Ilagan is a component city and the capital of Isabela province, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines. Founded on May 4, 1686 and chartered as a city on August 11, 2012, it had a 2024 census population of 164,020 across 1,166.26 square kilometers, making it the most populous city in the province and the second most populous in the region after Tuguegarao. Known as the Corn Capital of the Philippines, Ilagan is a major agricultural center for Cagayan Valley.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ilagan - Wikipedia
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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 164,020 people, making it the most populous city in the province and second in the region after Tuguegarao City.
Infobox, Area
1,166.26 km2
Infobox: established_date
May 4, 1686
Infobox, Elevation
139 meters
Infobox, Coordinates
17.1489 N
Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
121.8894 E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Ilagan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1711146
17.14854 121.88924 P PPLA2 PH 02 31 023114000 164020 55 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 55 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, 121.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, 121.75
17.25 121.75 Am
Wikidata: Ilagan
Wikidata Q50179, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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