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Bontoc | |
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| Municipality of Bontoc | |
.jpg) Bontoc in 2022 | |
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 Map of Mountain Province with Bontoc highlighted | |
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.svg)  Bontoc Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′24″N 120°58′38″E / 17.09°N 120.9772°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Mountain Province |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Bontoc[*] | Jerome B. Tudlong, Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Eusebio S. Kabluyen |
| • Representative | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 17,135 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 396.10 km2 (152.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,173 m (3,848 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,833 m (6,014 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 804 m (2,638 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 24,104 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,452 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 4.49 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 193.7 million (2020), 73 million (2012), 87.69 million (2013), 101 million (2014), 114 million (2015), 124.9 million (2016), 138.9 million (2017), 203.3 million (2018), 160.6 million (2019), 259 million (2021), 192.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 380.3 million (2020), 111.7 million (2012), 102.6 million (2013), 118.7 million (2014), 175 million (2015), 279.8 million (2016), 264.1 million (2017), 344.2 million (2018), 376.6 million (2019), 362.4 million (2021), 402.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 147.8 million (2020), 63.98 million (2012), 71.91 million (2013), 79.78 million (2014), 87.56 million (2015), 96.1 million (2016), 108.6 million (2017), 177 million (2018), 134.3 million (2019), 159.6 million (2021), 194.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 159.8 million (2020), 34.15 million (2012), 21.69 million (2013), 30.51 million (2014), 87.5 million (2015), 107.2 million (2016), 137.3 million (2017), 177.4 million (2018), 186 million (2019), 116.2 million (2021), 119.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2616 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | lgubontoc |
Bontoc, officially the Municipality of Bontoc (Ilocano: Ili ti Bontoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bontoc), is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,104 people.[4]
Bontoc is 392 kilometres (244 mi) from Manila, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Sagada, and 142 kilometres (88 mi) from Baguio.
Bontoc is the historical capital of the entire Cordillera region since the inception of governance in the Cordillera. The municipality celebrates the annual Lang-ay Festival.[6]
Bontoc is home to the Indigenous Bontoc people. The town also hosts the UNESCO tentatively-listed Alab petroglyphs.
- ^ "2019 Election Results:Bontoc, Mountain Province". GMA News. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Municipality of Bontoc | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Malingan, Jamie Joie (April 12, 2018). "Feature: Lang-Ay Festival: Celebrating a Culture of Sharing". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.