Bontoc, Mountain Province
Bontoc | |
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| Municipality of Bontoc | |
Bontoc in 2022 | |
Map of Mountain Province with Bontoc highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′24″N 120°58′38″E / 17.09°N 120.9772°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Mountain Province |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jerome B. Tudlong, Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Eusebio S. Kabluyen |
| • Representative | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 16,723 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 396.10 km2 (152.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,173 m (3,848 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,833 m (6,014 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 804 m (2,638 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 24,104 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,452 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 4.49 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 192.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 402.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 194.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 119.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2616 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | lgubontoc |
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Bontoc, officially the Municipality of Bontoc (Bontok: Ili nan Bóntoc; Balangao: Babley hen Bóntoc; Kankanaey: Ili di Bóntoc Ilocano: Ili ti Bóntoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bóntoc; Spanish: Municipio de Bóntoc), is a municipality and capital of the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,104 people.
Bontoc is the historical capital of the entire Cordillera region since the inception of governance in the Cordillera. The municipality celebrates the annual Lang-ay Festival.
Bontoc is home to the Indigenous Bontoc people. The town also hosts the UNESCO tentatively-listed Alab petroglyphs.