Besao

Also known as Municipality of Besao, Besao, Mountain Province, Bësao

Besao, officially the Municipality of Besao is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,315 people.

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Settlement.image_skyline: Payew Rice Terraces of Besao.jpg
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Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
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Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1904
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Instance of: municipality of the Philippines
Official name: Municipality of Besao
Country: Philippines
Located in: Mountain Province
Population: 6315
Area: 173.62
Elevation: 1405
Shares border with: Tadian
Official website: besao.gov.ph
Households: 1738
Dialing code: 74

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postal code: 2618
Köppen climate classification: tropical rainforest climate
Commons category: Besao
poverty incidence: 6.82
fiscal/tax revenue: 121794566.66
total assets: 301127056.81
electorate: 6277
total expenditure: 86808984.48
total liabilities: 44389610.86

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Besao, officially the Municipality of Besao is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,315 people.

The town is known for the Agawa people's Agricultural Stone Calendar of Gueday. The stone calendar is one of the most enigmatic artifact in the Cordillera mountains. It is a testimony to the accurate scientific outlook of the ancient Agawa people in the cycle of weathers, agriculture, and heavenly bodies.

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