Marcos, Ilocos Norte

Marcos
Municipality of Marcos
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Marcos is located in Philippines
Marcos
Marcos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°02′40″N 120°40′43″E / 18.0444°N 120.6786°E / 18.0444; 120.6786
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Norte
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 22, 1963
Named forMariano Marcos
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAntonio V. Mariano
 • Vice MayorHilario B. Lorenzo
 • RepresentativeEugenio Angelo M. Barba
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate13,022 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total72.77 km2 (28.10 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Lowest elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,010
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
4,675
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.04
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 97.86 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 602.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 99.88 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 118.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2907
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

Marcos, officially the Municipality of Marcos (Ilocano: Ili ti Marcos; Filipino: Bayan ng Marcos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,010.[3]

Formerly a part of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Marcos was created on June 22, 1963, by Republic Act No. 3753, named in honor of Mariano Marcos, the father of former President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Laoag, 510 kilometres (320 mi) from Manila, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Bangued.

  1. ^ Municipality of Marcos | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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