prelim region 1 Flashcards
capital city
manila
philippine arhipelago is made up of ____ islands
7,107 island in western pacific ocean
provinces of region 1
ilocos norte
ilocos sur
la union
pangasinan
spanish arrived in 16th century
convert them to catholicism
the region was called by the spaniards ‘ylocos’
which meant from the ‘lowlands’
inhabitants are called
ilocanos
inhabitants called their place ‘samtoy’ from ‘sao mi toy’
which means our language here’
topography of ilocos norte
3,622.91 sq kms
rugged and rocky and has mountains which run northwest in the cordilleras in the east
2 cities political subdivisions
batac city
laoag city
21 municipalities
adams
bacarra
badoc
bangui
banna
burgos
carasi
currimao
dingras
dumalneg
marcos
nueva era
pagudpud
paoay
pasuquin
piddig
pinili
san nicolas
sarrat
solsona
vintae
religion
aglipayan
roman catholic
iglesia ni cristo
evangelicals
uccp
transportation going to Ilocos norte
bus (florida, partas, farinas) 10-12 hrs
car 8-10 hrs
air (cebu pacific, philippine airline, airphil express) 45 minutes
land transportation
jeep
bus
tricycle
van
private cars
motorcycle
kalesa
bicycle
sea board transportation
cruise ship
air transportation
airplane
private jet
natural tourist attraction
kapurpurawan rock formation
kabigan falls
bantay abot cave
paoay lake national park
sand dunes
badoc island
kapurpurawan rock formation
formed thousand of years ago by accumulation of particles deposited to the shore by the forces of sea waves and wind
kabigan falls
pagudpud’s great natural sight and worth the effort, it’s great relaxing place to visit
bantay abot cave
also called ‘the underground sea’ for on top of the cave is a lustrous vegetative cover
paoay lake national park
known as dacquel a danum. largest lake in the province of ilocos norte and one of the largest natural lakes in the area
sand dunes
mount, hill or ridge of sand that lies behind the part of the beach affected by tides
badoc island
brathtaking and relaxing alternative to other beaches in ilocos norte
historical tourist
st. agustine church
st. william cathedral
sta. monica church
st. andrew parish
st. agustine church
unique combination of gothic baroque and oriental, paoay church is included in the unesco’s world heritage list
st. william cathedral
built in 1612 by augustinian friars to replace a wooden chapel
sta. monica church
largest church in the whole ilocos norte, most especially the length of the nave
st. andrew parish
located in bacarra, indigenous materials were used in the reconstruction of the building
cultural tourist
macalanang of the north
marcos museum and mausoleum
museo ilocos norte
macalang of the north
presidential musuem in paoay, residence of the family of Ferdinand marcos
marcos museum and masoleum
shows the memorabilia of the late president, from his stint in the armed forces
museo ilocos norte
shows history of ilocos norte.
gameng means ‘treasure’ and the museum is a tribute to the wealth of the province
man made tourist
patapat bridge
bangui windmills
cape bojeador lighthouse
tobacco monopoly movement
patapat bridge
coastal bridge connects maharlika highway from ilocos region to province of cagayan valley
bangui windmills
first windmills of southeast asia
hydro-electic power generation, one of lowest carbon emission footprints in asia
cape bojeador lighthouse
built in 1892, located in burgos
highest lighthouse in the philippines
tobacco monopoly movement
in marcos bridge
serve as memorial to the lifting of the tobacco monopoly which from 1872 to 1881
foods
tupig
pinakbet
dinengdeng
pinapaitan
empanada
festivals and costumes
ilcos norte
adams
hidden paradise of north
ginginubatan festival
bacarra
balikbayan town
bac-bacarra festival
badoc
the chosen place of la virgen milagrosa
virgen milagrosa festival
bangui
festival of amian
amian festival
burgos
home of kapurpurawan rock formation
saniata festival
banna
home of entrepreneur and innovation
panagabuos festival
batac
home of great leader
empanada festival
carasi
summer capital of east
magdadaran talip festival
currimao
home of dinaklisan
dinaklisan festival
dingras
rice granary
ani festival
dumalneg
haven of itneg
panagwawagi festival
laoag
sunshine city of north
pamulinawen festival
marcos
home of mannalon
mannalon festival
nueva era
haven of digos
tadek festival
pagudpud
boracay of the north
kangayedan festival
paoay
historic town
guling-guling
pasuquin
makers of finest salt and biscocho
panagsagana festival
piddig
historic town of basi revolt
basi festival
pinili
the chosen town
bawang festival
san nicolas
business center
damili festival
sarrat
first town of ilocandia
binakol festival
solsona
zone of rising sun
gameng festival
vintar
home of mighty siwawer
siwawer festival
