Bontoc, Mountain Province

Bontoc
Bontoc
Municipality
	Municipality of Bontoc
	Bontoc in 2022
	Flag Seal
	Map of Mountain Province with Bontoc highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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	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)
• Total	24,104
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Households	6,452
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	4.49% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 193.7 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 380.3 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 147.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 159.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2616
PSGC	144404000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Balangao; Bontoc; Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	lgubontoc.gov.ph

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.

[1] "2019 Election Results:Bontoc, Mountain Province". GMA News. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[2] Municipality of Bontoc | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-3] "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.

[PSA20–14-4] Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[PIAGovPH-Lang-ay-6] 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.

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