Baguio
Baguio City (Tagalog: ᜊᜄᜓᜁᜂ) is a city in northern Luzon, Philippines. Its official name is the City of Baguio. People know it as the Summer Capital of the Philippines because its climate is cooler than other parts of the country. It is cooler because it is more than 4,800 feet above sea level. People call it the "City of Pines" because it is in a region where pine trees and orchids can grow.
Baguio | |
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| City of Baguio | |
(2018-11-27).jpg) Baguio skyline from Dominican Hill | |
 Flag | |
| Nicknames: Summer Capital of the Philippines City of Pines | |
| Anthem: Baguio Hymn | |
 Map of Benguet with Baguio highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Baguio Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°24′43″N 120°35′36″E / 16.4119°N 120.5933°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
| Province | Benguet (geographically only) |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1909 (city) |
| Highly urbanized city | December 22, 1979 |
| Barangays | 129 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of Baguio[*] | Benjamin B. Magalong (NPC)[1] |
| • Vice Mayor | Faustino A. Olowan (PDP–Laban) |
| • Representative | Marquez O. Go (NP) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 168,218 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Highly urbanized city | 57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| • Metro (BLISTT) | 1,094.79 km2 (422.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 853 m (2,799 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,253 m (7,392 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Highly urbanized city | 366,358 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro (BLISTT) | 644,589 |
| • Metro density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 100,220 |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product | ₱139,174 million (2021)[4] $2,762 million (2021)[5] |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 1.00% (2021)[6] |
| • Revenue | ₱2,162,365,461.20 (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱11,277,551,115.79 (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,420,203,715.99 (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱4,811,430,050.36 (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| • Water | Baguio Water District (BWD) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2600 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
| Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
The United States founded Baguio in 1900. This was so it could have a hill station. Baguio City was the United States' only hill station in Asia.
Baguio is physically within Benguet province but is a separate political unit. Baguio was Benguet's capital from 1901 to 1916. But Baguio became a chartered city in 1916. This meant that Baguio had a status that is similar to a province.
Baguio belongs to the Cordillera Administrative Region. That region also has the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. The city is the region's business and educational centre.
The 2015 census says that Baguio has 345,366 people living there.
The 2015 census says that Baguio has 345,366 people living there and more people [7]
References
change- ↑ "Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results | ABS-CBN News". Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Election Results:Baguio City". GMA News. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Province: Benguet". PSG0C Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ↑ "City of Baguio Leads the Economy of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in 2021". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "PH₱50.384 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2021)". IMF. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "Baguio | Philippines | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.