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town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Atok, Province of Benguet
ZIP code: 2612
Atok is a municipality in the landlocked province of Benguet in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 19,242 people.
The name of the municipality was derived from its location. It is a short term of the Ibaloi phrase "Nay Patok shi chontog" which means "on the mountain top". When the Americans came, the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 48 on November 48 organizing the sub-province of Benguet into 19 towns: Baguio, La Trinidad, Galiano, Itogon, Tublay, Atok, Kapangan, Balakbak, Palina, Ampusongan, Loo Kabayan, Buguias, Adaoay, Bokod, Daklan, Sablan, Kibungan and Ambuklao. On June 25, 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Executive Order No. 42 converting eight (8) of the thirteen towns (13) of Benguet into regular municipalities. Atok was among them.
Atok is centrally located in the heart of the province of Benguet. It is bounded by the municipality of Kibungan and Baguias on the north, the municipalities of the Kabayan and Bokod on the east, the municipality of Kapangan on the west and the municipality of Tublay on the south.
Land area: (from www.atok.gov.ph)
It has a total land area of 21,912.1863 hectares (or 137.00 Sq. Km.) more or less.
It ranks no. 8 in size in the entire Province of Benguet.
The total land area represents 8.37% of the total area of 261,648 hectares of Benguet more or less.
Topography: (from www.atok.gov.ph)
Atok has as elevation of 2,400 meters above sea level located at Paoay and Cattubo. Likewise, the highest point in the Philippine Highway System along the Halsema Highway with 2,256.10 meters above sea level is also located at Cattubo.
The lowest elevation at 600 meters above sea level is located at Naguey proper.
The terrain is generally mountainous with slopes ranging from 40-60% degrees.
Atok is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:
*Abiang
*Caliking
*Cattubo
*Naguey
*Paoay
*Pasdong
*Poblacion
*Topdac
ZIP code: 2612
Atok is a municipality in the landlocked province of Benguet in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 19,242 people.
The name of the municipality was derived from its location. It is a short term of the Ibaloi phrase "Nay Patok shi chontog" which means "on the mountain top". When the Americans came, the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 48 on November 48 organizing the sub-province of Benguet into 19 towns: Baguio, La Trinidad, Galiano, Itogon, Tublay, Atok, Kapangan, Balakbak, Palina, Ampusongan, Loo Kabayan, Buguias, Adaoay, Bokod, Daklan, Sablan, Kibungan and Ambuklao. On June 25, 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Executive Order No. 42 converting eight (8) of the thirteen towns (13) of Benguet into regular municipalities. Atok was among them.
Atok is centrally located in the heart of the province of Benguet. It is bounded by the municipality of Kibungan and Baguias on the north, the municipalities of the Kabayan and Bokod on the east, the municipality of Kapangan on the west and the municipality of Tublay on the south.
Land area: (from www.atok.gov.ph)
It has a total land area of 21,912.1863 hectares (or 137.00 Sq. Km.) more or less.
It ranks no. 8 in size in the entire Province of Benguet.
The total land area represents 8.37% of the total area of 261,648 hectares of Benguet more or less.
Topography: (from www.atok.gov.ph)
Atok has as elevation of 2,400 meters above sea level located at Paoay and Cattubo. Likewise, the highest point in the Philippine Highway System along the Halsema Highway with 2,256.10 meters above sea level is also located at Cattubo.
The lowest elevation at 600 meters above sea level is located at Naguey proper.
The terrain is generally mountainous with slopes ranging from 40-60% degrees.
Atok is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:
*Abiang
*Caliking
*Cattubo
*Naguey
*Paoay
*Pasdong
*Poblacion
*Topdac
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atok,_Benguet
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°34'16"N 120°42'21"E
- Bokod 3.8 km
- Kayapa 8 km
- Mangatarem 97 km
- Mabini 103 km
- Santa Cruz 118 km
- San Jose 128 km
- Candelaria 129 km
- Capas 137 km
- Botolan 156 km
- Subic 185 km
- Mount Atok 2.3 km
- Mount Patapat 3.2 km
- Atok Town Proper 3.2 km
- Mount Toyangan 3.4 km
- LEBTEN 4.9 km
- Toyangan 7.2 km
- bokig,pasdong,atok,benguet 7.4 km
- Bosleng 7.6 km
- Las-ang 8.3 km
- Mount Paoay 8.3 km
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