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Cordillera
Administrative Region
 Regional center Baguio City

Population 1,365,220

– Density 75 per km²

Area 18,294 km²

Divisions

– Provinces 6

– Cities 1

– Municipalities 76

– Barangays 1176

– Cong. districts 7

Languages Ilokano, Kalinga,Kankanaey, Ifugao,Itneg, Isneg,Pangasinense,

others

The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines is a land-lockedregion 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.

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.

Geography

Political Divisions

CAR is subdivided into 6 provinces and Baguio City.

Province/City Capital Population Area Pop. density

(2000) (km²) (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.

Physical

Almost the whole region is situated in the mountainous Cordillera Central range. Located there is Mount
Pulag, the second highest mountain in the country, rising at 2,922 meters. Various rivers start here, like
the Cagayan River and the Agno River.

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.

History

On July 15, 1987, Executive Order No. 220 was issued creating the Cordillera Administrative Region. It is
composed of provinces which used to be part of the Old Mountain Province. Republic Act No. 6766 was
passed on October 23, 1989. It provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Autonomous Region. It
mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a
Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary composed of a
supreme court and lower courts. The act also directs the proposed autonomous government in the
Cordillera to exercise governmental functions, including the raising of taxes, but excluding defense, foreign
affairs and monetary functions. However, the Constitution requires that the act has to be ratified by the
people in a plebiscite. It was originally scheduled on December 27 of the same year but was reset to January
30 the following by virtue of the Commission on Elections. During the said plebiscite, it was only Ifugao
which voted favorably.

Republic Act No. 8438 dated December 22, 1997 created the Cordillera Autonomous Region.
In January 1998, a group of lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the act. A plebiscite held on March 9
of the same year was held and invalidated the act. The region was created but reduced to a regular
administrative region.
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Contact Information:

Cordillera Administrative Region

Cordillera Regional Assembly
No. 10 CRA Bldg., CRA-CAR Compound
Harrison Road, Baguio City
Tel. No.: (074) 442-5895 TF