Buguias | |
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Municipality of Buguias | |
Nickname: The Vegetable Panorama of the Philippines | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°48′12″N 120°49′16″E / 16.8033°N 120.8211°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Founded | February 9, 1942 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Buguias[*] | Ruben L. Tinda-an |
• Vice Mayor | Dione E. Baucas |
• Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
• Electorate | 24,686 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 175.88 km2 (67.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,684 m (5,525 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,342 m (7,684 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1,129 m (3,704 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,877 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,937 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.18 |
• Revenue | ₱ 165.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 362.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 105.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 64.07 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2607 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Buguias, officially the Municipality of Buguias, (Ilocano: Ili ti Buguias; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buguias), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,877 people.[3] The municipality is home to the mummy of Apo Anno, one of the most revered and important folk hero in Benguet prior to Spanish arrival.