Luzon

Luzon is an island in the Philippines covering 30 provinces (Abra, Albay, Apayao, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Laguna, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Sorsogon, Tarlac, and Zambales). Major marine waterbodies adjacent to the island include South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Lagonoy Gulf, Lingayen Gulf, Lopez Bay, Manila Bay, Lamon Bay, Polillo Strait, San Miguel Bay, Subic Bay, Tabaco Bay, Albay Gulf, Balayan Bay, Batangas Bay, Burias Pass, Basiad Bay, Luzon Sea, Ragay Gulf, Samar Sea, San Bernardino Strait, Sibuyan Sea, Sorsogon Bay, Tayabas Bay, Ticao Pass, Verde Island Passage, Calauag Bay, and Casiguran Sound.

Luzon has an approximate area of 109,846.27 square kilometers or 42,411.69 square miles, and roughly has a coastline length of 5,154.40 kilometers or 3,202.80 miles. The island is situated at approximately 15.5921, 120.7400.


Cities and towns

There are 648 cities/municipalities covering the island of Luzon, as shown in the following list:

details

Sources

  1. Land area figures and coastline length were calculated from OpenStreetMap data.
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