Marcos, Ilocos Norte
Marcos | |
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| Municipality of Marcos | |
Map of Ilocos Norte with Marcos highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°02′40″N 120°40′43″E / 18.0444°N 120.6786°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 22, 1963 |
| Named after | Mariano Marcos |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Antonio V. Mariano |
| • Vice Mayor | Hilario B. Lorenzo |
| • Representative | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 12,974 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.77 km2 (28.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 18,010 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,675 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 8.04 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 231.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 924.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 150.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 257.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2907 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
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Marcos, officially the Municipality of Marcos (Ilocano: Ili ti Marcos; Filipino: Bayan ng Marcos), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,010.
Formerly a part of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Marcos was established on June 22, 1963 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3753. The town's namesake is Don Mariano Marcos, the father of former President Ferdinand Marcos and the grandfather of current president Bongbong Marcos.
Marcos is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Laoag, 510 kilometres (320 mi) from Manila, 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Bangued, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Batac.