Ilagan

Article summary

Ilagan, officially the City of Ilagan ( ; ; ), is a component city and capital of the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 164,020 people, making it the most populous city in the province and second in the region after Tuguegarao City. As of 2025, it also had the highest number of voters in the province, with 105,526 voters. It is dubbed as the corn capital of the Philippines, and the home of the country's largest armchair locally known as butaka.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2016-07-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1881 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1619 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. population: 164,020 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 164,020 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. population: 135,174 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1882 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2016-07-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1881". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1619". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the population is "164,020 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "164,020 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the population is "135,174 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1882". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375388557