Mankayan, Benguet

Mankayan
—  Municipality  —

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Map of Benguet showing the location of Mankayan.
Mankayan
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Benguet
District Lone Congressional District of Benguet
Founded
Barangays 13
Government
 • Mayor Atty. Materno Luspian
Area
 • Total 130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 34,563
 • Density 265.9/km2 (688.6/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2608
Income class 1st class
Population Census of Mankayan
Census Pop. Rate
1995 34,699
—
2000 34,502 -0.12%
2007 34,563 0.02%

Mankayan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of people 34,563 in 6,495 households.

The former municipal district of Mankayan was converted into a municipality in 1955.[1]

Barangays

Mankayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

References

  1. ^ "An Act to Convert the Municipal District of Mankayan, Sub-province of Benguet, Mountain Province, into a Municipality". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1302.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 

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Municipalities
Highly urbanized city
(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Benguet by the National Statistics Office)