Tuba

Philippines / Cordillera / Tuba /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Tuba, Province of Benguet
ZIP code: 2603

Tuba is a municipality in the landlocked province of Benguet in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 42,874 people. The town is dubbed as the "Gateway to Baguio" as the three main access highways of the adjacent city of Baguio are covered by the borders of the municipality.

Tuba is situated in the southwestern tip of the Central Cordillera Mountain Range that extends from the northwestern tip of Luzon towards Pangasinan. South of the municipality lies the province of Pangasinan and to the west lies the Ilocos rolling hills. It is hemmed in by the municipalities of Sablan and La Trinidad on the north; the city of Baguio and the municipality of Itogon on the east; and the municipalities of Sison and San Manuel on the south.

Tuba is politically subdivided into 13 barangays:

-Ansagan
-Camp One
-Camp 3
-Camp 4
-Nangalisan
-Poblacion
-San Pascual
-Tabaan Norte
-Tabaan Sur
-Tadiangan
-Taloy Norte
-Taloy Sur
-Twin Peaks

Official website: www.tuba.gov.ph/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba,_Benguet
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°19'21"N   120°34'8"E

Comments

  • Located in between the overpopulated Baguio City and the agricultural lowlands of La Union and Pangasinan, it is surprising and impressive to see Tuba still having very dense forests. Lets' just hope its forests will stay intact in the years to come.
  • Logo or Official Seal Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ph_seal_benguet_tuba.png
  • Map photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Ph_locator_benguet_tuba.png
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