La Trinidad | |
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| Municipality of La Trinidad | |
 La Trinidad as viewed from Windy Hill | |
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| Anthem: La Trinidad Hymn | |
 Map of Benguet with La Trinidad highlighted | |
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.svg)  La Trinidad Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°28′N 120°35′E / 16.46°N 120.59°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | June 16, 1950 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Romeo K. Salda |
| • Vice Mayor | Roderick C. Awingan |
| • Representative | Eric Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,990 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.04 km2 (27.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,102 m (3,615 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,820 m (5,970 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[6] | |
• Total | 137,404 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 36,824 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 584 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,205 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 390.2 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 178.8 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2601 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
La Trinidad ([lɐ tɾinɪˈdɐd]), officially the Municipality of La Trinidad (Ilocano: Ili ti La Trinidad; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Trinidad), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 137,404 people.[6]
The town is known for its strawberry plantations, earning the title "Strawberry Fields of the Philippines".[2]
The municipality is within the Metro Baguio area. The town's name comes from the Spanish phrase for "The Trinity."
- ^ "Municipality of La Trinidad, Benguet". DILG-CAR. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "ABAP qualifier spices up La Trinidad festival". The Philippine Star. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.