Bontoc

Also known as Municipality of Bontoc, Bontoc, Mountain Province

municipality of the Philippines and capital of the Mountain Province

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Cordillera Administrative Region
Province: Mountain Province
District: Lone district
Barangays: 16 (see Barangays )
Type: Sangguniang Bayan
Mayor: Jerome B. Tudlong, Jr.
Vice mayor: Eusebio S. Kabluyen
Representative: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
Municipal council: Members Jupiter Jule Kalangeg Dan Evert Sokoken Glenn Bacala Peter Kedawen Julian Chumacog Timothy Pongad, Jr. Benedict Odsey II Viola Okko
Electorate: 16,723 voters ( 2025 )
Total: 396.10 km (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)
Density: 59.243/km (153.44/sq mi)
Households: 6,452
Income class: 2nd municipal income class

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Bontoc
Population: 23466
Area: 396.10
Elevation: 1173
Official website: lgubontoc.gov.ph
Image: Bontoc top view from terraces (Bontoc, Mountain Province; 11-30-2022).jpg
Households: 6452
Dialing code: 74

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postal code: 2616
Commons category: Bontoc, Mountain Province
inception: 1908-00-00
poverty incidence: 4.49
fiscal/tax revenue: 192684674.85
electorate: 16723
total assets: 402103060.80
total expenditure: 194919470.44
total liabilities: 119216269.82

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Bontoc, officially the Municipality of Bontoc (Bontok: Ili nan Bóntoc; Balangao: Fabrey hen Funtok; Kankanaey: Ili di Bóntoc; Ilocano: Ili ti Bóntoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bóntoc; Spanish: Municipio de Bóntoc), is a municipality and capital of the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,466 people.

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.