Mankayan | |
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Municipality of Mankayan | |
Motto: North to the Future of Benguet | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°51′24″N 120°47′36″E / 16.8567°N 120.7933°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1955 |
Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Mankayan[*] | Frenzel A. Ayong |
• Vice Mayor | Joseph Denver B. Tongacan |
• Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
• Electorate | 21,338 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.48 km2 (50.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,214 m (7,264 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 666 m (2,185 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 37,233 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,288 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.11 |
• Revenue | ₱ 175.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 334.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 170.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 28.92 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2608 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
Mankayan, officially the Municipality of Mankayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Mankayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mankayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,233 people.[3]
The municipality is known as a mining town, being the location of several mines, including the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company.[5][6]
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