DESCRIPTION
A mountainous topography of towering peaks, plateaus, and intermittent patches of valleys, the Cordillera mountain range has a history as vast and beautiful as its mountainous curves. Poplated by the Ifugaos, a gentle yet fiercely proud ethnic community, the Cordilleras enjoy abundant mineral reserves. Metallic ores such as gold, silver, copper, zinc, and non-metallic reserves are found in Abra, Benguet, Kalinga Apayao, and Mountain Province.
Dubbed as the Watershed radl of the Philippines, the Cordillera Administrative Region was carved out of the predominantly Ilocano regions of Ilocos and Cagayan. Located in the North Central part of Luzon, the region is composed of the six provinces of Abra, Benguet, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain rovince, and chartered City of Baguio. The Cordillera consists of seventy six (76) municipalities and one thousand one hundred seventy two (1,172) barangays. Total land area of eighteen thousand two hundred ninety four (18,294) square meters account for seven percent (7%) of the total land mass of the Philippines.
The people in the region enjoy a cool climate throughput the year, particularly in highly elevated places like Benguet, Mt. Province, and Baguio City. General climate, though, is the dry season from November to April and the rainy season for the rest of the year.
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