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 afterMariano Marcos
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAntonio V. Mariano
 • Vice MayorHilario B. Lorenzo
 • RepresentativeEugenio Angelo M. Barba
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate12,974 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
72.77 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]
 • Total
18,010
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
4,675
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.04
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 231.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 924.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 150.8 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 257.4 million (2022)
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 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 established on June 22, 1963 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3753. The town's namesake is Don Mariano Marcos, the father of former President Ferdinand Marcos and the grandfather of current president Bongbong Marcos.

Marcos is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Laoag, 510 kilometres (320 mi) from Manila, 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Bangued, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Batac.

  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.
  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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