Isabela

Isabela is the second largest province in the Philippines in land area. It is in the .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Ilagan and Santiago City.

is the capital city of Isabela. It is one of the largest cities in the Philippines, but it has a small town feel, and has a vibrant tourism scene. It is along the main highway to Tuguegarao.

Santiago, officially the City of Santiago, is an independent component city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 150,313 people.

is a city of over 143,000 in Isabela. It is the center of the tobacco industry in Cagayan Valley, and being in the approximate center of the province, it is also an important economic center, mostly concentrated on agriculture and industry.

Destinations to Discover

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Isabela, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 53,897 people.

, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Isabela, . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,743 people.

Isabela

Latitude of center
17° north
Longitude of center
122° east
Population
1,730,000
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704412
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1721370
Wiki­data ID
Q13826
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Isabela” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Propinsi Isabela
  • Arabic: إيزابيلا
  • Arabic: ايزابلا
  • Asturian: Isabela
  • Balinese: Isabela
  • Banjar: Isabela
  • Bengali: ইসাবেলা
  • Breton: Proviñs Isabela
  • Capiznon: Isabela
  • Catalan: Isabela
  • Cebuano: Isabela
  • Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Isabela
  • Central Bikol: Isabela
  • Chavacano: Isabela
  • Chinese: Isabela
  • Chinese: 伊莎貝拉省
  • Chinese: 伊莎贝拉省
  • Danish: Isabela
  • Dutch: Isabela
  • Esperanto: Isabelo
  • Finnish: Isabela
  • French: Isabela
  • Georgian: ისაბელა (პროვინცია)
  • Georgian: ისაბელას პროვინცია
  • German: Isabela
  • German: Provinz Isabela
  • Gorontalo: Isabela
  • Greek: Ισαμπέλα
  • Gujarati: ઇસાબેલા
  • Hebrew: נפת איסבלה
  • Hiligaynon: Isabela
  • Hindi: इसाबेला प्रान्त
  • Hindi: इसाबेला
  • Iloko: Isabela
  • Indonesian: Isabela
  • Italian: provincia di Isabela
  • Italian: Provincia di Isabela
  • Japanese: イサベラ
  • Japanese: イサベラ州
  • Javanese: Isabela
  • Kannada: ಇಸಾಬೆಲಾ
  • Kinaray-A: Isabela
  • Korean: 이사벨라주
  • Latin: Isabela
  • Latvian: Isabela
  • Lithuanian: Izabela
  • Macedonian: Исабела
  • Malay: Isabela
  • Marathi: इसाबेला
  • Min Nan Chinese: Isabela
  • Min Nan Chinese: 怡莎迷拉省
  • Minangkabau: Isabela
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Isabela
  • Norwegian: Isabela
  • Ossetian: Исабелæ (провинци)
  • Ossetian: Исабелæ
  • Pampanga: Isabela
  • Pangasinan: Isabela
  • Persian: ایزابلا
  • Polish: Isabela
  • Portuguese: Isabela
  • Rinconada Bikol: Isabela
  • Russian: Исабела
  • Sinhala: ඉසබෙලා
  • Slovenian: Isabela
  • Spanish: Isabela
  • Spanish: Provincia de Isabela
  • Sundanese: Isabela
  • Swedish: Isabela
  • Tagalog: Isabela
  • Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Isabela
  • Tagalog: Probinsiya ng Isabela
  • Tagalog: Probinsya ng Isabela
  • Tamil: இசபெல்லா, பிலிப்பீன்சு
  • Tamil: இசபெல்லா
  • Telugu: ఇసబెల్లా
  • Tetum: Isabela
  • Thai: จังหวัดอีซาเบลา
  • Thai: อีซาเบลา
  • Turkish: Isabela
  • Ukrainian: Ісабела
  • Ukrainian: Провінція Іcабела
  • Urdu: آئزابیلا (صوبہ)
  • Urdu: ایزابیلا
  • Vietnamese: Isabela
  • Waray (Philippines): Isabela

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