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Luzon Island

Luzon
Luzon Island Red.png
Luzon mainland in red;
its associated islands in maroon
Luzon is located in Philippines
Luzon
Luzon
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location Southeast Asia
Coordinates 16°00′N 121°00′E / 16.000°N 121.000°E / 16.000; 121.000Coordinates: 16°00′N 121°00′E / 16.000°N 121.000°E / 16.000; 121.000
Archipelago Philippines
Adjacent bodies of water
Major islands
Area 109,965 km2 (42,458 sq mi)
Area rank 15th
Highest elevation 2,922 m (9,587 ft)
Highest point Pulag
Administration
Philippines
Regions
Provinces
Largest settlement Quezon City (pop. 2,761,720)
Demographics
Population 52,990,000 (2015)
Pop. density 441 /km2 (1,142 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups

Luzon (Listeni/lˈzɒn/; Tagalog pronunciation: [luˈson]) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines and the 15th largest in the world. Located in the northern region of the archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous. With a population of 52.99 million as of 2015, it is the fourth most populous island in the world (after Java, Honshu, and Great Britain), containing about 53% of the country's total population.

Luzon may also refer to one of the three primary island groups in the country. As such, it includes the Luzon mainland, the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, Polillo Islands to the east, and the outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, Mindoro, and Palawan, among others, to the south.


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