Itogon
Municipality in Benguet, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Itogon, officially the Municipality of Itogon, (Ilocano: Ili ti Itogon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Itogon), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,498 people.[3]
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Itogon | |
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Municipality of Itogon | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°22′N 120°40′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 15, 1951 |
Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Bernard Waclin |
• Vice Mayor | Dante Alain Xavier “DAX” D. Godio |
• Representative | Eric Yap |
• Electorate | 33,243 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 449.73 km2 (173.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,003 m (3,291 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,671 m (5,482 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 61,498 |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Households | 15,209 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.88 |
• Revenue | ₱ 356.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,432 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 326 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 412.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2604 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi I-Wak Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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The largest municipality in Benguet by land area, Itogon is a mining town, being the site of the first large-scale mining operations in the country.[5][6][7]
Itogon is also the site of Binga Dam.[8] managed and operated by the SN Aboitiz Power - Benguet, Inc.[citation needed]