Tabuk is a component city and the capital of Kalinga province, in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Established as a municipality on June 16, 1950 under Republic Act No. 533 and chartered as a city in 2007, a status affirmed in 2011, it had a 2024 census population of 122,771 across 700.25 square kilometers, the most populous local government unit in the province. Widely regarded as the Cordillera rice granary, Tabuk was the largest city in Luzon by land area until Ilagan cityhood in 2012.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Tabuk, Kalinga - Wikipedia
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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 122,771 people, making it the most populous in the province and third in the region after La Trinidad and Baguio.
Infobox, Area
700.25 km2 (270.37 sq mi)
Infobox, Established
a legal municipality on June 16, 1950, under Republic Act No. 533
Infobox, Elevation
Average: 293 m (961 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates
17.4069 N
Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
121.4425 E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 17.4069,121.4425
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 224.0
View the Source 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, 121.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 17.25, 121.25
17.25 121.25 Am
View the Source 4. GeoNames: Tabuk - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 8031389, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.86 km)Quote, cities500 record 8031389, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.86 km)
17.41456 121.44157 P PPLA2 PH 15 32 143213000 122771 197 Asia/Manila
View the Source Wikidata: Tabuk, Kalinga
Wikidata Q35925, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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