# Luzon

> largest island of the Philippines

**Wikidata**: [Q125384](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125384)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/luzon

## Summary
Luzon is the largest island of the Philippines. It is an island (alias: Luzon Island) located at approximately latitude 16° N and longitude 121° E with an estimated population of 53,336,134.

## Key Facts
- Entity type: island (a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water).
- Primary name: Luzon; aliases: "Luzon Island".
- Short description (Wikidata): "largest island of the Philippines".
- Population: 53,336,134.0 (provided value).
- Coordinates: latitude 16, longitude 121.
- Sitelenk / visibility metric: sitelink_count = 118.
- Wikipedia title: "Luzon".
- Parent / part of: Philippines (archipelagic country in Southeast Asia).
- Related protected-area entity (related): Hundred Islands National Park — a national park in the Philippines with inception date 1940-01-01.
- Related similarly named place: Luzón — a municipality in Spain (country: Spain).
- Related paleontological taxon: Homo luzonensis — an extinct species of human being (related entity).
- Related mineral with similar name: luzonite — a sulfosalt mineral.
- Context: The Philippines (parent country) is an archipelagic sovereign state in Southeast Asia; key Philippines identifiers and facts are relevant context for Luzon (see Body for full list of provided Philippines facts and technical identifiers).

## FAQs
Q: What and where is Luzon?
A: Luzon is the largest island of the Philippines, located at roughly 16° N latitude and 121° E longitude. It is an island-level geographic entity within the archipelagic state of the Philippines.

Q: How many people live on Luzon?
A: The provided population value for Luzon is 53,336,134.0.

Q: Is Luzon the same as Luzón in Spain?
A: No. Luzon (this entry) is the largest island of the Philippines. Luzón (with an accent) is a municipality in Spain; they are distinct places with similar names.

Q: Are there notable species or minerals associated with the name "Luzon"?
A: Related names include Homo luzonensis, an extinct species of human being, and luzonite, a sulfosalt mineral. Both are related entities that share the Luzon name but are different kinds of things (a taxon and a mineral).

Q: What is Luzon’s relationship to the Philippines?
A: Luzon is part of the Philippines and is one of the country's principal island groups. The Philippines is the sovereign country in which Luzon is located.

Q: Are there protected areas related to Luzon in the provided material?
A: The provided material lists Hundred Islands National Park as a national park in the Philippines with an inception date of 1940-01-01; it is included among related entities in the Luzon context.

## Why It Matters
Luzon matters because it is the largest island in an archipelagic country (the Philippines), making it a primary geographic, demographic, and administrative reference point when describing the nation’s island-based structure. As the largest island entity explicitly referenced in the source material, Luzon carries weight for population counts, territorial descriptions, and island-group classification within Southeast Asia’s complex maritime geography. Related names (Luzón in Spain, Homo luzonensis, luzonite) show the term’s usage across geography, paleontology, and mineralogy, which can cause confusion without clear disambiguation. The presence of national parks and other Philippine national-level identifiers in the same dataset highlights Luzon’s place within broader conservation, governance, and technical-identification frameworks associated with the Philippines.

## Notable For
- Being identified in source material as the largest island of the Philippines.
- Large resident population: 53,336,134 (provided figure).
- Precise provided coordinates: lat 16, lon 121.
- High visibility in linked data: sitelink_count = 118.
- Sharing a name root with distinct entities: Luzón (Spain), Homo luzonensis (extinct human species), and luzonite (mineral).
- Association in the dataset with Philippine national-level entities and protected-area entries such as Hundred Islands National Park.

## Body

### Overview
- Luzon is an island entity described in the source material as "the largest island of the Philippines."
- Alias: "Luzon Island." The entry’s Wikipedia title is "Luzon" and the Wikidata short description repeats the primary identity.

### Geography and Coordinates
- Coordinates provided for Luzon: latitude = 16, longitude = 121.
- Classification: island — defined in the source as "a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water."
- Luzon is part of the Philippines, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia; the Philippines is bounded by the Philippine Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south, and the West Philippine Sea to the west (these national geographic boundaries give context to Luzon’s maritime setting).

### Demographics
- The dataset lists a population value for Luzon of 53,336,134.0.
- The sitelink_count for Luzon is 118, indicating the number of linked sites/pages in the dataset for this entity.

### Relationship to the Philippines (Parent / Part Of)
- Luzon is explicitly identified as part of the Philippines. The source provides substantial country-level context for the Philippines that frames Luzon’s national setting:
  - Country type: archipelagic sovereign state and island country in Southeast Asia.
  - Official name: Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas).
  - Capital (country context): Manila (not asserted here as part of Luzon within the provided Luzon-specific facts).
  - Total country area: 343,448 square kilometres (country-level figure).
  - Country population (2024 Census preferred value): 112,729,484 (country-level figure).
  - Government type: presidential republic.
  - Current head of state/government (country-level): Bongbong Marcos (assumed office June 30, 2022).
  - Official languages (country-level): Filipino (de jure) and English; Taglish recognized de facto.
  - Currency: Philippine peso (PHP); central bank: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
  - Highest point in the country: Mount Apo; lowest point: Philippine Sea (0 metres).
  - Independence date (country-level): July 4, 1946 (from the United States).
  - Timezone: Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00), Asia/Manila.
  - Calling code: +63; internet TLD: .ph.
- The Philippines is divided into three main island groups listed in the source: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon thus constitutes one of the principal island-group divisions used in national administration and description.

### National and Regional Context (Philippines Technical Identifiers)
- The source lists multiple technical identifiers and international codes for the Philippines that provide context for Luzon’s national affiliation:
  - ISO 3166-1: PH (Alpha-2), PHL (Alpha-3), 608 (Numeric).
  - ISNI: 0000 0001 2180 0793.
  - VIAF: 124656806.
  - GS1 Country Code: 480.
  - Maritime Identification Digits: 548.
  - Aircraft Registration Prefix: RP.
  - Internet Domain: .ph.

### Related Entities (Namesakes and Similar Names)
- Luzón (with accent): a municipality in Spain (country: Spain). Included to disambiguate geographically similar names.
- Homo luzonensis: an extinct species of human being named in the data as a related entity.
- luzonite: a sulfosalt mineral that shares name similarity.
- These related items appear in the dataset to indicate lexical and taxonomic relations; they are distinct entities and should be treated separately from the island Luzon.

### Protected Areas and Conservation (Related)
- Hundred Islands National Park is listed among related entities. Provided facts for that park:
  - Type: national park.
  - Inception: 1940-01-01.
  - Country identifier in dataset:  (the Philippines).
  - Sitelnk_count for Hundred Islands National Park: 13.
- The park appears as part of the broader Philippine protected-area context in which Luzon exists; the source does not explicitly state the park’s location relative to Luzon in these data fields.

### Disambiguation and Data Visibility
- Sitlink_count: Luzon has a sitelink_count of 118, indicating significant cross-referencing in the source dataset.
- The entry’s Wikipedia title is "Luzon" and the Wikidata short description is "largest island of the Philippines," which are primary metadata for discovery and linkage.
- Alias usage: the explicit alias "Luzon Island" is recorded and should be included in lookups to reduce ambiguity with similarly named entities.

### Source-provided Country-Level Historical and Institutional Context (for reference)
- Historical inceptions and governance transitions included in the Philippines dataset (contextual for Luzon as part of that country):
  - 1565 — Captaincy General of the Philippines (provided in inception qualifiers).
  - 1901-07-04 — Insular Government of the Philippine Islands.
  - 1935-11-15 — Commonwealth of the Philippines.
  - 1946-07-04 — Third Republic of the Philippines (full sovereignty).
- National institutions and notable country-level facts included in the source material (relevant to understanding the governance framework that encompasses Luzon):
  - Legislative body: Congress of the Philippines.
  - Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  - Independent constitutional bodies cited (example): Civil Service Commission (established 1900).

### Cross-domain Relevance
- The Luzon name appears across domains in the dataset: geography (island), local toponyms (Luzón, Spain), paleontology (Homo luzonensis), and mineralogy (luzonite). Each instance is a separate data item but is related by lexical similarity, so applications using this dataset should handle disambiguation explicitly.

### Identifiers and Metadata Included for Luzon
- Name: Luzon.
- Alias: Luzon Island.
- Population: 53,336,134.0.
- Coordinates: 16° N, 121° E.
- Sitelink_count: 118.
- Wikipedia_title: Luzon.
- Wikidata_description: largest island of the Philippines.

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. BnF authorities
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. Czech National Authority Database
5. [Source](https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/2015%20population%20counts%20Summary_0.xlsx)
6. GeoNames
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