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| GEOGRAPHY |
Ilocos Norte has a land area of 3,662 sq. km., bordered by Ilocos Sur (south), Abra (southeast), Cagayan (east) and the South China Sea (west).
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| CITIES |
1 (Laoag City)
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| TOWNS |
22 (Adams, Bacarra, Badoc, Bangui, Banna, Batac, Burgos, Carasi, Currimao, Dingras, Dumalneg, Marcos, Nueva Era, Pagudpud, Paoay, Pasuquin, Piddig, Pinili, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Solsona & Vintar)
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| PROXIMITY |
By air: 45 minutes from Manila, 55 minutes from Kaoshiung, 80 minutes from Hong Kong & Guangzhou; 2.15 hours from Shanghai.
By land: 8 hours from Manila, 4 hours from Baguio.
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| SEASONS |
Dry (November to April) and Wet (May to October).
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| CLIMATE |
Average temperature is 23 - 30 0 C (end 2002)
Coldest month is January while hottest month is May.
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| POPULATION |
Total 537,102 (end 2003).
Average annual growth is 1.37% per annum.
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| LANGUAGE |
Iloko (Ilocano) is the common language, although English and Filipino are widely used.
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| RELIGION |
Roman Catholic 63 %; Aglipay 20 %; others 17 % (end 2000)
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| LARGEST AREA |
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Area |
Population |
| Vintar |
624.85 sq. km |
pop. 29,031 (end 2000) |
| Nueva Era |
515.02 sq. km |
6,095 |
| Marcos |
226.38 sq. km |
15,134 |
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| CLOTHING |
Thin cotton is recommended, although a jacket may be necessary in the evenings during the cooler months (November - February).
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| ELECTRICITY |
220 volts, 60 cycles.
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| WATER |
Drink only bottled or boiled water.
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