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Province of Ilocos Norte
Provincial seal of Ilocos Norte
Map of the Philippines with Ilocos Norte highlighted
Region	Ilocos Region (Region I)
Capital	Laoag City
Divisions
- Highly urbanized cities	0
- Component cities	2
- Municipalities	21
- Barangays	557
- Congressional districts	2
Population	48th largest
- Total (2000)	514,241
- Density	151/km² (27th lowest)
Area	27th smallest
- Total	3,399.3 km²
Founded	—
Spoken languages	Ilokano Tagalog
Governor	Michael Marcos Keon (Kampi)

Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south. Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.

Ilocos Norte is noted for being the birthplace of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who led an authoritarian rule over the country during the latter half of his incumbency. The Marcoses enjoy a modicum of popularity in the province. Ilocos Norte is also known as a northern tourist destination, being the location of Fort Ilocandia, an upper class beach resort famous among expatriates, and Pagudpud.

Most of the people here are Ilocanos..

Although Ilocos Norte is mostly Roman Catholic, several other religious sects have a strong following in this area. Of these, the most notable is the Aglipayan Church, founded by Batac City native Gregorio Aglipay.

Ilocos Norte is home to several famous Roman Catholic churches:

• Paoay Church (St. Agustine Church) - named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
• St. William's Cathedral in Laoag - famous for its Sinking Bell Tower, found 85 meters away.
• St. Monica Church in Sarrat - biggest church in the Ilocos Region.
• Bacarra Church - destroyed during an intensity 7.8 earthquake in 1983, reconstructed and reinaugurated in 1984.

Bagoong fermenting in burnay jars in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines

The province specializes in the following products and industries:

• Agriculture - rice, corn, garlic, legumes, root crops, tobacco, and other fruits and vegetables
• Fishery - tilapia and assorted fishes
• Livestock - swine and cattle
• Cottage industries - loom weaving, furniture, ceramics, iron works
• Manufacturing and food processing - salt, bagoong, patis, basi (native Ilocano wine), vinegar, longganisa, chicharon, bagnet, chichacorn (cornick), jewelry, garments, cereal processing, packaging, mechanized processing equipment

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Ilocos Norte is subdivided into 557 barangays, 21 municipalities, and 2 city.

City/Municipality		No. of Barangays	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Adams	1	1,480	159.31	9.3
	Bacarra	43	29,668	66.07	449.0
	Badoc	31	27,862	66.41	419.5
	Bangui	15	14,327	163.59	87.6
	Banna (Espiritu)	20	16,704	97.68	171.0
	Batac City	43	47,682	161.06	296.1
	Burgos	11	8,534	128.90	66.2
	Carasi	3	1,154	157.38	7.3
	Currimao	23	10,615	33.08	320.9
	Dingras	31	33,310	96.00	347.0
	Dumalneg	1	1,486	88.48	16.8
	Laoag City	80	94,466	101.88	927.2
	Marcos	13	15,154	226.38	66.9
	Nueva Era	11	6,095	515.02	11.8
	Pagudpud	16	19,315	194.90	99.1
	Paoay	31	21,745	76.24	285.2
	Pasuquin	33	24,739	189.39	130.6
	Piddig	23	19,059	121.33	157.1
	Pinili	25	15,903	89.48	177.7
	San Nicolas	24	31,688	40.18	788.7
	Sarrat	24	22,884	57.39	398.8
	Solsona	22	21,338	167.91	127.1
	Vintar	33	29,031	624.85	46.5

Ilocos Norte was the birthplace of president Ferdinand Marcos (To this day, Marcos's political vehicle, the New Society Movement, retains a strong following in the province). There is also a windmill in Ilocos Norte, the only one in the whole Philippines. It is located at the Bangui Bay in Ilocos Norte, It consists of 15 wind turbines, totaling 24.75 megawatts. Annual energy production is estimated to be about 74.48 gigawatt hours. The project sponsor is a local private company, NorthWind Power Development Corporation.

• Ilocos Norte Official Website
• Ilocos Times Online

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Coordinates: 18°10′N, 120°45′E