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Luzon

Coordinates:16°N121°E / 16°N 121°E /16; 121
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Island in the Philippines
This article is about the Philippine island. For other uses, seeLuzon (disambiguation).

Luzon
Luzon satellite image by NASA in 2005
Map
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates16°N121°E / 16°N 121°E /16; 121
ArchipelagoPhilippines
Adjacent to
Major islands
Area109,965 km2 (42,458 sq mi)[1]
Area rank15th
Coastline3,249.6 km (2019.21 mi)[1]
Highest elevation2,928 m (9606 ft)
Highest pointMount Pulag
Administration
Philippines
Regions
Provinces
Largest settlementQuezon City (pop. 2,960,048[2])
Demographics
DemonymLuzonian (modern)
Luzonense (occasional)
Luções/Luzones (archaic)
Population64,260,312 (2021) (estimate)
Pop. density490/km2 (1270/sq mi)
Ethnic groups

Luzon (/lˈzɒn/loo-ZON,Tagalog:[luˈson]) is the largest and most populousisland in thePhilippines. Located in the northern portion of thePhilippine archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city,Manila, as well asQuezon City, the country's most populous city. With a population of 64 million as of 2021[update],[3] it contains 52.5% of the country's total population and is the4th most populous island in the world.[4] It is the15th largest island in the world byland area.

Luzon may also refer to one of the three primaryisland groups in the country. In this usage, it includes the LuzonMainland, theBatanes andBabuyan groups of islands to the north,Polillo Islands to the east, and the outlying islands ofCatanduanes,Marinduque andMindoro, among others, to the south.[5] The islands ofMasbate,Palawan andRomblon are also included, although these three are sometimes grouped with another of the island groups, theVisayas.

Etymology

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The nameLuzon is thought to derive fromᜎᜓᜐᜓᜅ᜔lusong, aTagalog word referring to a particular kind of large woodenmortar used in dehuskingrice.[6][7] A 2008 research paper by Eulito Bautista and Evelyn Javier provides an image of a lusong, explaining:

Traditional milling was accomplished in the 1900s by pounding the palay with a wooden pestle in a stone or wooden mortar called lusong. The first pounding takes off the hull and further pounding removes the bran but also breaks most grains. Further winnowing with a bamboo tray (bilao) separates the hull from the rice grains. This traditional hand-pounding chore, although very laborious and resulted in a lot of broken rice, required two to three skilled men and women to work harmoniously and was actually a form of socializing among young folks in the villages.[8]

In old Latin, Italian, and Portuguese maps, the island is often calledLuçonia orLuconia.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][excessive citations]

Luções,[luˈsõjʃ] (alsoLuzones inSpanish) was ademonym[17] used byPortuguese sailors in Malaysia[18] during the early 1500s, referring to theKapampangan andTagalog people who lived inManila Bay, which was then calledLusong (Kapampangan:Lusung,Portuguese:Luçon), from which Luzon was also derived.[19][20][21][18] The term was also used for Tagalog settlers inSouthern Tagalog region, where they created intensive contact with the Kapampangans.[22] Eventually, the term "Luzones" would refer to the settlers of Luzon island, and later on, would be exclusive to the peoples ofCentral Luzon.

History

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Before European colonization

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Further information:History of Luzon,Tondo (historical polity),Cainta (historical polity),Namayan,Maynila (historical polity),Ma-i, andPangasinan (historical polity)

Before 1000 CE, theTagalog,Kapampangan, andPangasinan peoples of south and central Luzon had established several major coastalpolities, notablyMaynila,Tondo andNamayan. The oldest known Philippine document, written in 900, is theLaguna Copperplate Inscription, which names places in and aroundManila Bay and also mentionsMedan, a place in Indonesia.[23] These coastal Philippine kingdoms werethalassocracies, based on trade with neighboring Asian political entities, and structured by leases between chiefs or lords (Datu) and paramount lords (Lakan) orRajahs, by whom tributes were extracted and taxes were levied.

There was also a Buddhist polity known asMa-i or Maidh, described in Chinese and Bruneian records in the 10th century, although its location is still unknown and scholars are divided on whether it is in modern-dayBay, Laguna orBulalacao,Mindoro.[24][25]

According to sources at the time, the trade in large nativeRuson-tsukuri (literallyLuzon-made, Japanese:) clay jars used for storinggreen tea andrice wine with Japan flourished in the 12th century, and localTagalog,Kapampangan andPangasinan potters had marked each jar withBaybayin letters denoting the particular urn used and the kiln the jars were manufactured in. Certainkilns were renowned over others; prices depended on the reputation of the kiln.[26][27] Of this flourishing trade, theBurnay jars ofIlocos are the only large clay jar manufactured in Luzon today with origins from this time.

In the early 1300s the Chinese annals,Nanhai zhi, reported that Hindu Brunei invaded or administeredSarawak andSabah as well as the Philippine kingdoms ofButuan,Sulu, and in Luzon:Ma-i (Mindoro) and Malilu 麻裏蘆 (present-dayManila);Shahuchong 沙胡重 (present-day Siocon orZamboanga), Yachen 啞陳Oton (Part of theMadja-as Kedatuan), and 文杜陵 Wenduling (present-dayMindanao),[28] which would regain their independence at a later date.[29]

In 1405, theYongle Emperor appointed a Chinese governor of Luzon, Ko Ch'a-lao, duringZheng He'svoyages.[30][31] China also had vassals among the leaders in the archipelago.[32] China attained ascendancy in trade with the area in Yongle's reign.[33]

Bangkang pinawa, an ancient Philippinemortar and pestle

Afterwards, some parts of Luzon wereIslamized when the former Majapahit province of Poni broke free, converted toIslam, and importedSharif Ali, a prince fromMecca who became the Sultan ofBrunei, a nation that then expanded its realms from Borneo to the Philippines and set up theKingdom of Maynila as its puppet-state.[34] The invasion of Brunei spread Chinese royal descent likeOng Sum Ping's kin and Arab dynasties too into the Philippines like the clan of SultanSharif Ali. However, other Luzon kingdoms resisted Islam, likePangasinan. It had remained a tributary state of China and was a largelySinified kingdom, which maintained trade with Japan.[35] ThePolity of Cainta also existed as a fortified city-state, armed with walls and cannons.

Interactions with the Portuguese

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ThePortuguese were the first European explorers who recorded it in their charts asLuçonia orLuçon, calling the inhabitantsLuções.[36]Edmund Roberts, who visited Luzon in the early 19th century, wrote that Luzon was "discovered" in 1521.[7]

Many people from Luzon were employed within Portuguese Malacca. For example, thespice magnateRegimo de Raja, based in Malacca, was highly influential and was appointed asTemenggong (Sea Lord)—a governor and chief general responsible for overseeing of maritime trade—by the Portuguese. AsTemenggong, de Raja was also the head of anarmada which traded and protected commerce in theIndian Ocean, theStrait of Malacca, theSouth China Sea,[37] and themedieval maritime principalities of the Philippines.[38][39] His father and wife carried on his maritime trading business after his death. Another important Malacca trader was Curia de Raja who also hailed from Luzon. The "surname" of "de Raja" or "diraja" could indicate that Regimo and Curia, and their families, were of noble or royal descent as the term is an abbreviation of Sanskritadiraja.[40]

Fernão Mendes Pinto noted that a number of Luções in the Islamic fleets went to battle with the Portuguese in the Philippines during the 16th century. The Sultan of Aceh gave one of them (Sapetu Diraja) the task of holding Aru (northeast Sumatra) in 1540. Pinto also says one was named leader of the Malays remaining in the Moluccas Islands after the Portuguese conquest in 1511.[41]Antonio Pigafetta notes that one of them was in command of the Brunei fleet in 1521.[42] However, the Luções did not only fight on the side of the Muslims. Pinto says they were also apparently among the natives of the Philippines who fought the Muslims in 1538.[41]

OnMainland Southeast Asia, Lusung/Luções warriors aided the Burmese king in his invasion of Siam in 1547. At the same time, Lusong warriors fought alongside the Siamese king and faced the same elephant army of the Burmese king in the defence of the Siamese capital at Ayutthaya.[43] Luções military and trade activity reached as far asSri Lanka inSouth Asia where Lungshanoid pottery made in Luzon were discovered in burials.[44]

Scholars have thus suggested that they could be mercenaries valued by all sides.[19][20][21]

Spanish Colonial Era

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Main article:History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
Japanese depiction of Luzones in 1671.
Luzon island (吕宋国) delegates inBeijing,China, inWànguó láicháo tú, 1761

In 1569, a Spanish expedition dispatched byMiguel Lopez de Legazpi led by Luis Enriquez de Guzman and Augustinian friar Alonso Jimenez first set foot in Albay. They arrived on the coastal settlement calledIbalon in present-dayMagallanes, Sorsogon after exploring the islands ofMasbate,Ticao andBurias and proceeded inland as far as present-dayCamalig, Albay.[45][46] TheSpanish arrival in the 16th century saw the incorporation of the Luções people and the breaking up of their kingdoms and the establishment of theLas Islas Filipinas with its capitalCebu, which was moved toManila following the defeat of the localRajah Sulayman in 1570.Martín de Goiti, having been dispatched by Legazpi to Luzon, conqueredMaynila. Legazpi followed with a larger fleet comprising both Spanish and a majorityVisayan force,[47]: 79-80 taking a month to bring these forces to bear due to slow speed of local ships.[48] This large force caused the surrender of neighboringTondo. An attempt by some local leaders, known as theTondo Conspiracy, to defeat the Spanish was repelled.

Depiction of the Luzon people in 1700s from the Chinese bookHuang Qing Zhigong Tu. The Chinese called them Lu Song whom they recognized as a prosperous and powerful "kingdom" under the Spanish Empire.

Legazpi renamed MaynilaNueva Castilla, and declared it the capital of the Philippines,[47]: 80 and thus of the rest of theSpanish East Indies,[49] which also encompassed Spanish territories inAsia and thePacific.[50][51] Legazpi became the country's first governor-general. Under Spain, Luzon also came to be known as theNueva Castilla or theNew Castile. The population of Luzon at the time of the first Spanish missions is estimated as between 1 and 1.5 million, overall density being low.[52] Moros from western Mindanao and theSulu Archipelago also raided the coastal Christian areas of Luzon and the Visayas. Settlers had to fight off theChinese pirates (who lay siege to Manila, the most famous of which wasLimahong in 1573).

Man of the Island of Luzon 1820 by John Crawfurd

after the successful expedition and the exploration of the North, Juan de Salcedo founded "Villa Fernandina de Vigan" in honor of King Philip II's son, Prince Ferdinand, who died at the age of four. From Vigan, Salcedo rounded the tip of Luzón and proceeded to pacifyCamarines,Albay, andCatanduanes. As a reward for his services to theKing of Spain, Salcedo was awarded theold province of Ilocos, which consisted of the modern provinces ofIlocos Norte, Ilocos Sur,Abra,La Union and part ofMountain Province as hishacienda (estate), and was accorded the title ofJusticia Mayor de esta Provincia de Ylocos (Province Mayor of Ilocos).[53][54]

In Spanish times, Luzon became the focal point for trade between the Americas and Asia. TheManila Galleons constructed in theBicol region broughtsilver mined fromPeru andMexico to Manila. The silver was used to purchase Asian commercial goods like Chinesesilk, Indiangems and Indonesianspices, which were then exported back to the Americas. The Chinese valued Luzon so much, in that when talking about Spain and the

La Independencia staff fromManila

Spanish-Americas, they preferred to call it as "Dao Lusong" (Greater Luzon) while the original Luzon was referred to as "Xiao (Small) Lusong" to refer to not only Luzon but the whole Philippines.[55]


Luzon also became a focal point for global migration. The walled city ofIntramuros was initially founded by 1200 Spanish families.[56] The nearby district ofBinondo became the center of business and transformed into the world's oldestChinatown.[57] There was also a smaller districtreserved for Japanese migrants inDilao.Cavite City also served as the main port for Luzon andmany Mexican soldiers and sailors were stationed in the naval garrisons there.[58][59] When the Spanish evacuated fromTernate, Indonesia; they settled thePapuan refugees inTernate, Cavite which was named after their evacuated homeland. After the shortBritish Occupation of Manila, the IndianSepoy soldiers that mutinied against their British commanders and joined the Spanish, then settled inCainta, Rizal.

Newcomers who were impoverished Mexicans and peninsulares were accused of undermining the submission of the natives. In 1774, authorities from Bulacan, Tondo, Laguna Bay, and other areas surrounding Manila reported with consternation that discharged soldiers and deserters (from Mexico, Spain and Peru) were providing Indios military training for the weapons that had been disseminated all over the territory during the British war.[60] There was also continuous immigration ofTamils andBengalis into the rural areas of Luzon: Spanish administrators, native nobles, and Chinese businessmen imported them asslave labor during this period.[61]

In the 1600s, Fr. Joaqin Martinez de Zuñiga, conducted a census of the Archdiocese of Manila which held most of Luzon under its spiritual care, and it had the following number of tributes, with each tribute representing a family of 6-7, and he reported 90,243 native Filipino tributes;[62]: 539  10,512 Chinese (Sangley) and mixed Chinese Filipino mestizo tributes;[62]: 537  and 10,517 mixedSpanish Filipino mestizo tributes.[62]: 539  Pure Spaniards are not counted as they are exempt from tribute. Out of these, Fr. Joaqin Martinez de Zuñiga estimated a total population count exceeding half a million souls.[62]: 537 

People from the Philippines, primarily from Luzon, were recruited byFrance (then in alliance withSpain), first to defend Indo-Chineseconverts toChristianity being persecuted by their native governments. Eventually, Filipino mercenaries helped the Frenchconquer Vietnam and Laos and to re-establish Cambodia as a French Protectorate. This process culminated in the establishment ofFrench Cochinchina, centered inSaigon.[63]

A great number of infrastructure projects were undertaken during the 19th century that put the Philippine economy and standard of living ahead of most of its Asian neighbors and even many European countries at that time. Among them were arailway system for Luzon, a tramcar network for Manila, and Asia's first steel suspension bridge Puente Claveria, later calledPuente Colgante.[64]

After Spanish colonization

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After many years of Spanish occupation and resistance to reform, theAndres Novales uprising occurred and it was inspired by theLatin American Wars of Independence. Novales' uprising was primarily supported by Mexicans living in the Philippines[65] as well as immigrant Latinos from the now independent nations ofColombia,Venezuela,Peru,Chile,Argentina andCosta Rica.[66] Although the uprising failed it inspired theCavite Mutiny, the suppression of which, lead to the martyrdoms of Priests,Gomburza and the subsequent execution of the reformist and hero,Jose Rizal. Reeling against this, thePhilippine Revolution against Spain erupted in Cavite and spread all throughout Luzon and the Philippines. Consequently, theFirst Philippine Republic was established inMalolos, Bulacan. In the meantime,Spain sold the Philippines to the United States and the First Philippine Republic resisted theUnited States in thePhilippine–American War which the Republic's forces lost due to its diplomatic isolation (no foreign nation recognized the First Republic) as well as due to the numerical superiority of theAmerican military.[67] The Americans then set up the cool mountain city ofBaguio as a summer retreat for its officials. The Americans also rebuilt the capital, Manila, and established American military bases inOlongapo andAngeles cities mainlyClark Airbase andSubic Naval Base.[68]

During thePacific War, the Philippines were considered to be of great strategic importance because their capture by Japan would pose a significant threat to the U.S. As a result, 135,000 troops and 227 aircraft were stationed in the Philippines by October 1941. Luzon was captured byImperial Japanese forces in 1942 during theircampaign to capture the Philippines.GeneralDouglas MacArthur—who was in charge of the defense of the Philippines at the time—was ordered to Australia, and the remaining U.S. forces retreated to theBataan Peninsula.[69]

A few months after this, MacArthur expressed his belief that an attempt to recapture the Philippines was necessary. The U.S. Pacific CommanderAdmiralChester Nimitz andChief of Naval Operations AdmiralErnest King both opposed this idea, arguing that it must wait until victory was certain. MacArthur had to wait two years for his wish; it was 1944 before acampaign to recapture the Philippines was launched. The island ofLeyte was the first objective of the campaign, which wascaptured by the end of December 1944. This was followed by theattack on Mindoro and later, Luzon.[69]

Further information:Battle of Luzon
U.S. Navy ships under attack while enteringLingayen Gulf, January 1945

The end of the World War necessitateddecolonization due to rising nationalist movements across the world's many colonies. Subsequently, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. Luzon then arose to become the most developed island in the Philippines. However, the lingering poverty and inequality caused by the long dictatorship of US-supported dictator,Ferdinand Marcos, gave rise to the Philippine diaspora and many people from Luzon have migrated elsewhere and had established large overseas communities; mainly in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore andSaudi Arabia. Eventually, thePeople Power Revolution led byCorazon Aquino andCardinal Jaime Sin, removed Marcos and his cronies from power and they fled toHawaii where the US granted them asylum. The following administrations are subsequently managing the political and economic recovery of the Philippines with the particular aim of spreading development outside of Luzon and into the more isolated provinces of theVisayas andMindanao. During the administration of Ferdinand Marcos' son,Bongbong Marcos, Luzon became a destination of American and Japanese investments, it being the location of the Luzon Economic Corridor.[70]

Geography

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Further information:Geography of Luzon
Satellite image of Luzon

Luzon island alone has an area of 109,964.9 square kilometres (42,457.7 sq mi),[1] making it theworld's 15th largest island. It is bordered on the west by theSouth China Sea (Luzon Sea in Philippine territorial waters), on the east by thePhilippine Sea, and on the north by theLuzon Strait containing theBabuyan Channel andBalintang Channel. Themainland is roughly rectangular in shape and has the longBicol Peninsula protruding to the southeast.

Luzon is roughly divided into four sections; Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Southeastern Luzon.

RegionsSix divisionsFour divisionsThree divisionsTwo divisions
Ilocos RegionIlocandiaNorthern LuzonNorth and Central LuzonNorth and Central Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Cordillera Administrative RegionCordilleras
Central LuzonCentral Luzon
National Capital RegionMetro ManilaSouthern Luzon
CalabarzonSouthern TagalogSouthern LuzonSouthern Luzon
Mimaropa
Bicol RegionBicolandia

Physical

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Northern Luzon

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The northwestern portion of the island, which encompasses most of theIlocos Region, is characterized by a flat terrain extending east from thecoastline toward theCordillera Central mountains.

The Cordillera mountain range, which feature the island's north-central section, is covered in a mixture oftropical pine forests andmontane rainforests, and is the site of the island's highest mountain,Mount Pulag, rising at 2,922 metres. The range provides the upland headwaters of theAgno River, which stretches from the slopes ofMount Data, and meanders along the southern Cordillera mountains before reaching the plains ofPangasinan.

The northeastern section of Luzon is generally mountainous, with theSierra Madre, the longest mountain range in the country, abruptly rising a few miles from the coastline. Located in between the Sierra Madre and the Cordillera Central mountain ranges is the largeCagayan Valley. This region, which is known for being the second largest producer of rice and the country's top corn-producer, serves as thebasin for theCagayan River, the longest in the Philippines.

Along the southern limits of the Cordillera Central lies the lesser-knownCaraballo Mountains. These mountains form a link between the Cordillera Central and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges, separating the Cagayan Valley from theCentral Luzon plains.[71]

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Central Luzon

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TheCentral Luzon plain withMount Arayat in the background

The central section of Luzon is characterized by a flat terrain, known as the Central Luzonplain, the largest in the island in terms of land area. The plain, approximately 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) in size, is the country's largest producer of rice, and is irrigated by two major rivers; theCagayan to the north, and thePampanga to the south. In the middle of the plain rises the solitaryMount Arayat.

The western coasts of Central Luzon are typically flat extending east from the coastline to theZambales Mountains, the site ofMount Pinatubo, made famous because of its enormous1991 eruption. These mountains extend to the sea in the north, formingLingayen Gulf, and to the south, forming theBataan Peninsula. The peninsula enclosesManila Bay, a naturalharbor considered to be one of the best natural ports in East Asia, due to its size and strategic geographical location.

TheSierra Madre mountain range continues to stretch across the western section of Central Luzon, snaking southwards into theBicol Peninsula.

Southern Luzon

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"Southern Luzon" redirects here. For the historical region, seeSouthern Tagalog. For the current regions, seeCalabarzon andMimaropa.
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Manila Bay
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Laguna de Bay
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Taal Volcano /Taal Lake
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Batangas Bay
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Lamon Bay

Southern Luzon is dominated byLaguna de Bay (Old Spanish, "Lake ofBay town"), the largestlake in the country. The 949-square-kilometre (366 sq mi) lake is drained intoManila Bay by thePasig River, one of the most important rivers in the country due to its historical significance and because it runs through the center ofMetro Manila.

Located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Laguna de Bay isTaal Lake, acrater lake containing theTaal Volcano, the smallest in the country. The environs of the lake form theuplandTagaytay Ridge, which was once part of a massive prehistoric volcano that covered the southern portion of the province ofCavite and the whole ofBatangas province.

South of Laguna Lake are twosolitary mountains,Mount Makiling inLaguna and Batangas provinces, andMount Banahaw, the highest in the region ofCalabarzon.

Southeastern Luzon

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The southeastern portion of Luzon is dominated by theBicol Peninsula, a mountainous and narrow region extending approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast from theTayabas Isthmus inQuezon province to theSan Bernardino Strait along the coasts ofSorsogon. The area is home to severalvolcanoes, the most famous of which is the 2,460-metre (8,070 ft) high symmetrically shapedMayon Volcano inAlbay province. TheSierra Madre range has its southern limits at Quezon province.Ultra-prominent mountains dot the landscape, which includeMount Isarog andMount Iriga inCamarines Sur, andMount Bulusan inSorsogon.

Thepeninsula's coastline features several smaller peninsulas,gulfs andbays, which includeLamon Bay,San Miguel Bay,Lagonoy Gulf,Ragay Gulf, andSorsogon Bay.

Panorama of city of Legazpi with Mayon Volcano in the background
The conicalMayon Volcano and the city ofLegazpi inAlbay province

Outlying islands

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Several outlying islands near mainland Luzon are considered part of theLuzon island group.The largest includePalawan,Mindoro,Masbate,Catanduanes,Marinduque,Romblon andPolillo.

Further information:Island groups of the Philippines

Administrative divisions

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The island is covered by 8administrative regions, 30provinces and, as of 2014[update], 68cities (8 regions, 38 provinces and 71 cities ifassociated islands are included).

Region
(designation)
LocationPopulation
(2020)
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Area[i][72][73]DensityRegional
center
Ilocos Region
(Region I)
Map of the Philippines highlighting the Ilocos Region5,301,139
(4.9%)
13,012.60 km2
(5,024.19 sq mi)
410/km2
(1,100/sq mi)
San Fernando
(La Union)
Cagayan Valley[ii]
(Region II)
Map of the Philippines highlighting Cagayan Valley3,685,744
(3.4%)
28,228.83 km2
(10,899.21 sq mi)
130/km2
(340/sq mi)
Tuguegarao
Central Luzon
(Region III)
Map of the Philippines highlighting Central Luzon12,422,172
(11.4%)
22,014.63 km2
(8,499.90 sq mi)
560/km2
(1,500/sq mi)
San Fernando
(Pampanga)
Calabarzon
(Region IV-A)
Map of the Philippines highlighting Calabarzon16,195,042
(14.9%)
16,873.31 km2
(6,514.82 sq mi)
960/km2
(2,500/sq mi)
Calamba
Southwestern Tagalog Region[ii]
(Mimaropa)
Map of the Philippines highlighting MIMAROPA3,228,558
(3.0%)
29,620.90 km2
(11,436.69 sq mi)
110/km2
(280/sq mi)
Calapan
Bicol Region[ii]
(Region V)
Map of the Philippines highlighting the Bicol Region6,082,165
(5.6%)
18,155.82 km2
(7,010.00 sq mi)
330/km2
(850/sq mi)
Legazpi
Cordillera
Administrative
Region

(CAR)
Map of the Philippines highlighting Cordillera Administrative Region1,797,660
(1.6%)
19,422.03 km2
(7,498.89 sq mi)
93/km2
(240/sq mi)
Baguio
National Capital
Region

(NCR)
Map of the Philippines highlighting the National Capital Region13,484,462
(12.4%)
611.39 km2
(236.06 sq mi)
22,000/km2
(57,000/sq mi)
Manila

Table note(s):

  1. ^Land area figures are the sum of each region's component provinces (and/or independent cities), derived from the National Statistical Coordination Board (Philippine Statistics Authority) official website.
  2. ^abcThe list includes theassociated islands of Luzon (provinces ofMarinduque,Occidental Mindoro,Oriental Mindoro,Palawan,Romblon,Batanes,Catanduanes andMasbate).

Tectonics

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Main article:Philippine Mobile Belt
Lake Pinatubo inZambales

Luzon is part of thePhilippine Mobile Belt, a fast deforming plate boundary zone (Gervasio, 1967) hemmed in between two opposing subduction zones, the west-dippingPhilippine Trench-East Luzon Trench subduction zone, and the east-dipping north–south trendingManila Trench-Negros Trench-Cotabato Trench.[74] ThePhilippine Sea Plate subducts under eastern Luzon along the East Luzon Trench and the Philippine Trench, while theSouth China Sea basin, part of theEurasian Plate, subducts under western Luzon along the Manila Trench.

The North-Southeastern trending braided left-lateral strike-slipPhilippine Fault System traverses Luzon, fromQuezon province andBicol to the northwestern part of the island. This fault system takes up part of the motion due to the subducting plates and produces large earthquakes. Southwest of Luzon is a collision zone where the Palawan micro-block collides with SW Luzon, producing a highly seismic zone nearMindoro island. Southwest Luzon is characterized by a highly volcanic zone, called the Macolod Corridor, a region of crustal thinning and spreading.

Using geologic and structural data, seven principal blocks were identified in Luzon in 1989: the Sierra Madre Oriental, Angat,Zambales,Central Cordillera of Luzon, Bicol, andCatanduanes Island blocks.[75] Using seismic and geodetic data, Luzon was modeled by Galgana et al. (2007) as a series of six micro blocks or micro plates (separated by subduction zones and intra-arc faults), all translating and rotating in different directions, with maximum velocities ~100 mm/yr NW with respect to Sundaland/Eurasia.

Demographics

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Population census of Luzon
YearPop.±% p.a.
19034,101,516—    
19185,397,401+1.85%
19398,165,778+1.99%
19489,876,263+2.14%
196014,061,448+2.99%
197019,688,100+3.42%
197522,790,274+2.98%
198026,080,694+2.73%
199033,357,887+2.49%
199538,249,776+2.60%
200042,822,686+2.45%
200749,799,956+2.10%
201052,362,999+1.84%
201557,470,097+1.79%
202062,196,942+1.57%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][76][a]

As of the 2015 census, the population of Luzon Island is 57,470,097 people,[3][a] making it the4th most populated island in the world.

Cities

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A view of Quezon City in September 2017, the largest city in Luzon island

Metro Manila is the most populous of the3 defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines and the11th most populous in the world. as of 2007[update], census data showed it had a population of 11,553,427, comprising 13% of the national population.[77] Including suburbs in the adjacent provinces (Bulacan,Cavite,Laguna, andRizal) ofGreater Manila, the population is around 21 million.[77][78]

 
RankNameRegion Pop.RankNameRegion Pop.
Quezon City
Quezon City
Manila
Manila
1Quezon CityNational Capital Region2,960,04811San Jose del MonteCentral Luzon651,813Caloocan
Caloocan
Taguig
Taguig
2ManilaNational Capital Region1,846,51312Las PiñasNational Capital Region606,293
3CaloocanNational Capital Region1,661,58413MuntinlupaNational Capital Region543,445
4TaguigNational Capital Region1,261,73814CalambaCalabarzon539,671
5AntipoloCalabarzon887,39915ImusCalabarzon496,794
6PasigNational Capital Region803,15916AngelesCentral Luzon462,928
7ValenzuelaNational Capital Region714,97817MarikinaNational Capital Region456,059
8DasmariñasCalabarzon703,14118General TriasCalabarzon450,583
9ParañaqueNational Capital Region689,99219PasayNational Capital Region440,656
10BacoorCalabarzon664,62520MandaluyongNational Capital Region425,758
Map of Luzon island group showing the most populous cities and municipalities in Luzon (2015)
Quezon City
Quezon City
Manila
Manila
Caloocan
Taguig
Antipolo
Pasig
Parañaque
Dasmariñas
Valenzuela
Bacoor
Las Piñas
Makati
San Jose del Monte
Muntinlupa
Calamba
Marikina
Pasay
Angeles
Angeles
Imus
Mandaluyong
Rodriguez
Malabon
Santa Rosa
Baguio
Baguio
Tarlac City
Tarlac City
Biñan
Lipa
Lipa
Batangas City
Batangas City
San Pedro
Cainta
Taytay
General Trias
Cabuyao
San Fernando
Cabanatuan
Cabanatuan
Binangonan
Lucena
Lucena
San Pablo
San Pablo
Santa Maria
Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa
San Mateo
Malolos
Mabalacat
Mabalacat
Navotas
Silang
Olongapo
Olongapo
Tanza
Marilao
Meycauayan
Legazpi
Legazpi
Naga
Naga
San Carlos
San Carlos
Santo Tomas
Tanauan
Dagupan
Dagupan
Sorsogon City
Sorsogon City
Lubao
Trece Martires
General Mariano Alvarez
Mexico
Concepcion
San Miguel
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao
Baliuag
Sariaya
Ilagan
Ilagan
San Jose
San Jose
Capas
San Jose
San Jose
Santiago
Santiago
Nasugbu
Nasugbu
Calapan
Calapan
Tabaco
Tabaco
Arayat
Urdaneta
Urdaneta
Malasiqui
Hagonoy
Cauayan
Cauayan
La Trinidad
La Trinidad
Mariveles
Mariveles
Daraga
Floridablanca
Talavera
Talavera
Porac
San Juan
San Fernando
San Fernando
Bocaue
Guimba
Guimba
Bayambang
Bayambang
Tanay
Tanay
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Candelaria
Guagua
Rosario
Angono
Magalang
Los Baños
Iriga
Iriga
Candaba
Naic
Ligao
Ligao
Norzagaray
Norzagaray
Laoag
Laoag
Rosario
Tabuk
Tabuk
Gapan
Gapan
Calumpit
Libmanan
Libmanan
San Juan
Apalit
Plaridel
Dinalupihan
Mangaldan
Daet
Daet
Subic
San Ildefonso
Lingayen
Naujan
Naujan
Cavite City
Labo
Labo
Bulan
Largest cities and municipalities in the Luzon island group
(2015 Census, 100,000+ inhabitants)[79]

Ethnic groups

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Further information:Ethnic groups of the Philippines
AnIfugao warrior with some of his trophies, Cordillera Mountains,c. 1912

Seven majorPhilippineethnolinguistic groups predominate Luzon.Ilocanos andPangasinenses dominate northern Luzon, particularly in theIlocos Region to parts of theCagayan Valley, whileKapampangans,Tagalogs, Ilocanos, andSambals populateCentral Luzon.Tagalogs dominate theNational Capital Region,Calabarzon and the island provinces ofMarinduque,Mindoro and extending to parts ofPalawan and northernBicol Peninsula, whileBicolanos populate theBicol peninsula.Visayans, such asMasbateños,Romblomanons,WaraySorsogonons,Cuyunons, mainly populate in the southernBicol peninsula and island provinces ofMasbate,Romblon, andPalawan.

Other ethnic groups lesser in population include theAetas ofZambales andBataan, theIbanags ofCagayan andIsabela, theGaddang ofNueva Vizcaya, theIgorot of theCordilleras, and theMangyans ofMindoro.

Due to historical centuries-old migrations, populations of ethnicChinese Filipinos,Spanish Filipinos,Japanese Filipinos,Indian Filipinos, and MuslimMoros fromMindanao have also been present in urban areas. Historicalmixed mestizo populations, particularlyChinese mestizos (mestizo de Sangley) andSpanish mestizos, and more recent mixed mesitzos ofAmericans,Japanese,Koreans,Indians (mostlyPunjabis),[80] andArabs are also occasionally present. The historicalSangley Chinese and theirpure andmixed-mestizo descendants are spread all across Luzon of several generations across the centuries. According to old Spanish censuses, around 1/3rd of the population of Luzon aremestizo admixed with either or bothSouthern HanChinese (mostly fromManila toPampanga) and/orHispanic (Spanish orLatino) descent (Mostly in Cavite and Manila).[81] Most Americans have settled in Central Luzon's highly urbanized cities ofAngeles andOlongapo due to the former presence of the U.S. air and naval bases (Clark &Subic) there, while a majority of the Koreans and Japanese have mainly settled in the major cities and towns like Koreatown inAngeles City andBaguio andSubic.

Languages

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Main article:Languages of the Philippines
Dominant languages per administrative region

Almost all of the languages of Luzon belong to thePhilippine group of theMalayo-Polynesian branch of theAustronesian language family. Major regional languages include:Tagalog,Ilocano,Central Bikol,Kapampangan, andPangasinan.

English is spoken by many inhabitants. The use ofSpanish as anofficial language declined following theAmerican occupation of the Philippines. Almost inexistent among the general populace, Spanish is still used by the elderly of some families of great tradition (Rizal, Liboro...).

Saint Augustine Catholic Church inPaoay

Religion

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Main article:Religion in the Philippines

Like most of the Philippines, the major religion in Luzon isChristianity, withRoman Catholicism being the majordenomination. Other major sects includesJehovah's Witnesses,Protestantism, thePhilippine Independent Church (Aglipayans), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and theIglesia ni Cristo.[82] Indigenous traditions and rituals, though rare, are also present.

There are also sizable communities ofSikhs,Hindus,Buddhists andMuslims inMetro Manila and in other, especially, urban areas due to the immigration ofIndians,Japanese,Koreans,Chinese,Moros and Muslims from other countries to the island.

EDSA, a major thoroughfare inMetro Manila

Economy

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The economy of the island is centered inMetro Manila withMakati serving as the main economic and financial hub. Major companies such asAyala,Jollibee Foods Corporation,SM Group, andMetrobank are based in the business hubs ofMakati Central Business District,Ortigas Center, andBonifacio Global City. Industry is concentrated in and around the urban areas of Metro Manila while agriculture predominates in the other regions of the island producing crops such as rice, bananas, mangoes, coconuts, pineapple, and coffee.[83] Other sectors include livestock raising, tourism, mining, and fishing.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abFigure composed of the eight administrative regions excluding the island provinces of Batanes, Catanduanes, and Masbate and the region MIMAROPA.

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