Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region, also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera, is an administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. It is the only landlocked region in the insular country, bordered by the Ilocos Region to the west and southwest, and by the Cagayan Valley Region to the north, east, and southeast. It is the least populous region in the Philippines, with a population less than that of the city of Manila.
Image: Maligcong Rice Terraces 2 Bontoc, Mountain Province
Image: Clouds near Mt. Pulag
Image: Tayum Church 2.1
Image: Facade of Baguio Cathedral
Ilocano is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines, primarily by Ilocano people and as a lingua franca by the Igorot people and also by the native settlers of Cagayan Valley. It is the third most-spoken native language in the country.
Ilokano-speaking density per province. Enlarge picture to see percent distribution.
Area where Ilocano is the majority language.
Our Father prayer from Doctrina Cristiana, 1621. Written in Ilocano using Baybayin script.
Ilocano version of the Book of Mormon, written with the Tagalog system, as can be seen by the use of the letter K
