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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 188 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LAOAG , a See also:

town, See also:port for See also:coasting vessels, and See also:capital of the See also:province of Ilocos Norte, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the Laoag See also:river, about 5 M. from its mouth, and in the N.W. See also:part of the See also:island. Pop. (1903) 34,454; in 1903, after the See also:census had been taken, the See also:municipality of See also:San See also:Nicolas (pop. 1903, ro,88o) was added to Laoag. Laoag is on an extensive See also:coast See also:plain, behind which is a picturesque range of hills; it is well built and is noted for its See also:fine See also:climate, the name " Laoag " signifying " clear." It is especially well equipped for handling See also:rice, which is shipped in large quantities; See also:Indian See also:corn, See also:tobacco and See also:sugar are also shipped. See also:Cotton is grown in the vicinity, and is See also:woven by the See also:women into fabrics, which find a ready See also:sale among the See also:pagan tribes of the mountains. The See also:language is Ilocano.

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