Luzon
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Luzon is the largest state island in the Philippines. It is in the northern section of the country. The 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
[change | change source]Mainland Luzon
[change | change source]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), Mimaropa (4B) and Bicol Region (5).
Sea
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
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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
[change | change source]Southern Luzon is located at the vicinity of Metro Manila, Philippine capital; The sub regions comprising 3 regions; The 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 |
Luzon Metropolitan
[change | change source]Metropolitan | Metropolitan center | Divisions |
---|---|---|
Metro Baguio | Baguio | Northern Luzon/Cordillera's |
Metro Manila | Manila | Southern Luzon/NCR |
Urban Laguna | Calamba City | |
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 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Islands of Philippines". islands.unep.ch. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-08-08.