Paoay

Paoay is a town in . One of the most visited places in the Ilocos region, it contains the summer residence of former Philippine president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a lake, a desert-like stretch of sand dunes, and a UNESCO World Heritage Roman Catholic Church.
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  • Type: Town with 24,200 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Norte
  • Also known as: “Municipality of Paoay”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paoay Church and Gregorio Aglipay National Monument.

Church
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Saint Augustine Parish Church, commonly known as , is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Paoay, in the .

Cemetery
The Gregorio Aglipay National Shrine is a memorial shrine in , , Philippines. The shrine is dedicated to Gregorio Aglipay. He was a Catholic priest and served as a military chaplain and military vicar general during the Philippine Revolution in 1898. is situated 4½ km east of Paoay.

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 4½ km east of Paoay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Batac and Currimao.

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
is a city of over 55,000 in . It is known for being the home of the Aglipayan Church, a nationalist splinter sect from the Roman Catholic Church, and the Marcos political family, which has produced two Philippine presidents.

Town
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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,256 people. is situated 6 km southwest of Paoay.

Paoay

Latitude
18.062° or 18° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
120.5206° or 120° 31′ 14″ east
Population
24,200
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7QC23G6C+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 198532443
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1694871
Wiki­data ID
Q39573
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In Other Languages

From Amis to Zulu—“Paoay” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “帕瓦伊”
  • Chinese: “抱威”
  • Chinese: “抱威市”
  • Dagbani: “Paoay”
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  • Georgian: “პაოაი”
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  • Indonesian: “Pawai”
  • Irish: “Paoay”
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  • Jamaican Creole English: “Paoay”
  • Japanese: “パオアイ”
  • Javanese: “Paoay”
  • Kinaray-A: “Páoay”
  • Kinaray-A: “Paway”
  • Kongo: “Paoay”
  • Korean: “파오아이”
  • Malagasy: “Paoay”
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  • Tok Pisin: “Paoay”
  • Venetian: “Pàuai”
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  • Waray (Philippines): “Paoay”
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  • Zulu: “Paoay”
  • “Paoay”
  • “Paoay, Ilocos Norte”

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