Bokod | |
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Municipality of Bokod | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°29′29″N 120°49′48″E / 16.4914°N 120.83°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1960 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Bokod[*] | Thomas K. Wales Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Pedro P. Anton |
• Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
• Electorate | 10,357 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 274.96 km2 (106.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,274 m (4,180 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,205 m (7,234 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 776 m (2,546 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,435 |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,429 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 42.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 153.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 726.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 148.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 114.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2605 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Karaw Kankanaey Ibaloi Kallahan Ilocano Tagalog |
Bokod, officially the Municipality of Bokod, (Ilocano: Ili ti Bokod; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bokod), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,435 people.[3]