Ilocos Region

Region I
Region I; Ilocos Region
	Region
	Location in the Philippines
	Coordinates: 16°37′N 120°19′E / 16.62°N 120.32°ECoordinates: 16°37′N 120°19′E / 16.62°N 120.32°E
Kintra	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional centre	San Fernando (La Union)
Area
• Total	13,012.60 km2 (5,024.19 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,748,372
• Density	360/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-01
Provinces	4 Ilocos Norte ; Ilocos Sur ; La Union ; Pangasinan ;
Ceeties	9 Alaminos ; Batac ; Candon ; Dagupan ; Laoag ; San Carlos ; San Fernando ; Urdaneta ; Vigan ;
Municipalities	116
Barangays	3,265
Cong. destricts	12
Leids	Ilocano; Pangasinan; Bolinao; Tagalog; Inglis;

The Ilocos Region (Ilocano: Rehion ti Ilocos or Deppaar ti Ilocos; Filipino: Rehiyon ng Ilocos) is an admeenistrative region o the Philippines, designatit as Region I, occupeein the northwastren section o Luzon. It is bordered bi the Cordillera Administrative Region tae the east, the Cagayan Valley tae the northeast an sootheast, an the Central Luzon tae the sooth. Tae the wast lees the Sooth Cheenae Sea.

The region comprises fower provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union an Pangasinan. Its regional center is San Fernando, La Union.

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