Cordillera Administrative Region

Information about Cordillera Administrative Region

Cordillera
Administrative Region
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Administrative Region
Regional centerBaguio City
Population1,365,220
– Density75 per km
Area18,294 km
Divisions
– Provinces6
– Cities2
– Municipalities75
– Barangays1176
– Cong. districts7
LanguagesIlokano, Kalinga, Kankanaey, Ifugao, Itneg, Isneg, Pangasinense, others


The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines' only land-locked region, consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. Baguio City is the regional center. The Cordillera region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, the largest range in the country. This region is home to numerous indigenous tribes collectively called the Igorot.

Economy

Cordillera has abundant mineral reserves. These include metallic ores such as gold, copper, silver, zinc, and non-metallic minerals like sand, gravel and sulfur. Mineral reserves are found in all the provinces. However, mining is concentrated in Benguet.

Geography

Political Divisions

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CAR is subdivided into 6 provinces and Baguio City.

Province/City Capital Population
(2000)		 Area
(km²)		 Pop. density
(per km²)
AbraBangued209,4913,975.652.7
ApayaoKabugao97,1293,927.924.7
BenguetLa Trinidad330,1292,599.4127.0
IfugaoLagawe161,6232,517.864.2
KalingaTabuk174,0233,119.755.8
Mountain ProvinceBontoc140,4392,097.367.0
Baguio City—252,38657.54,839.3
¹ Baguio City is a highly urbanized city; figures are excluded from Benguet Province.

Tourist attractions

Tourist attractions in the region include the world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao. This is supposedly considered as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".

Natural attractions of the region include the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the mummy caves of Benguet and Mt. Province. There are four National Parks: Cassamata Hill, Mount Pulag (the second highest mountain in the Philippines with an elevation of 2,922 meters above sea level), Mt. Data and Balbalasang-Balbalan, located in the province of Kalinga. Kalinga is also offering world class white water rafting along the Chico River.

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Regions of the Philippines
LuzonI – Ilocos Region • II – Cagayan Valley • III – Central Luzon • IV-A – CALABARZON • IV-B – MIMAROPA • V – Bicol Region • Cordillera Administrative Region • National Capital Region
VisayasVI – Western Visayas • VII – Central Visayas • VIII – Eastern Visayas
MindanaoIX – Zamboanga Peninsula • X – Northern Mindanao • XI – Davao Region • XII – SOCCSKSARGEN • XIII – Caraga • Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
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CapitalManila • National Capital Region
ProvincesAbra • Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Aklan • Albay • Antique • Apayao • Aurora • Basilan • Bataan • Batanes • Batangas • Benguet • Biliran • Bohol • Bukidnon • Bulacan • Cagayan • Camarines Norte • Camarines Sur • Camiguin • Capiz • Catanduanes • Cavite • Cebu • Compostela Valley • Cotabato • Davao del Norte • Davao del Sur • Davao Oriental • Dinagat Islands • Eastern Samar • Guimaras • Ifugao • Ilocos Norte • Ilocos Sur • Iloilo • Isabela • Kalinga • La Union • Laguna • Lanao del Norte • Lanao del Sur • Leyte • Maguindanao • Marinduque • Masbate • Misamis Occidental • Misamis Oriental • Mountain Province • Negros Occidental • Negros Oriental • Northern Samar • Nueva Ecija • Nueva Vizcaya • Occidental Mindoro • Oriental Mindoro • Palawan • Pampanga • Pangasinan • Quezon • Quirino • Rizal • Romblon • Samar • Sarangani • Shariff Kabunsuan • Siquijor • Sorsogon • South Cotabato • Southern Leyte • Sultan Kudarat • Sulu • Surigao del Norte • Surigao del Sur • Tarlac • Tawi-Tawi • Zambales • Zamboanga del Norte • Zamboanga del Sur • Zamboanga Sibugay
Other subdivisionsIsland groups • Regions • Cities • Municipalities • Barangays • Legislative districts
Territorial disputesSabah • Scarborough Shoal • Spratly Islands
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Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines.

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Kalinga is a language family of the Philippines.

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Kankanai, or Kankanaey, is a language used on the island of Luzon in The Philippines. It is widely used by Cordillerans, principally people from the Mountain Province, but also some from Benguet province.
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Ifugao or Batad is a language spoken in Ifugao Province.
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The Isnag language (also known as Isneg or Margarat) is a language spoken by around 30,000 Isnags of the Apayao Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region in the northern Philippines. Around 50% of Isnags are capable of reading the Isnag language.
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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital: Bangued
Founded: March 9, 1917
Population:
2000 census—209,491 (12th smallest)
Density—53 per km (4th lowest)
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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital: Lagawe
Founded: —June 18, 1966 (RA4695)
Population:
2000 census—161,623 (9th smallest)
Density—64 per km (8th lowest)

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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital: Tabuk City
Founded: February 14, 1995
Population:
2000 census—174,023 (11th smallest)
Density—56 per km (6th lowest)

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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital: Bontoc
Founded: —
Population:
2000 census—140,439 (6th smallest)
Density—67 per km (10th lowest)
Area: 2,097.

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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital: Kabugao
Founded: February 14, 1995
Population:
2000 census—97,129 (4th smallest)
Density—25 per km (lowest)
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Baguio City
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The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. Several provinces bound it, namely Benguet, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Mountain, Ifugao, and a city located entirely within it, which is Baguio City.
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Igorot (pronounced [ɪgəˈrot])name for the people of the Cordillera region, in the Philippines island of Luzon.
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