Bontoc
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municipality of the Philippines and capital of the Mountain Province
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Cordillera Administrative Region
- Province
- Mountain Province
- District
- Lone district
- Barangays
- 16 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Bayan
- Mayor
- Jerome B. Tudlong, Jr.
- Vice mayor
- Eusebio S. Kabluyen
- Representative
- Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
- Municipal council
- Members Jupiter Jule Kalangeg Dan Evert Sokoken Glenn Bacala Peter Kedawen Julian Chumacog Timothy Pongad, Jr. Benedict Odsey II Viola Okko
- Electorate
- 16,723 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 396.10 km (152.94 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,173 m (3,848 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 1,833 m (6,014 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 804 m (2,638 ft)
- Density
- 59.243/km (153.44/sq mi)
- Households
- 6,452
- Income class
- 2nd municipal income class
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Encyclopedic overview
Bontoc, officially the Municipality of Bontoc (Bontok: Ili nan Bóntoc; Balangao: Fabrey hen Funtok; Kankanaey: Ili di Bóntoc; Ilocano: Ili ti Bóntoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bóntoc; Spanish: Municipio de Bóntoc), is a municipality and capital of the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,466 people.
Bontoc is the historical capital of the entire Cordillera region since the inception of governance in the Cordillera. The municipality celebrates the annual Lang-ay Festival.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bontoc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.