Sagada

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Sagada Ganduyan
Municipality
Municipality of Sagada
Sagada in 2022
Flag Seal
Motto:  Ipey as Nan Gawis
Anthem: Sagada Hymn
Map of Mountain Province with Sagada highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Sagada Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°05′03″N 120°54′03″E / 17.0842°N 120.9008°E / 17.0842; 120.9008
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Mountain Province
District	Lone district
Barangays	19 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Felicito O. Dula
• Vice Mayor	David T. Buyagan
• Representative	Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
• Electorate	8,435 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi)
Elevation	1,472 m (4,829 ft)
Highest elevation	2,374 m (7,789 ft)
Lowest elevation	835 m (2,740 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	11,510
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Households	2,798
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	19.75 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 85.91 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 152.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 81.94 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 35.42 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2619
PSGC	144409000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Bontoc Balangao Ilocano Tagalog Northern Kankanay
Major religions	Episcopal Church of the Philippines
Website	sagada.gov.ph

Sagada, officially the Municipality of Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,510 people.^[3]

Sagada is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc, 396 kilometres (246 mi) from Manila via Halsema Highway, and 146 kilometres (91 mi) from Baguio.

Sagada is famous for its hanging coffins. This is a traditional way of burying people that is still utilized. The elderly carve their own coffins out of hollowed logs. If they are too weak or ill, their families prepare their coffins instead. The dead are placed inside their coffins (sometimes breaking their bones in the process of fitting them in), and the coffins are brought to a cave for burial. The Sagada people have been practicing such burials for over 2,000 years, however, not everyone is qualified to be buried this way; among other things, one had to have been married and had grandchildren.

Popular activities include trekking, exploring both caves and waterfalls, spelunking, bonfires, picnics, rappelling, visiting historical sites, nature hikes, and participating in tribal celebrations. Guides can be found upon registration at the tourist-office in Sagada Proper (the main town) for a small fee. Most of the guides are natives, also known as Kankanaey.