Kabayan, Benguet
Kabayan | |
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| Municipality of Kabayan | |
Rice terraces | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Benguet with Kabayan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Kabayan | |
Kabayan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′24″N 120°50′17″E / 16.6233°N 120.8381°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Florante B. Bantales Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Mike E. Badival |
| • Representative | Eric Go Yap |
| • Electorate | 10,506 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 242.69 km2 (93.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,613 m (5,292 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,688 m (8,819 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 932 m (3,058 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 15,841 |
| • Density | 65.273/km2 (169.06/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,752 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 11.34 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 169.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 345 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 116.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 71.04 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2606 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
Kabayan, officially the Municipality of Kabayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Kabayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kabayan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,841 people.
The town is the site of centuries-old Ibaloi mummies buried inside caves scattered around its villages. The third highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Pulag, is located in the territorial boundary of the vegetable farming town.