Ilocos Norte has a land area of 3,662 sq.km
bordered by Ilocos Sur (south), Abra (southeast)
Cagayan (east) and South China Sea (west).

22 ( Adams, Bacarra, Badoc, Bangui, Banna, Batac
Burgos, Carasi, Currimao, Dingras, Dumalneg,
Marcos, Nueva Era, Pagudpud, Paoay, Pasuquin,
Piddig, Pinili, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Solsona & Vintar)

By Air: 45 minutes from Manila, 55 minutes from
Kaoshiumg, 80 minutes from Guangzhou, Hongkong
& Taipei: 2.15 hours from Shanghai.
By land: 8 hours from Manila, 4 hours from Baguio.

Domestic: Basco (3x/week) ; Manila (5x/week)
Int'l: Guangzhou (3x/week) ; Hongkong (3x/week) ;
Kaoshiung (3x/week) ; Shanghai (daily) ; Taipei (daily)

Total 514,241  (end 2000). Average annual growth is
0.84% per annum

Iloko (Ilocano)  is the common language, although
English and Filipino are widely used.

Roman Catholic  63%, Aglipay 20%, others 17%
(end 2000).

Thin  cotton is recommended, although a jacket may be
necessary in the evenings during the cooler months 
(November-February).