Cities

Laoag

South-eastern Asia

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Geography Atlas. "Laoag." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/laoag.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Laoag. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/laoag

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@misc{geographyatlas-laoag,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Laoag},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/laoag},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Laoag is a component city and the capital of Ilocos Norte province, in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. Founded in 1580 and chartered as a city on June 19, 1965, it had a 2024 census population of 112,117, making it the province most populous settlement and its political, commercial and industrial hub. Known as the Sunshine City and the northernmost city in the Philippines, Laoag sits between the South China Sea and the foothills of the Cordillera Central and hosts the Ilocos Region busiest commercial airport.

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