Bakun | |
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Municipality of Bakun | |
Nickname: Home of god Kabunian | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°47′33″N 120°39′41″E / 16.7925°N 120.6614°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Bill Y. Raymundo |
• Vice Mayor | Fausto Labinio |
• Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
• Electorate | 10,262 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 286.91 km2 (110.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,466 m (4,810 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,133 m (6,998 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,535 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,456 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.88 |
• Revenue | ₱ 138.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 313.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 99.51 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 63.07 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2610 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Karaw Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Bakun, officially the Municipality of Bakun, (Ilocano: Ili ti Bakun; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bakun), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,535 people.[3]