Cordillera Administrative Region
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The Cordillera Administrative Region (English, Tagalog: Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Cordillera ) is a region of the Philippines on the main island of Luzon and comprises six provinces.
The region is mostly on the Philippine Cordilleras, which reach here with Mount Pulag a height of up to 2,922 meters. It borders on the regions of Ilocos in the west and south, and Cagayan Valley to the east and north. In the region originate at Bergdata the rivers Agno, Abra and the Rio Chico. Other rivers are the Abulug which drains the north, and the Amburayan that the southwest region has its source.
Overall, in the 19,422 km ² large part of the country 1.643 million (2011 ) people live, resulting in a population density of 84.6 inhabitants per km ². In the field, some Philippine Indigenous Peoples, the Igorot, including those known for their rice terraces Ifugao live. The administrative center is Baguio. The main languages of the region are Ilokano, Tagalog and English.
Economy
The area depends mainly on its mineral deposits, such as gold, copper, silver and zinc. But even sand, gravel and sulfur are mined here. While there are in all the provinces mineral deposits, but mining in Benguet is represented most. To the east of the administrative region lies in the valley of the Magat Rivers of the Magat Dam, the hydroelectric plant has a power output of 381 megawatts.
Provinces
The Cordillera Administrative Region is divided into six provinces and two cities:
Provinces:
Province, Area, Population ( as of 2007), Number of municipalities and barangays number.
- Abra (area 4165.25 km ², 230 953 inhabitants, 27 municipalities, 303 barangays )
- Apayao ( 4413.35 km ², 103 633 Ew., 7 G. 133 B.)
- Benguet ( 2826.59 km ², 372 533 Ew., G. 13, 1 city, 269 B.)
- Ifugao ( 2628.21 km ², 180 711 Ew., 11 G. 175 B.)
- Kalinga ( 3231.25 km ², 182 326 Ew., G. 7, 1 city, 152 B.)
- Mountain Province ( 2157.38 km ², 148 661 Ew., 10 G. 144 B.)
Cities:
- Baguio ( in Benguet )
- Tabuk City ( in Kalinga )
Attractions
In the province of Ifugao are the world- famous rice terraces of Banaue and the petroglyphs of Bontoc, which are among the oldest cultural testimonies of the people in the Philippines .. In the province of Benguet are the burial sites of the Ibaloi, around Mount Pulag in which the Kabayan mummies were buried. Another attraction is the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada. In the region there are a total of four national parks: The Cassamata Hill National Park, the National Park to the highest mountain in Luzon, Mount Pulag National Park, around Mount Data lying Mount Data National Park and the Balbalasang - Balbalan National Park.
Culture
In the region some special musical instruments are used:
- Gangsa Kalinga, a gong Kalinga
- Nose flute and bamboo flute
- Bangibang, Claves the Ifugao
- Tongatong Percussion of Kalinga
- Diwdiw -as a kind of panpipe
- Saggeypo, bamboo flutes
- Bamboo zither.
Some well-known festivals:
- Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival in February in Baguio with flower shows
- Ullalim Festival in Kalinga in February: the founding of the province
- Lang -ay festival in the Mountain Province in April: one week with agriculture, tourism and culture, including dances and songs of the tribes of the province
- Banaue Imbayah hard in December, takes place every four years and lasts for three days: a parade shows the evolution of the Ifugao culture, then find traditional games instead
- Tabuk Matagoan hard in Tabuk: a marathon, cultural program and presentation of local produce.
The " Bontoc Museum " in Bontoc gives an overview of the culture of the local tribes.
History
1908 taught a new American rulers a large Mountain Province, which occupied most of the region. It was divided in 1966 into the present Mountain Province, Benguet, Ifugao Kalinga Apayao and.
Under the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the then largest artificial lake of Asia was planned at Chico. He would have destroyed the livelihoods of many tribes in the province - 100,000 people had been resettled. The project could be prevented, but the experiences with it have left a great distrust of the central government in many residents. This also led to armed resistance of the Cordillera People's Democratic Front ( CPDF ), a member organization of the National Democratic Front (NDF), was organized.