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Ilocos (province)

Ilocos (province)

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For the current provinces, see Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. For the region, see Ilocos Region.

Ilocos was a province in northern Luzon, Philippines that comprised the present-day provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, parts of La Union, and Abra.[1] On February 2, 1818, the province was split into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur by the promulgation of a royal decree[2] due to rapid population growth.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Reyes, Pedrito (1953). Pictorial History of the Philippines. Capitol Publishing House. p. 484. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Castello, Lea T. (1977). This is the Philippines!. p. 30. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    Office, Philippines Census (1920). Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Legislature in the Year 1918. Bureau of printing. p. 160. Retrieved 20 January 2022.


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