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.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Laoag - Wikipedia
Lead section
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 112,117 people.
Infobox, Area
116.08 km2 (44.82 sq mi)
Infobox: established_date
1580
Infobox, Elevation
Average: 57 meters (187 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates
18.1978 N
Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
120.5936 E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Laoag - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1707404
18.1978 120.5957 P PPLA2 PH 01 28 012812000 112117 15 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 15 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 18.25, 120.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, 120.75
18.25 120.75 Aw
Wikidata: Laoag
Wikidata Q39738, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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