Benguet

Benguet
Benguet
Province
	(from top: left to right) Mount Pulag in Benguet, Binga Dam in Itogon, Plantations in Bokod, Mount Kabuyao in La Presa, mountain view in Atok, Benguet Provincial Capitol in La Trinidad and Baguio City.
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Salad Bowl of the Philippines
	Motto: Unity, Industry, Prosperity
	Anthem: Benguet Hymn
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of Benguet
	Coordinates: 17°N 121°E / 17°N 121°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Founded	November 23, 1900
Province	June 16, 1966
Capital	La Trinidad
Largest city	Baguio*
Government
• Governor	Melchor D. Diclas (Lakas)
• Vice Governor	Marie Rose Fongwan-Kepes (Lakas)
• Legislature	Benguet Provincial Board
Area
• Total	2,769.08 km2 (1,069.15 sq mi)
• Rank	47th out of 82
	(excluding Baguio)
Highest elevation (Mount Pulag)	2,928 m (9,606 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	473,190
• Estimate (2020)	842,542
• Rank	61st out of 82
• Density	170.88/km2 (442.59/sq mi)
• Rank	55th out of 82
	(excluding Baguio)
Demonyms	i-Benguet; Bengueteño;
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Baguio* ;
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	13 Atok; Bakun; Bokod; Buguias; Itogon; Kabayan; Kapangan; Kibungan; La Trinidad; Mankayan; Sablan; Tuba; Tublay; ;
• Barangays	140; including independent cities: 269;
• Districts	Legislative districts of Benguet; including independent cities: Legislative district of Baguio;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
ISO 3166 code	PH-BEN
Spoken languages	Filipino; Ilocano; Ibaloi; Pangasinan; Kankanaey; Kalanguya; Karao; English;
Website	benguet.gov.ph
	* Baguio is a highly-urbanized city, politically independent from Benguet.

Benguet (/bɛŋˈɡɛt/), officially the Province of Benguet (Ibaloi: Probinsya ne Benguet; Kankanaey: Probinsyan di Benguet; Pangasinan: Luyag/Probinsia na Benguet; Ilocano: Probinsia ti Benguet; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Benguet), is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad.

The highland province is known as the Salad Bowl of the Philippines due to its huge production of upland vegetables.

Situated within the interior of Benguet is the highly urbanized city of Baguio, which is administered independent from the province and also its largest city and regional center of Cordillera Administrative Region.