Buguias
Buguias | |
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| Municipality of Buguias | |
Houses near rice terraces in Buguias | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: The Vegetable Panorama of the Philippines | |
Map of Benguet with Buguias highlighted | |
Interactive map of Buguias | |
Buguias Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°48′12″N 120°49′16″E / 16.8033°N 120.8211°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | February 9, 1942 |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ruben L. Tinda-an |
| • Vice Mayor | Dione E. Baucas |
| • Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
| • Electorate | 25,076 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 175.88 km2 (67.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,684 m (5,525 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,342 m (7,684 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,129 m (3,704 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 45,703 |
| • Density | 259.85/km2 (673.02/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,937 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.18 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 269.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 647.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 142 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 73.14 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2607 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Buguias, officially the Municipality of Buguias, (Ilocano: Ili ti Buguias; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buguias), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 45,703 people.
The municipality is home to the mummy of Apo Anno, one of the most revered and important folk hero in Benguet prior to Spanish arrival.