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Coordinates: 18°10′59″N 120°34′59″E 18.183, 120.583

Laoag City

Laoag City (Ilocano Dak-ili ti Lawag Chinese Pinyin Low) is a city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Norte, and the province's political, commercial, and industrial hub. It is also the location of the Ilocos region's only commercial airport. The municipalities of San Nicolas, Paoay, Sarrat, Vintar, and Bacarra form its boundaries. The foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range to the east, and the South China Sea to the west are its physical boundaries.Laoag experiences the prevailing monsoon climate of Northern Luzon, characterized by a dry season from November to April and a wet season from May to October, occasionally visited by powerful typhoons.According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 94,466 people in 19,751 households.[1]

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