Ilocos Norte
Type | province |
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Island group | Luzon |
Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
Cities | 2 |
Municipalities | 21 |
Barangays | 559 |
Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
Marine waterbodies | South China Sea |
Area (2013) | 3,418.75 km2 (1,319.99 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | 609,588 |
Density (2020) | 178 / km2 (462 / sq mi) |
Ilocos Norte is a province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region occupying the northwestern section of Luzon. Its capital is the City of Laoag.
The province has a land area of 3,418.75 square kilometers or 1,319.99 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 609,588. This represented 11.50% of the total population of the Ilocos Region, 0.98% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.56% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 178 inhabitants per square kilometer or 462 inhabitants per square mile.
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Ilocos Norte is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Sur, and the South China Sea.
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Local government units
Ilocos Norte has 21 municipalities and 2 cities. The total number of barangays in the province is 559.
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Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Adams | municipality | 2,189 | 1,792 | 4.30% | 159.31 | 14 | 1 |
Bacarra | municipality | 33,496 | 32,215 | 0.82% | 65.32 | 513 | 43 |
Badoc | municipality | 32,530 | 31,616 | 0.60% | 76.68 | 424 | 31 |
Bangui | municipality | 15,019 | 14,672 | 0.49% | 108.76 | 138 | 14 |
Banna | municipality | 19,297 | 19,438 | -0.15% | 92.73 | 208 | 20 |
Batac | city (CC) | 55,484 | 55,201 | 0.11% | 161.06 | 344 | 43 |
Burgos | municipality | 10,759 | 9,777 | 2.04% | 128.90 | 83 | 11 |
Carasi | municipality | 1,607 | 1,567 | 0.53% | 82.97 | 19 | 3 |
Currimao | municipality | 12,215 | 12,184 | 0.05% | 34.08 | 358 | 23 |
Dingras | municipality | 40,127 | 38,562 | 0.84% | 96.00 | 418 | 31 |
Dumalneg | municipality | 3,087 | 2,947 | 0.98% | 92.69 | 33 | 4 |
Laoag | city (CC), capital | 111,651 | 111,125 | 0.10% | 116.08 | 962 | 80 |
Marcos | municipality | 18,010 | 17,777 | 0.27% | 72.77 | 247 | 13 |
Nueva Era | municipality | 11,968 | 9,506 | 4.97% | 515.02 | 23 | 11 |
Pagudpud | municipality | 25,098 | 23,770 | 1.15% | 194.90 | 129 | 16 |
Paoay | municipality | 25,001 | 24,866 | 0.11% | 76.24 | 328 | 31 |
Pasuquin | municipality | 29,678 | 28,980 | 0.50% | 161.41 | 184 | 33 |
Piddig | municipality | 22,475 | 21,497 | 0.94% | 216.20 | 104 | 23 |
Pinili | municipality | 17,626 | 17,300 | 0.39% | 89.48 | 197 | 25 |
San Nicolas | municipality | 38,895 | 36,736 | 1.21% | 40.18 | 968 | 24 |
Sarrat | municipality | 25,186 | 25,212 | -0.02% | 57.39 | 439 | 24 |
Solsona | municipality | 24,851 | 24,121 | 0.63% | 166.23 | 149 | 22 |
Vintar | municipality | 33,339 | 32,220 | 0.72% | 614.35 | 54 | 33 |
Ilocos Norte Total | 609,588 | 593,081 | 0.58% | 3,418.75 | 178 | 559 |
Economy
The annual regular revenue of Ilocos Norte for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,641,615,383.15.
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Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 661,581,159.00 | – |
2010 | 992,110,992.78 | 49.96% |
2011 | 981,683,353.43 | -1.05% |
2012 | 1,028,847,883.24 | 4.80% |
2013 | 976,591,979.24 | -5.08% |
2014 | 893,949,125.26 | -8.46% |
2015 | 1,091,789,542.81 | 22.13% |
2016 | 1,641,615,383.15 | 50.36% |
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Demographics
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Ilocos Norte is 5 to 9, with 54,897 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 9,130 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 10,669 | 1.80% |
1 to 4 | 43,433 | 7.32% |
5 to 9 | 54,897 | 9.26% |
10 to 14 | 53,957 | 9.10% |
15 to 19 | 52,040 | 8.77% |
20 to 24 | 50,270 | 8.48% |
25 to 29 | 47,384 | 7.99% |
30 to 34 | 45,650 | 7.70% |
35 to 39 | 41,315 | 6.97% |
40 to 44 | 36,555 | 6.16% |
45 to 49 | 34,812 | 5.87% |
50 to 54 | 29,772 | 5.02% |
55 to 59 | 25,319 | 4.27% |
60 to 64 | 20,228 | 3.41% |
65 to 69 | 15,269 | 2.57% |
70 to 74 | 11,648 | 1.96% |
75 to 79 | 9,130 | 1.54% |
80 and over | 10,733 | 1.81% |
Total | 593,081 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Ilocos Norte grew from 178,995 in 1903 to 609,588 in 2020, an increase of 430,593 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.58%, or an increase of 16,507 people, from the previous population of 593,081 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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178,995 | – | |
219,129 | 1.29% | |
237,586 | 0.41% | |
251,455 | 0.58% | |
287,333 | 1.18% | |
343,427 | 1.76% | |
371,724 | 1.60% | |
390,666 | 1.00% | |
461,661 | 1.68% | |
482,651 | 0.84% | |
514,241 | 1.37% | |
547,284 | 0.86% | |
568,017 | 1.36% | |
593,081 | 0.83% | |
609,588 | 0.58% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Ilocos Norte for the year 2019 was 416,233.
National roads
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Ilocos Norte are:
Primary Roads
- Manila North Road
Secondary Roads
- Laoag-Airport Road
- Gaang Wharf Road
Tertiary Roads
- A. Castro Avenue
- Ablan Avenue
- Batac-Espiritu (Banna) Road
- Batac-Paoay Road
- Batac-Pinili via Maipalig Road
- Bonifacio Road
- Calipulapu Road
- Cape Bojeador Road
- Dingras-Marcos Old Road
- Ilocos Norte-Abra Road
- Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road
- Laoag Airport/Laoag-Balacad Channelization
- Laoag Cadre Road
- Laoag-Balaccad Road
- Laoag-Sarrat-Piddig-Solsona Road
- MNR Junction-Baay-Suba Road
- MNR/Ilocos Norte-Apayao Channelization Road
- Pasuquin-Radar Airstation Road
- Pias-Currimao-Balaccad Road
- Pinili-Banna (Espiritu) Road
- Pinili-Nueva Era Road
- Sarrat Link Road
- Tomas Passion Street
- Tres Martirez de la Patria
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
- Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.