REGION I : ILOCOS REGION GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Located on the northwestern coast of Luzon island, it includes four (4) provinces: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. It has a direct access to international sealanes, as it is bound on the east by the South China Sea and the Central Cordillera mountain range on the west. It is expected to develop export-oriented agri-industrial and tourism activities due to its proximity to Taiwan, Hongkong and southern China. Its land area of 12,840.2 sq. kms.

Region I, otherwise known as the Ilocos Region, is composed of four (4) provinces – Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan – and nine (9) cities – Laoag, Batac, Candon, Vigan, San Fernando, Dagupan, San Carlos, Alaminos, and Urdaneta. The provinces have a combined number of one hundred twenty-two (122) municipalities and 3, 265 barangays.