- Things to Do in Luzon, Philippines: See Tripadvisor's 649,768 reviews & photos of 2,426 Luzon attractions.
- Five days later, it posted the same video and repeated the claim, but limited the area covered to only the island of Luzon: “BUONG LUZON, ISASAILALIM SA TOTAL HARD LOCKDOWN (Whole Luzon to be under total hard lockdown).” These posts are false.
- In Luzon, the Bicol Region holds the most number of men entering the seminary for Catholic priesthood, or women entering the religious life to become Catholic nuns. This can be accredited to the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary, Daughters of Mary, and Daughters of Charity Convents in Naga.
- Technically, the battle for Luzon was still not over when Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945. On the northern part of the island Shobu Group remained the center of attention for the better part of.
| Total local government units | |
|---|---|
| Regions | 8 |
| Provinces | 38 |
| Cities | 73 |
| Municipalities | 698 |
| Barangays | 20,508 |
| Population (2015) | 57,470,097 |
Luzon is the most populated of the three island groups making up the Philippine Archipelago. Its largest islands are the Luzon landmass, Palawan, Mindoro, Masbate, and Catanduanes.
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As of 2015, Luzon had a total population of 57,470,097, representing 56.91% of the entire population of the Philippines.
Location
The island group has eight (8) regions, namely, Region I (Ilocos Region), Region II (Cagayan Valley), Region III (Central Luzon), Region IV‑A (CALABARZON), MIMAROPA Region, Region V (Bicol Region), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and the National Capital Region (NCR) where Manila, the nation's capital city, is located.
Luzon is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Luzon Strait (Bashi Channel), Philippine Sea, San Bernardino Strait, Samar Sea, Visayan Sea, Jintotolo Channel, Sibuyan Sea, Tablas Strait, Sulu Sea, Balabac Strait, and the South China Sea.
map of regions
List of regions
The regions of Luzon encompass a total of thirty-eight (38) provinces, with an aggregate of seventy-three (73) cities, and 698 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the island group is 20,508.
| Region | Population (2015) | Regional center | Provinces | Total cities (HUC) | Total cities (ICC) | Total cities (CC) | Total mun | Total brgy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilocos Region(Region I) | 5,026,128 | San Fernando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 116 | 3,265 |
| Cagayan Valley(Region II) | 3,451,410 | Tuguegarao | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 2,311 |
| Central Luzon(Region III) | 11,218,177 | San Fernando | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 116 | 3,102 |
| CALABARZON(Region IV‑A) | 14,414,774 | Calamba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 123 | 4,018 |
| Bicol Region(Region V) | 5,796,989 | Legazpi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 107 | 3,471 |
| National Capital Region(NCR) | 12,877,253 | Manila | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,706 |
| Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR) | 1,722,006 | Baguio | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 1,176 |
| MIMAROPA Region | 2,963,360 | Calapan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 1,459 |
| Luzon Total | 57,470,097 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 698 | 20,508 |
Historical population
The population of Luzon grew from 14,061,448 in 1960 to 57,470,097 in 2015, an increase of 43,408,649 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth rate of 1.79%, or an increase of 5,107,098 people, from the previous population of 52,362,999 in 2010.
| Census date | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4,101,516 | – | |
| 5,397,401 | 1.75% | |
| 8,165,778 | 2.09% | |
| 9,876,263 | 1.97% | |
| 14,061,448 | 3.16% | |
| 19,688,100 | 3.35% | |
| 22,790,274 | 2.98% | |
| 26,080,694 | 2.73% | |
| 33,357,887 | 2.49% | |
| 38,249,776 | 2.60% | |
| 42,822,686 | 2.45% | |
| 49,799,965 | 2.10% | |
| 52,362,999 | 1.84% | |
| 57,470,097 | 1.79% |
Sources
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- Historical population derived from the sum of populations of regions currently under the island group. These region populations are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
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