North Luzon

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.

North Luzon Northern Luzon
Sub region
Hilagang Luzon Amianan ti Luzon Amianen ya Luzon
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.
Continent	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
Archipelago	Luzon
Regions	CAR Metro Baguio Ilocos Region Cagayan Valley
Regional center	San Fernando Tuguegarao
Regional center & Highly urbanized cities	Baguio
Independent city	Santiago, Isabela Dagupan, Pangasinan
Population  (2015)
• Total	TBA
Languages	Filipino Ilocano Pangasinense Ivatan Ibanag

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

Region	Regional center	Population (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

See also: List of provinces of Luzon

Province/Cities of the Philippines	Capital	Languages	Population (2010)[1]	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 San Carlos	1	Baguio	CAR	345,366	Dagupan Tuguegarao
	2	San Carlos	Ilocos	188,571
	3	Dagupan	Ilocos	171,271
	4	Tuguegarao	Cagayan Valley	153,502
	5	Ilagan	Cagayan Valley	145,568
	6	Santiago	Cagayan Valley	134,830
	7	Urdaneta	Ilocos	132,940
	8	Cauayan	Cagayan Valley	129,523
	9	San Fernando	Ilocos	121,812
	10	Tabuk	CAR	110,642

Related pages

• South Luzon (sub-region)
• Central Luzon (region)