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Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES


Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)


Population:
2000 census—161,623 (9th smallest)
Density—64 per km² (8th lowest)
Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—11
Barangays—175
Congressional districts—1
Languages: Iloko, Tagalog
Governor: Teodoro B. Baguilat (2001-2004)

The Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attraction in the province. These 2000-year-old terraces were carved into the mountains without the aid of machinery to provide level steps where the natives can plant rice. In 1995, they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1 People and Culture

2 Economy

3 Geography

3.1 Political

Ifugao is subdivided into 11 municipalities.

3.1.1 Municipalities

  • Aguinaldo
  • Alfonso Lista (Potia)
  • Asipulo
  • Banaue
  • Hingyon
  • Hungduan
  • Kiangan
  • Lagawe
  • Lamut
  • Mayoyao
  • Tinoc

3.2 Physical

4 History

5 External links

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region: Ilocos Norte | Ilocos Sur | La Union | Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley: Batanes | Cagayan | Isabela | Nueva Vizcaya | Quirino
Central Luzon: Aurora | Bataan | Bulacan | Nueva Ecija | Pampanga | Tarlac | Zambales
CALABARZON: Batangas | Cavite | Laguna | Quezon | Rizal
MIMAROPA: Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Palawan | Romblon
Bicol Region: Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region: Abra | Apayao | Benguet | Ifugao | Kalinga | Mountain Province
Metro Manila: No provinces

Provinces of the Philippines

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