Capital of Isabela, Philippines
Not to be confused with
Iligan .
Component city in Cagayan Valley, Philippines
Ilagan
City of Ilagan Ilagan Rizal Park
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Nicknames:
Center of Eco-Tourism Adventure in Region 2 [ 1]
Home of the World's Largest Wooden Lounge Chair (Butaka) [ 2]
Sports Tourism Hub of the North [ 3] [ 4]
Corn Capital of the Philippines [ 5] [ 6]
Motto(s): Sulong Pa! Lungsod ng Ilagan (More Progress! City of Ilagan )
Anthem: City of Ilagan Hymn[ 7] (formerly, Martsa ng Ilagan (Ilagan March)[ 8] ) Map of Isabela with Ilagan highlighted
Coordinates: 17°08′56″N 121°53′22″E / 17.1489°N 121.8894°E / 17.1489; 121.8894 Country Philippines Region Cagayan Valley Province Isabela District
1st district Founded May 4, 1686 Cityhood August 11, 2012 Barangays 91
(see Barangays ) • Type Sangguniang Panlungsod • Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz • Vice Mayor Kiryll S. Bello • Representative Antonio T. Albano • City Council
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Jay Eveson C. Diaz Jessamyn H. Uy Rachel V. Garcia Harold P. Olalia Antonio R. Montereal Jr. Lillian Q. Bringas Joey L. Ramos Rolando L. Tugade Rommel B. Ballesteros Daniel Joseph A. Mata
• Electorate 101,050 voters (2022 ) • Total 1,166.26 km2 (450.30 sq mi) Elevation
139 m (456 ft) Highest elevation
1,388 m (4,554 ft) Lowest elevation
24 m (79 ft) • Total 158,218 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi) • Households
39,663 Demonym(s) Ilagueño (m) Ilagueña (f) • Income class 1st city income class • Poverty incidence % (2021)[ 13] • Revenue ₱ 1,870 million (2020) • Assets ₱ 4,844 million (2020) • Expenditure ₱ 1,735 million (2020) • Liabilities ₱ 1,898 million (2020) • Electricity Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) • Water Metro Ilagan Water Time zone UTC+8 (PST )ZIP code 3300
PSGC IDD : area code +63 (0)78 Native languages Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog Patron saint Saint Ferdinand of Castile Website www .cityofilagan .gov .ph
Ilagan , officially the City of Ilagan (Ibanag : Siudad nat Ilagan ; Ilocano : Siudad ti Ilagan ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Ilagan ), is a 1st class component city [ 14] and capital of the province of Isabela , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 158,218 people[ 12] making it the most populous city in the province and the second most-populous in Cagayan Valley after Tuguegarao .[ 15] As of 2022, it also had the most number of voters in the province with 101,050 electorates.[ 16] [ 17]
With a total land area of 116,626 hectares (288,190 acres), it is the largest city on the island of Luzon and the fourth largest city in land area in the Philippines, after Davao City , Puerto Princesa , and Zamboanga City .[ 18]
^ "Ilagan, Center of Eco-Tourism Adventure" . Official Website of the City of Ilagan . cityofilagan.com. Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
^ "Ilagan gunning for a world record with giant armchair" . Philstar . philstar.com. April 26, 2003. Retrieved April 26, 2003 .
^ "Ilagan eyes sports center as tourism branding" . Benjamin De Yro of the Northern Forum . northernforum.net. Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "CITY OF ILAGAN IN ISABELA PHILIPPINES PROVES ITS CLASS AND STANDING AS THE SPORTS TOURISM HUB OF THE NORTH" . Edited in Central London by Lexie Abraham & Written by Chino Hansel Philyang . world-media-organizations.org. March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 .
^ "City of Ilagan: Corn Capital of the Philippines" . Official Facebook Page of MyCity Ilagan . facebook.com/cityofilagan.gov.ph. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
^ "Ilagan to build P270-M corn processing complex" . The Northern Forum . northernforum.net. Retrieved October 20, 2020 .
^ "City of Ilagan Hymn" . Official Facebook Page of MyCity Ilagan . facebook.com/cityofilagan.gov.ph. Retrieved October 9, 2023 .
^ "Sulong Ilagan March by Rev. Fr. Ingeno Rapadas" . Gerry Yabes Blogs . blogs.gerryyabes.com. Retrieved January 27, 2015 .
^ "2022 Election Results:City of Ilagan" . Rappler . Retrieved September 10, 2022 .
^ City of Ilagan | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024 .
^ "City of Ilagan LGU Profile" . CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES COMPETITIVE INDEX . cmci.dti.gov.ph. Retrieved December 31, 2022 .
^ "Highlights of the Region II (Cagayan Valley) Population 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH)" . Philippine Statistics Authority . psa.gov.ph. Retrieved August 23, 2021 .
^ "Number and Turn-Out of Registered Voters and Voters Who Actually Voted by City/Municipality" . Official Website of the Commission on Elections PH . comelec.gov.ph. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Ilagan City 2022 Electorate" . Rappler PH . ph.rappler.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "List of Cities" . PSGC Interactive . National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016.