Luzon
Nickname: Northern Pilipinas | |
|---|---|
Quezon City the largest city of Luzon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Archipelago | Philippines |
| Administration | |
Pilipinas | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 39,500,000 |
Luzon is an major island in the Philippines. It is situated at northern portion of the country. The vicinity capital of the Philippines, Manila, as well as other cities like Quezon City, are on the island.[1]
As of the 2010 census, 48.5 million people lived on Luzon.
Geography
Mainland Luzon
There were having sub super regions the North Luzon composed Ilocos Region (I), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Cagayan Valley (II), Central Luzon (III) and the South Luzon are Metro Manila (NCR), Calabarzon (4A), and Bicol Region (5), except Mimaropa (4B) as islands.
Sea
The "Luzon Sea" is located at the 9 dash line of the South China Sea in the southwest neutical miles from Taiwan, The Philippine Sea to the east, West Philippine Sea to the west, Visayan Sea in the central and Mindanao Sea to the south.
Sub regions
| Region | Six division | Four division | Three division | Two dibisyon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilocos Region (Region I) | Ilocandia | Northern Luzon | Northern & Central Luzon | Northern & Central Luzon |
| Cagayan Valley (Region II) | ||||
| Cordillera Administrative Region | Cordilleras | |||
| Central Luzon | Central Luzon | |||
| National Capital Region | Metro Manila | Southern Luzon | ||
| Calabarzon | Southern Tagalog | Southern Luzon | Southern Luzon | |
| Mimaropa | ||||
| Bicol Region | Bicolandia | |||
Northern Luzon
Northern Luzon is a sub region located to the north of the Philippine archipelago, comprising 4 regions of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon.
- 4 divisions
| Region | Regional center | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Ilocos Region | San Fernando | Northwestern Luzon |
| Cordillera Administrative Region | Baguio | Northcentral Luzon |
| Cagayan Valley | Tuguegarao | Northeastern Luzon |
| Central Luzon | San Fernando City | Central Luzon |
Southern Luzon
Southern Luzon is located at the vicinity of Philippine capital (Manila), The sub regions comprising 4 regions; Metro Manila (NCR), Calabarzon (4-A), Mimaropa (4-B) and Bicol Region or 5.
- 4 divisions
| Region | Regional center | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Manila, NCR | Manila | Metro Manila |
| Calabarzon, 4-A | Calamba | Southern Luzon |
| Mimaropa, 4-B | Calapan | Southwestern Luzon |
| Bicol, 5 | Legazpi | Southeastern Luzon |
- Largest cities of Luzon
Largest cities or towns in {{{country}}}
Source: 2020 PH Census Bureau Estimate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Region | Pop. | Rank | Region | Pop. | ||||
Quezon City Manila |
1 | Quezon City | Metro Manila, NCR | 3,084,270 | 11 | Bacoor | Calabarzon 4-A | 661,381 | Caloocan Taguig |
| 2 | Manila | Metro Manila, NCR | 1,902,590 | 12 | Las Piñas | Metro Manila, NCR | 615,549 | ||
| 3 | Caloocan | Metro Manila, NCR | 1,712,945 | 13 | Biñan | Calabarzon 4-A | 584,479 | ||
| 4 | Taguig | Metro Manila, NCR | 1,308,085 | 14 | Calamba | Calabarzon 4-A | 575,046 | ||
| 5 | Antipolo | Calabarzon 4-A | 913,712 | 15 | Muntinlupa | Metro Manila, NCR | 552,255 | ||
| 6 | Pasig | Metro Manila, NCR | 853,050 | 16 | Angeles | Central Luzon 3 | 483,452 | ||
| 7 | Valenzuela | Metro Manila, NCR | 725,713 | 17 | General Trias | Calabarzon 4-A | 482,453 | ||
| 8 | Dasmariñas | Calabarzon 4-A | 744,511 | 18 | Imus | Calabarzon 4-A | 481,949 | ||
| 9 | Parañaque | Metro Manila, NCR | 703,254 | 19 | Marikina | Metro Manila, NCR | 471,323 | ||
| 10 | San Jose del Monte | Central Luzon 3 | 685,688 | 20 | Mandaluyong | Metro Manila, NCR | 465,932 | ||
Luzon Metropolitan
| Metropolitan | Metropolitan center | Divisions |
|---|---|---|
| Metro Baguio | Baguio | Northern Luzon/Cordillera's |
| Metro Manila | Manila | Southern Luzon/NCR |
| Urban Laguna | Santa Rosa | |
| Metro Naga | Naga | |
| Metropolitan | Metropolitan center | Divisions |
| Metro Dagupan | Dagupan | Northern Luzon |
| Metro Clark | Angeles City | Central Luzon |
| Metro Olongapo | Olongapo | |
| Metro Batangas | Batangas City | Calabarzon, 4-A |
Regions of Luzon State
| Island group: LUZON (NORTH PHILIPPINES) | ||||||
| Map | Region (short name) |
Regional center | Provinces | Area (km2) | Population (2010)[2][3] |
Density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Capital Region (NCR) |
MANILA (capital) |
Metro Manila (cities) | 636 | 11,855,975 | 18641.5 | |
| Cordillera (CAR) |
Baguio City |
18,294 | 1,616,867 | 88.4 | ||
| Ilocos (Region I) |
San Fernando City |
12,840 | 4,748,372 | 369.8 | ||
| Cagayan Valley (Region II) |
Tuguegarao City |
26,838 | 3,229,163 | 120.3 | ||
| Central Luzon (Region III) |
San Fernando City |
21,470 | 10,137,737 | 472.2 | ||
| CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
Calamba City |
16,229 | 12,609,803 | 777 | ||
| MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) |
Calapan City |
27,456 | 2,744,671 | 100 | ||
| Bicol (Region V) |
Legazpi City |
17,632 | 5,420,411 | 307.4 | ||
References
- ↑ "Islands of Philippines". islands.unep.ch. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "PSGC Interactive; List of Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "PSGC Interactive; List of Cities". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A highly urbanized city, one class of cities in the Philippines, independent from any province.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 An independent component city, one class of cities in the Philippines that do not depend of any provincial government.