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Bontoc, Mountain Province

South-eastern Asia

Bontoc is a municipality and the capital of Mountain Province, in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Founded in 1908, it had a 2024 census population of 23,466 across 396.10 square kilometers and has served as the historical capital of the entire Cordillera region since the inception of its governance. Home to the Indigenous Bontoc people, the municipality hosts the annual Lang-ay Festival and the Alab petroglyphs, ancient rock carvings tentatively listed by UNESCO.

Facts
Population
23,466 1
Area (sq km)
396.1 1
Founding Year
1908 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
1173 1
Latitude
17.09 degrees north 1
Longitude
120.9772 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bontoc, Mountain Province
  • Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,466 people
  • Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
    According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,466 people
  • Infobox, Area, Total
    396.10 km2 (152.94 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,173 m (3,848 ft)
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    17.09°N 120.9772°E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    17.09°N 120.9772°E
  • Article text, Mountain Province Act sentence
    Samuel E. Kane, the American supervisor and then Governor, established the capital here after the Philippine Commission passed the Mountain Province Act in 1908
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 17.09,120.9772
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 864.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, 120.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, 120.75
17.25 120.75 Am
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4. GeoNames: Bontoc - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1723983, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.3 km)
Quote, cities500 record 1723983, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.3 km)
17.08731 120.97685 P PPLA3 PH 15 44 144404000 23466 864 Asia/Manila
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Wikidata: Bontoc, Mountain Province
Wikidata Q36025, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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