Cordillera Administrative Region

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Cordillera
Administrative Region
Divisions

Regional Center	Baguio City
Population	1,365,220
– Density	75 per km²
Area	18,294 km²
– Provinces	6
– Cities	1
– Municipalities	76
– Barangays	1,176
– Cong. Districts	7
Languages	Ilokano, Kalinga, Kankanaey, Ifugao, Itneg, Isneg, Pangasinense, others

The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines is a land-locked region consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. Baguio City is the regional center. The Cordillera region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, the largest range in the country. This region is home to numerous indigenous tribes collectively called the Igorot.

The Cordillera Administrative Region is the only landlocked region in the country.

1 Economy
2 Medical Centers and Health Facilities
3 Geography
- 3.1 Political Divisions
4 Tourist attractions
5 External links
6 Original Source

[edit] Economy

Cordillera has abundant mineral reserves. These include metallic ores such as gold, copper, silver, zinc, and non-metallic minerals like sand, gravel and sulfur. Mineral reserves are found in all the provinces. However, mining is concentrated in Benguet.

[edit] Medical Centers and Health Facilities

Saint Louis University - Medical Center , Baguio City

[edit] Geography

[edit] Political Divisions

CAR is subdivided into 6 provinces and Baguio City.

	Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
Abra	Bangued	209,491	3,975.6	52.7
Apayao	Kabugao	97,129	3,927.9	24.7
Benguet	La Trinidad	330,129	2,599.4	127.0
Ifugao	Lagawe	161,623	2,517.8	64.2
Kalinga	Tabuk	174,023	3,119.7	55.8
Mountain Province	Bontoc	140,439	2,097.3	67.0

Baguio City	—	252,386	57.5	4,839.3

¹ Baguio City is a highly urbanized city; figures are excluded from Benguet Province.

[edit] Tourist attractions

Tourist attractions in the region include the world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao. This is supposedly considered as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Natural attractions of the region include the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the mummy caves of Benguet and Mt. Province. There are four National Parks: Cassamata Hill, Mount Pulag (the second highest mountain in the Philippines with an elevation of 2,922 meters above sea level), Mt. Data and Balbalasang-Balbalan, located in the province of Kalinga. Kalinga is also offering world class white water rafting along the chico river.