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Abra
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Apayao |
Benguet |
Ifugao |
Kalinga |
Mountain
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: CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Located at the northern
portion and reaching until
the central part of Luzon,
it includes the provinces
of Benguet, Kalinga, Apayao,
Ifugao, Abra, the Mountain
Province, and the city
of Baguio. The Cagayan
and Isabela provinces
are on its northern and
eastern border, Pangasinan
and Nueva Vizcaya on the
south and southwest, and
the Ilocos provinces and
La Union on the west.
This region has rugged
mountain ranges, forests,
deep gorges and ravines,
wide pasturelands and
river basins.
POPULATION
In 2000, the population
of the region in the year
reached 1,352,000. It
increased by 7.18% from
1995. In 1990, urban residents
totaled 356,272 while
792,992 lived in the rural
areas.
CULTURAL GROUPS
The different tribal communities
are the Ifugao, Kankanai,
Gaddang, Ibaloy, Kallahan,
Kalinga, Bontok, Balangaw,
Itneg and Isneg.
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CLIMATE
The climate in the region is
generally cool in the uplands.
The rainy season is from May
– October, while the dry
season is from November to April.
LAND USE
Around 79% of the total regional
land area are forest reserves
and timberland. The rest have
been classified as alienable
and disposable which include
agricultural, commercial, industrial,
and residential lands. The major
crops of the region are palay,
corn, fruits, vegetables and
root crops. The region leads
in vegetable production.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The region has extensive forest
resources, large mineral deposits
of gold, copper, silver, limestone
and raw materials for construction.
Big mining companies abound
but small-scale mining is encouraged.
Its land is fertile and ideal
for growing vegetables. There
are water resources suitable
for hydroelectric power.
ECONOMY
Agriculture is the backbone
of the regional economy. Its
main products are rice, vegetables
and fruits. It is supplemented
by cottage industries, trade
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Sources:
-Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG)
-National Census and Statistics
Office (NCSO)
-(NAMRIA)
-Department of Tourism (DOT)
-Abigan Jr., Edmundo R.
Philguides Maps Regions
I - XIII
(Manila: Philippine Guides,
Inc.) 1999
-Regional Development Plan:
Directions for the 21st
Century
Regions I –XIII, Cordillera
Administrative Region
(Philippines: Regional Development
Council) 1998
-NEDA Medium Term Development
Plan
(Philippines, National Economic
and Development Authority),
1999.
-Actual Population per Region.
http://www.PIDS.gov.ph Available
online.
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