NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cordillera Administrative Region

The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. Baguio City is the regional center. The Cordillera region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, the largest range in the country. This region is home to numerous indigenous tribes collectively called the Igorot. Image File history File links Map of the Philippines showing the location of the Cordillera Administrative Region. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino or Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ... The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ... Ilocano, also Iloko and Ilokano, refers to the language and culture associated with the Ilocano people, the third largest ethnic group in the Philippines. ... Kalinga is a language family of the Philippines. ... Kankanai, or Kankanaey, is a language widely used by Cordillerans particularly people from the Mountain Province and several from the Benguet province. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ... The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Igorot (Ä¬gerÅtÂ´, Ä“ge-) , general name for the people of the Cordillera region, in the Philippines island of Luzon. ...

People and culture

Economy

Cordillera has abundant mineral reserves. These include metallic ores such as gold, copper, silver, zinc, and non-metallic minerals like sand, gravel and sulfur. Mineral reserves are found in all the provinces. However, mining is concentrated in Benguet.

Geography

Political Divisions

CAR is subdivided into 6 provinces and Baguio City. Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ...

Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino or Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_abra. ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Bangued is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Provincial seal of Apayao, Philippines. ... Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Kabugao is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_benguet. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... La Trinidad is the capital of Benguet province of the Philippines. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_ifugao. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Lagawe is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Ph_seal_kalinga. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Tabuk is a 1st class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. ... Image File history File links Provincial seal of Mountain Province, Philippines. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Bontoc is a 4th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. ... Seal of Baguio City, Philippines. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ...

Physical

Almost the whole region is situated in the mountainous Cordillera Central range. Located there is Mount Pulag, the second highest mountain in the country, rising at 2,922 meters. Various rivers start here, like the Cagayan River and the Agno River. The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. ... Mount Pulag (or sometimes Mount Pulog) is the second-highest mountain in the Philippines. ... The CagayÃ¡n River is located on the northern half of LuzÃ³n, in the Philippines. ... The Agno River is a river in the Philippine island of Luzon. ...

Tourist attractions

Tourist attractions in the region include the world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in the province of Ifugao. This is supposedly considered as the "Eighth Wonder of the World". Natural attractions of the region include the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada and the mummy caves of Benguet and Mt. Province. There are four National Parks: Cassamata Hill, Mount Pulag (the second highest mountain in the Philippines with an elevation of 2,922 meters above sea level), Mt. Data and Balbalasang-Balbalan, located in the province of Kalinga. The Banaue Rice Terraces The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad people. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Mount Pulag (or sometimes Mount Pulog) is the second-highest mountain in the Philippines. ...

History

On July 15, 1987, Executive Order No. 220 was issued creating the Cordillera Administrative Region. It is composed of provinces which used to be part of the Old Mountain Province. Republic Act No. 6766 was passed on October 23, 1989. It provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Autonomous Region. It mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts. The act also directs the proposed autonomous government in the Cordillera to exercise governmental functions, including the raising of taxes, but excluding defense, foreign affairs and monetary functions. However, the Constitution requires that the act has to be ratified by the people in a plebiscite. It was originally scheduled on December 27 of the same year but was reset to January 30 the following by virtue of the Commission on Elections. During the said plebiscite, it was only Ifugao which voted favorably. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Republic Act No. 8438 dated December 22, 1997 created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. In January 1998, a group of lawyers challenged the constitutionality of the act. A plebiscite held on March 9 of the same year was held and invalidated the act. The region was created but reduced to a regular administrative region.

External links

Categories: Regions of the Philippines A region (Filipino: Rehiyon) is an administrative subdivision in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... The Ilocos Region of the Philippines, designated as Region I is located in the northwestern part of Luzon. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Pangasinan is a province of the Philippines located on the west coast of the island of Luzon off Lingayen Gulf. ... Cagayan Valley (Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. ... Batanes is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippines, both in terms of population and land area. ... Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... This is about the province of Isabela in the Philippines. ... Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines and produces most of the countrys rice supply. ... Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: â€”1754 Population: 2000 censusâ€”557,659 (46th largest) Densityâ€”406 per kmÂ² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Tarlac is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. ... CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. ... Batangas is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. ... Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Rizal is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 20 kilometers east of Manila. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Marinduque is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Occidental Mindoro (Filipino: Kanlurang Mindoro, â€œWestern Mindoroâ€; Spanish: Mindoro Occidental) is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Oriental Mindoro (Filipino: Silangang Mindoro, â€œEastern Mindoroâ€; Spanish: Mindoro Oriental) is a province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Romblon is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region in Luzon. ... Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the regions of the Philippines occupying the Bicol Peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon island. ... Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Camarines Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Camarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Sorsogon is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Baguio City is a 1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. ... For the article on the capital city of the Philippines, click Manila. ...

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