Itogon

Philippines / Cordillera / Dalupirip /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Itogon, Province of Benguet
ZIP code: 2604
Area: 496.57 km²

Itogon is a municipality in the landlocked province of Benguet in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 55,960 people. It is the largest town of the province in terms of land area, and has been the site of several mining operations. It is also the site of the Binga Hydroelectric Dam & Reservoir, an impound on the Agno River.

The mining town is situated at the southeastern tip of the province. It is bounded on the northwest by the municipalities of La Trinidad and Tublay, on the northeast by the municipality of Bokod, on the southwest by the province of Nueva Vizcaya, on the south by the province of Pangasinan, and on the west by the municipality of Tuba and Baguio City.

Itogon is politically subdivided into 9 barangays:

-Ampucao
-Dalupirip
-Gumatdang
-Loacan
-Poblacion (Central)
-Tinongdan
-Tuding
-Ucab
-Virac
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itogon,_Benguet
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°19'31"N   120°43'7"E

Comments

  • Logos or Official Seal Images from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ph_seal_benguet_itogon.png http://www.benguet.gov.ph/photos/munprof/itogon.jpg
  • Where dams and mines have exploited the municipality's lands and natural resources.
  • Map photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Ph_locator_benguet_itogon.png
  • umm what is the history of itogon??
  • kindly give the symbol of the images in the seal of Itogon? this is lesson in grade- III which should be impart to them
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