Northwest Luzon
GEOGRAPHY
Area: 19,471sqkm (7,518sqmi)
Topography: Southern and the northwest portions of the region are lowlands and the rest of the region is rugged and hilly. Benguet province has an altitude of up to 2,255m (7,400ft).
Mountains: Mt Manmanok near Mataragan, Abra 2,022m (6634ft); Mt Sicapoo near Banta, Ilocos Norte 2,235m (7,333ft); Mt Camingingel near Quirino, Ilocos Sur 2,359m (7,740ft); Mt Singakalsa in Benguet 2,688m (8,819ft)
Rivers: Abra river in Abra and Ilocos Sur; Laoag river in Ilocos Norte; Baroro river in La Union; Agno river in Benguet and
Pangasinan
POPULATION
Majority Group: Ilocanos, Pangasinense in the southwestern portion
Language: Ilocano except for the southwestern side where Pangasinense is spoken
Minorities: Ibaloi, Negritos, Ilongots, Dumagats, Tingians
Region Population: 3,439,000
Cities, Towns: (Census of 1980, x1000)
Province Abra: Bangued 29, Bucay 12, Tayum 9, Lagangilang 9, La Paz 9, Pilar 8.
Province Benguet: Baguio City 119, Itogon 48, Tuba 30, La Trinidad 29, Mankayan 26, Buguias 18.
Province Ilocos Norte: Laoag City 70, Batac 38, Dingras 27, Vintar 23, San Nicolas 23, Bacarra 23.
Province Ilocos Sur: Candon 37, Vigan 33, Narvacan 31, Cabugao 24, Tagudin 23, Sta. Cruz 23.
Province La Union: San Fernando 68, Bauang 42, Agoo 35, Rosario 29, Naguilian 29, Aringay 28.
Province Pangasinan: San Carlos 101, Dagupan City 98, Urdaneta 72, Malasigui 71, Lingayen 65, Bayambang 64.
Political Structure: Province (Population x1000, area, capital)
Abra (160, 3975 sqkm, Bangued), Benguet (355, 2655 sqkm, La Trinidad), Ilocos Norte (391, 3999 sqkm, Laoag), Ilocos Sur (444, 2579 sqkm, Vigan), La Union (453, 1493 sqkm, San Fernando), Pangasinan (1636, 5368 sqkm, Lingayen).
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