The Island of Luzon
Luzon is the biggest island of the Philippine archipelago which is where the central seat of the government is located. The island of Luzon comprises 8 regions namely the Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Cordillera, Ilocos, MIMAROPA and the National Capital Region referred to as the most popular name as Metro Manila. Luzon Island of the Republic of the Philippines has a population of about 40 million people according to The National Statistics Office, and the bulk of the population is mostly concentrated in Luzon especially in Metro Manila. Dialects varies from province location such as Ilocano, Ibanag, Panggalatok, Kapangpangan, Bicolano and other sub dialects but the main language spoken and the medium of instructions are English and Tagalog.
The island of Luzon stretches from Aparri in the north and borders until the Bicol Region with the islands of Palawan, Masbate and Mindoro included.
Listed below are the provinces that comprises The Island of Luzon with an updated link to their corresponding local government website.
- Aurora
- Albay
- Apayao
- Bataan
- Batanes
- Batangas
- Benguet
- Bulacan
- Cagayan
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Cavite
- Ifugao
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Isabela
- Kalinga
- La Union
- Laguna
- Marinduque
- Masbate
- Mountain Province
- Metro Manila - National Capital Region
- Nueva Ecija
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Palawan
- Pampanga
- Pangasinan
- Quezon
- Quirino
- Rizal
Note: As of this writing, the provinces that don’t have the link to their individual local government is either the page does not load properly or no website exists.
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