Buguias

Buguias
Municipality of Buguias
Houses near rice terraces in Buguias
Houses near rice terraces in Buguias
Flag of Buguias
Official seal of Buguias
Nickname: 
The Vegetable Panorama of the Philippines
Map of Benguet with Buguias highlighted
Map of Benguet with Buguias highlighted
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Buguias is located in Philippines
Buguias
Buguias
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°48′12″N 120°49′16″E / 16.8033°N 120.8211°E / 16.8033; 120.8211
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceBenguet
District Lone district
FoundedFebruary 9, 1942
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Buguias[*]Ruben L. Tinda-an
 • Vice MayorDione E. Baucas
 • RepresentativeNestor B. Fongwan
 • Electorate24,686 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
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
 • Households
11,937
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.18
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 165.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 362.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 105.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 64.07 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBenguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2607
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)74
Native languagesKankanaey
Ibaloi
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.buguias.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Buguias | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.