La Trinidad, Benguet

La Trinidad
La Trinidad
Municipality
	Municipality of La Trinidad
	La Trinidad as viewed from Windy Hill
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Strawberry Fields of the Philippines; Rose Capital of the Philippines;
	Anthem: La Trinidad Hymn
	Map of Benguet with La Trinidad highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	La Trinidad Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 16°28′N 120°35′E / 16.46°N 120.59°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Benguet
District	Lone district
Founded	June 16, 1950
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Romeo K. Salda
• Vice Mayor	Roderick C. Awingan
• Representative	Eric Yap
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	50,990 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	70.04 km2 (27.04 sq mi)
Elevation	1,102 m (3,615 ft)
Highest elevation	1,820 m (5,970 ft)
Lowest elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	137,404
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• Households	36,824
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	7.11% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 584 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 1,205 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 390.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 178.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2601
PSGC	141110000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Kankanaey; Ibaloi; Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	www.latrinidad.gov.ph

La Trinidad, officially the Municipality of La Trinidad (Ilocano: Ili ti La Trinidad; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Trinidad), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 137,404 people.^[6]

The town is known for its strawberry plantations, earning the title "Strawberry Fields of the Philippines".^[2]

The municipality is within the Metro Baguio area. The town's name comes from the Spanish phrase for "The Trinity."

^ "Municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet". DILG-CAR. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "ABAP qualifier spices up La Trinidad festival". The Philippine Star. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference GMANews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Municipality of La Trinidad | (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.

[DILG-CAR-1] "Municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet". DILG-CAR. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2014.

[PhilStar-ABAP-2] "ABAP qualifier spices up La Trinidad festival". The Philippine Star. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[GMANews-3] Cite error: The named reference GMANews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Municipality of La Trinidad | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-5] "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.

[PSA20–14-6] Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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

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