Isabela, officially the Province of Isabela (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Isabela; Ibanag: Provinsia na Isabela; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Isabela) is the second largest province in the Philippines in land area located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest local government unit is the city of Ilagan. It is bordered by the provinces of Cagayan to the north, Kalinga to the northwest, Mountain Province to the central-west, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya to the southwest, Quirino and Aurora to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the east.
This primarily agricultural province is the rice and corn granary of Luzon due to its plain and rolling terrain. In 2012, the province was declared as the country's top producer of corn with 1,209,524 metric tons.[7] Isabela was also declared the second-largest rice producer in the Philippines and the Queen Province of the Philippines.[8][9][10]
Isabela is the 10th richest province in the Philippines as of 2020.[11] The province has four trade centers in the cities of Ilagan, Cauayan, Santiago and the municipality of Roxas. One of Isabela's cities, Santiago City, is considered the fastest-growing local economy in the entire Philippines.[12]
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Isabela, officially the Province of Isabela (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Isabela; Ibanag: Provinsia na Isabela; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Isabela) is the second largest province in the Philippines in land area located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest local government unit is the city of Ilagan. It is bordered by the provinces of Cagayan to the north, Kalinga to the northwest, Mountain Province to the central-west, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya to the southwest, Quirino and Aurora to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the east.
This primarily agricultural province is the rice and corn granary of Luzon due to its plain and rolling terrain. In 2012, the province was declared as the country's top producer of corn with 1,209,524 metric tons.[7] Isabela was also declared the second-largest rice producer in the Philippines and the Queen Province of the Philippines.[8][9][10]
Isabela is the 10th richest province in the Philippines as of 2020.[11] The province has four trade centers in the cities of Ilagan, Cauayan, Santiago and the municipality of Roxas. One of Isabela's cities, Santiago City, is considered the fastest-growing local economy in the entire Philippines.[12]