FACTS & FIGURES
...At a Glance
| Area | 118,102.4 sq. km. |
| Total Population (As of May 2000) |
1,365,220 |
| Household Population (As of May 2000) |
1,360,611 |
| Number of Households (As of May 2000) |
263,851 |
| Average Household Size (As of May 2000) |
5.2 |
| Population Density (As of May 2000) |
75.4/sq. km. |
| Number of Provinces (As of Dec 2004) |
6 |
| Number of Municipalities (As of Dec 2004) |
76 |
| Number of Cities (As of Dec 2004) |
1 |
| Number of Barangays (As of Dec 2004) |
1,176 |
| Average Annual Family Income (2003) | Php 139,613 |
| Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (2002) | PhP 13,181 |
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To preserve its cultural uniqueness and to fortify its ethnic solidarity. the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) was carved out of the predominantly Ilocano Regions of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley. Located in the North Central portion of Luzon., the region is composed of six provinces namely Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province and the chartered city of Baguio. It is further subdivided into 76 municipalities and 1,172 barangays. It is composed of provinces which used to be part of the Old Mountain Province
The region's land area of 1,829,368 hectares accounts for 6.1 percent of the total land mass of the Philippines. As of 1997, the region has a total of 340,656 hectares of Alienable and Disposable Land and 1,488,712 hectares of Total Forest Land
Dubbed as the "Watershed Cradle of the Philippines", the Cordillera has a mountainous topography characterized by towering peaks, plateaus and intermittent patches of valleys. Almost 71 percent of the region's land area has slopes of 30 percent and above.
Cordillera is endowed with the abundant mineral reserves. These are metallic ores such as gold copper, silver, zinc, and non-metallic minerals like sand, gravel and sulfur. Mineral reserves are found in Abra, Benguet, Kalinga, Apayao and Mt. Province. However, mining operations are still concentrated in Benguet where almost 100 percent of the region's mineral production in 1997 was registered.
The region is the least populated region in the country despite its vast land area. The total population in 1990 was 1,146,191 and grew to 1,254,838 in 1995 reflecting an average annual growth of 1.71%. Agriculture remains to be the the primary preoccupation which employs more than half of the regions workforce. Industry, which accounts for 61.0 percent of the region's total economy, registered a single-digit growth of 7.6 percent. With this, the overall economy of CAR managed to grow by 4.9 percent in 1998.
Points of Interest
The region serves as the gateway to the breathtaking wonders of Nothern Luzon. These include the world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao which is considered as the "Eight Wonder of the World".
Natural attractions of the region include the magnificent Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the mummy caves of Benguet and Mt. Province. There are also 4 National Parks in CAR namely, Cassamata Hill National Park, Mt. Pulag National Park, the second highest mountain in the Philippines with an elevation of 2,922 meters above sea level. The Mt. Data National Park which possesses a natural scenery of pine forest ecosystem and deep ravines and the Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park.
Page last updated: December 19, 2005
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