lived in harmony. As a result, they named the region Ylocos and its people Ylocanos.

As the Christianization of the region grew, so did the landscape of the area. Vast tracts of
land were utilized for churches and bell towers in line with the Spanish mission of bajo las
campanas. In the town plaza, it was not uncommon to see garrisons under the church bells.
The colonization process was slowly being carried out.

The Spanish colonization of the region, however, was never completely successful. Owing
to the abusive practices of many Augustinian friars, a number of Ilocanos revolted.
Noteworthy of these were the Dingras uprising (1589) and Pedro Almasan revolt (San
Nicolas, 1660). In 1762, Diego Silang led a series of battles aimed at freeing the Ilocano.
When he died from his compatriot's bullet, his widow Gabriela continued his cause.
However, she too was captured and hanged.

In 1807, the sugar cane (basi) brewers of Piddig rose up in arms to protest the government's
monopoly of the wine industry. In 1898, the church excommunicated Gregorio Aglipay for
refusing to cut off ties with the revolutionary forces of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Unperturbed, Location in the Philippines
he established the Iglesia Filipina Independiente. Aglipay’s movement. Coordinates: 18°10′N 120°45′E
In an effort to gain more political control and because of the increasing population of the Country Philippines
region, a Royal Decree was signed on February 2, 1818 splitting Ilocos into two provinces: Region Ilocos Region
(Region I)
Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Soon thereafter, La Union and Abra likewise became
independent provinces. Founded 1818
Capital Laoag
Geography Government
• Type Sangguniang
Ilocos Norte covers a total area of 3,467.89 square kilometres (1,338.96 sq mi)[3] occupying Panlalawigan
the northern tip of the Ilocos Region in Luzon. The province is bordered by Cagayan to the • Governor Matthew Marcos
extreme northeast, Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, Ilocos Sur to the Manotoc (NP)
southwest, the South China Sea to the west, and the Luzon Strait to the north. • Vice Governor Cecilia Araneta-
Marcos (NP)
Area[1]
Administrative divisions • Total 3,467.89 km2
Ilocos Norte comprises 21 municipalities and 2 component cities, further subdivided into (1,338.96 sq mi)
Area rank 38th out of 81
559 barangays. There are two legislative districts in the province.
Highest elevation 2,354 m
(Mount Sicapoo) (7,723 ft)
Population (2015 census)[2]
• Total 593,081
• Rank 48th out of 81
• Density 170/km2
(440/sq mi)
• Density rank 52nd out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• 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
• Barangays 557
• Districts 1st and 2nd
districts of Ilocos
Norte
Time zone UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code 2900–2922
IDD : area code +63 (0)77
ISO 3166 code PH
Spoken languages Ilocano · Filipino
· English
Website www.ilocosnorte
 .gov.ph (http://w
ww.ilocosnorte.g
ov.ph)

Administrative divisions of Ilocos

Norte

† Provincial capital and component city

∗ Component city
Municipality
 City or
District[3] Population ±% p.a. Area[3] Density Barangay Coordinates[A]
municipality
(2015)[2] (2010)[4] km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
18°27′41″N
Adams 1st 0.3% 1,792 1,785 0.07% 159.31 61.51 11 28 1
120°54′13″E
18°15′10″N
Bacarra 1st 5.4% 32,215 31,648 0.34% 65.32 25.22 490 1,300 43
120°36′42″E
17°55′36″N
Badoc 2nd 5.3% 31,616 30,708 0.56% 76.68 29.61 410 1,100 31
120°28′26″E
18°32′12″N
Bangui 1st 2.5% 14,672 15,025 −0.45% 112.98 43.62 130 340 14
120°45′57″E
17°58′48″N
Banna 2nd 3.3% 19,438 19,051 0.38% 92.73 35.80 210 540 20
120°39′18″E
18°03′24″N
Batac ∗ 2nd 9.3% 55,201 53,542 0.58% 161.06 62.19 340 880 43
120°33′50″E
18°30′40″N
Burgos 1st 1.6% 9,777 9,687 0.18% 128.90 49.77 76 200 11
120°38′37″E
18°08′27″N
Carasi 1st 0.3% 1,567 1,473 1.18% 82.97 32.03 19 49 3
120°49′17″E
18°01′10″N
Currimao 2nd 2.1% 12,184 11,970 0.34% 34.08 13.16 360 930 23
120°29′12″E
18°06′09″N
Dingras 2nd 6.5% 38,562 37,021 0.78% 96.00 37.07 400 1,000 31
120°42′05″E
18°31′19″N
Dumalneg 1st 0.5% 2,947 1,814 9.68% 88.48 34.16 33 85 4
120°48′35″E
18°11′50″N
Laoag † 1st 18.7% 111,125 104,904 1.10% 116.08 44.82 960 2,500 80
120°35′37″E
18°02′38″N
Marcos 2nd 3.0% 17,777 16,984 0.87% 72.77 28.10 240 620 13
120°40′38″E
17°54′55″N
Nueva Era 2nd 1.6% 9,506 7,837 3.74% 515.02 198.85 18 47 11
120°39′58″E
18°33′36″N
Pagudpud 1st 4.0% 23,770 21,877 1.59% 194.90 75.25 120 310 16
120°47′19″E
18°03′42″N
Paoay 2nd 4.2% 24,866 23,956 0.71% 76.24 29.44 330 850 31
120°31′10″E
18°20′02″N
Pasuquin 1st 4.9% 28,980 27,952 0.69% 210.54 81.29 140 360 33
120°37′10″E
18°09′49″N
Piddig 1st 3.6% 21,497 20,606 0.81% 216.20 83.48 99 260 23
120°42′59″E
17°57′07″N
Pinili 2nd 2.9% 17,300 16,732 0.64% 89.48 34.55 190 490 25
120°31′33″E
18°10′30″N
San Nicolas 2nd 6.2% 36,736 34,237 1.35% 40.18 15.51 910 2,400 24
120°35′39″E
18°09′24″N
Sarrat 1st 4.3% 25,212 24,770 0.34% 57.39 22.16 440 1,100 24
120°38′48″E
18°05′43″N
Solsona 2nd 4.1% 24,121 22,990 0.92% 166.23 64.18 150 390 22
120°46′24″E
18°13′47″N
Vintar 1st 5.4% 32,220 31,448 0.46% 614.35 237.20 52 130 33
120°38′57″E
(see GeoGroup
Total 593,081 568,017 0.83% 3,467.89 1,338.96 170 440 557
box)

A. ^ Coordinates mark the city/town center, and are sortable by latitude.

Barangays
Ilocos Norte has 557 barangays comprising its 21 municipalities and 2 cities.[4]
The most populous barangay in the province is Barangay No. 1, San Lorenzo (Poblacion) in the City of Laoag with a population of 4,391
in the 2010 census. If cities are excluded, Davila in the municipality of Pasuquin has the highest population, at 3,900. The least populous
is Sapat in the municipality of Pasuquin, with only 32.[4]

Demographics
Population census of Ilocos Norte
Year Pop. ±% p.a. Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1903 178,995 — 1980 390,666 +1.00%
1918 219,129 +1.36% 1990 461,661 +1.68%
1939 237,586 +0.39% 1995 482,651 +0.84%
1948 251,455 +0.63% 2000 514,241 +1.37%
1960 287,333 +1.12% 2007 547,284 +0.86%
1970 343,427 +1.80% 2010 568,017 +1.36%
1975 371,724 +1.60% 2015 593,081 +0.83%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[2][4][5]

The population of Ilocos Norte in the 2015 census was 593,081 people,[2] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440
inhabitants per square mile.

Religion
Roman Catholicism and the Aglipayan Church are the two major religions in the province.

Among the major Roman Catholic churches in Ilocos Norte include:

Paoay Church — named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

St. William's Cathedral in Laoag — known for its Sinking Bell Tower
Santa Monica Church in Sarrat — documented to be the biggest church in the Ilocos
Region.
Bacarra Church — destroyed during an intensity VII (on the Rossi-Forel scale)
earthquake on August 17, 1983,[6] reconstructed and re-inaugurated in 1984. Paoay Church

Ilocos Norte is the home of the Aglipay Shrine (Aglipayan Church) where the church's first
supreme leader was buried. There are also increasing members of Jehovah's Witnesses. There are also minor but steadily increasing
members of Iglesia ni Cristo. Islam is also practiced by Mindanaoan traders and immigrants.

Languages
Aside from the national language and English, there are three indigenous languages in Ilocos Norte. There are the dominant Ilokano
language, the Isnag language of the east, and the Faire Atta language in Currimao.

The Faire Atta language is listed as one of the 15 endangered languages of the Philippines according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's
Endangered Languages. The Faire Atta language is listed as Severely Endangered, with less than 300 speakers remaining. All remaining
speakers of the language are part of the community's elders. Without a municipality-wide teaching mechanism of the Faire Atta language
for the youth, the language may be extinct within 3-5 decades, making it a language in grave peril unless a teaching-mechanism is
established by either the government or an educational institution in Currimao and nearby municipalities.[7]

Economy
The province specializes in the following products and industries:

Agriculture — rice, corn, garlic, legumes, root crops, tobacco, and other fruits and
vegetables
Fishery — tilapia and assorted fishes
Livestock — swine and cattle
Cottage industries — loom weaving, furniture, ceramics, iron works
Manufacturing and food processing — salt, empanada, bagoong, patis, basi (native
Ilocano wine), vinegar, longganisa, chicharon, bagnet, chichacorn (cornick), jewelry, Bagoong fermenting in burnay jars
garments, cereal processing, packaging, mechanized processing equipment
Wind Power — Ilocos Norte's position on the northwest corner of Luzon makes it ideal
for wind power generation. There is currently a 25 Megawatt wind farm in Ilocos Norte, and several more wind energy
projects are being planned
Tourism
Pottery
Government
Term of Office: June 30, 2019 - June 30, 2022

Governor Matthew Joseph Marcos-Manotoc

Vice Governor Cecilia Araneta-Marcos

Ria Christina G. Fariñas (1st District) Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in

Representatives
Eugenio Angelo M. Barba (2nd District) Burgos

1st District:

Rodolfo Christian G. Fariñas

Franklin Dante A. Respicio
Saul A. Lazo
Portia Pamela R. Salenda
Donald G. Nicolas
Provincial Board Members
2nd District:

Medeldorf M. Gaoat (Sr. PBM)

Domingo C. Ambrocio
Da Vinci M. Crisostomo
James Paul C. Nalupta
Aladine T. Santos

PCL President Handy T. Lao

ABC President Elmer C. Faylogna
SK Federated President Rafael Salvador C. Medina

References
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nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp) on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
2. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressr
elease/R01.xlsx). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. "Province: Ilocos Norte" (https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/citimuni/012800000). PSGC Interactive. Quezon
City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hs
d/pressrelease/Ilocos.pd%66). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June
2016.
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GUs19032007). Archive.org. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
6. "Laoag Earthquake - 17 August 1983" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110815100819/http://earthquake.phivolcs.dost.gov.
ph/update_SOEPD/Earthquake/1983LaoagEQ/index-laoag.html). Phivolcs. 1983. Archived from the original (http://earthq
uake.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_SOEPD/Earthquake/1983LaoagEQ/index-laoag.html) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved
2011-01-02.
7. "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger" (http://www.unesco.org/languages-atlas/index.php). Unesco.org.
Retrieved 23 February 2019.

External links
Media related to Ilocos Norte at Wikimedia Commons
Geographic data related to Ilocos Norte (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1504744) at OpenStreetMap
Ilocos Norte Official Website (http://ilocosnorte.ph)

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