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<font size="5"> [[Laoag_City%2C_Ilocos_Norte%2C_Philippines|Laoag City]], Province of [[Ilocos_Norte_Province%2C_Philippines|Ilocos Norte]], [[Philippines|<font color="blue">'''Philippines''']]</font></font><br> | <font size="5"> [[Laoag_City%2C_Ilocos_Norte%2C_Philippines|Laoag City]], Province of [[Ilocos_Norte_Province%2C_Philippines|Ilocos Norte]], [[Philippines|<font color="blue">'''Philippines''']]</font></font><br> | ||
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*Laoag City Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares) | *Laoag City is the capital city of Ilocos Norte | ||
*Laoag City has a total of 80 barangays | |||
*Registered Voters of Laoag City as of (2010) = 63,095 | |||
*Population of Laoag City (as of Aug 1, 2007) = 102,457 | |||
*Land Area of Laoag City (as of 2007, in hectares) = 11,608 | |||
*Laoag City is a [[Classification of Provinces, Cities, and Municipalites in the Philippines|3rd class]] Component City and Partially Urban. | |||
*Laoag City is in the [[Ilocos Norte Province, Philippines|Ilocos Norte]] province and within [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_I|Region_I]] in the northern island of [[Island of luzon|Luzon]] | |||
*The name of the city "LAOAG" is a derivation of the Ilocano term "lawag", which means light/brightness. According to history, Laoag has a clear, blue skyline. It was from this premise, perhaps, that the place was given the name "Laoag." | *The name of the city "LAOAG" is a derivation of the Ilocano term "lawag", which means light/brightness. According to history, Laoag has a clear, blue skyline. It was from this premise, perhaps, that the place was given the name "Laoag." | ||
==Location of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines== | ==Location of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines== | ||
The City of Laoag is located at the west central part of the Province of Ilocos Norte bordering the South China Sea. It is bounded on the East by the Municipality of Sarrat; in the Southeast by the Municipality of San Nicolas; in the Southwest by the Municipality of Paoay, in the Northeast the Municipality of Vintar; in the Northwest by the Municipality of Bacarra; and in the West by the South China Sea. It is one of the cities in Region I. | The City of Laoag is located at the west central part of the Province of Ilocos Norte bordering the South China Sea. It is bounded on the East by the Municipality of Sarrat; in the Southeast by the Municipality of San Nicolas; in the Southwest by the Municipality of Paoay, in the Northeast the Municipality of Vintar; in the Northwest by the Municipality of Bacarra; and in the West by the South China Sea. It is one of the cities in Region I. | ||