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Benguet
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Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Benguet
- Settlement.image_caption
- (from top: left to right) Mount Pulag in Benguet, Binga Dam in Itogon, Plantations in Bokod, Mount Kabuyao in La Presa, mountain view in Atok, Benguet Provincial Capitol in La Trinidad and Baguio City.
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- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal of Benguet.png
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- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- Salad Bowl of the Philippines
- Settlement.motto
- Unity, Industry, Prosperity
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- Location in the Philippines
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- November 23, 1900
- Settlement.established_title1
- Province
- Settlement.established_date1
- June 16, 1966
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Melchor D. Diclas (Lakas)
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Vice Governor
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lalawigan ng Benguet
- Population
- 473190
- Area
- 2769.08
- Official website
- benguet.gov.ph
- Image
- Sitio La Presa.jpg
- Households
- 116692
- Dialing code
- 74
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- Commons category
- Benguet
- inception
- 1900-01-01
- postal code
- 2600–2614
- electorate
- 416145
- poverty incidence
- 3.90
- total assets
- 6992219298.45
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 2698430764.19
- total liabilities
- 1123287609.69
- total expenditure
- 2529246060.39
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25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Spanish colonial era
- American colonial era
- Japanese occupation
- Contemporary history
- Geology
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Languages
- Religion
- Economy
- Education
- Tourism
- Notable people
- Within the province's jurisdiction
- Outside the province jurisdiction (highly-urbanized city of [[Baguio]])
- See also
- References
- External links
Benguet (), officially the Province of Benguet (; ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad.
The highland province is known as the Salad Bowl of the Philippines due to its huge production of upland vegetables.
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