Luzon

largest island of the Philippines

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]

Mainland luzon's location within the Philippines

As of the 2010 census, 48.5 million people lived on Luzon.

Geography

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Mainland Luzon

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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).

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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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  1. "Islands of Philippines". islands.unep.ch. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-08-08.