Chico River (Philippines)
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The Chico River is a river system in Kalinga
, a landlocked province of the Philippines
' Cordillera Administrative Region
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It is referred to as a "river of life" for the Kalinga people who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the Chico River Dam Project, an electric power generation project which local residents resisted for three decades before it was finally shelved in the 1980s - a landmark case study concerning ancestral domain issues in the Philippines.
. Its highest headwaters begin at Tinoc, Ifugao
; Buguias, Benguet
; and Mountain Province, and its tributaries are the Bunog River to the south, The Tanudan and Biga Rivers to the east, The Mabaca and Saltan Rivers to the North, and the Pasil River further downstream.
Kalinga
Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north...
, a landlocked province of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
' Cordillera Administrative Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...
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It is referred to as a "river of life" for the Kalinga people who live on its banks, and is well known among development workers because of the Chico River Dam Project, an electric power generation project which local residents resisted for three decades before it was finally shelved in the 1980s - a landmark case study concerning ancestral domain issues in the Philippines.
Physical Characteristics
The Chico has a length of 174.67 kilometers and is itself a tributary of the Cagayan RiverCagayan River
The Cagayan River is the longest and largest river in the Philippine Archipelago. It is located in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern part of Luzon island and traverses the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.-Topography:...
. Its highest headwaters begin at Tinoc, Ifugao
Tinoc, Ifugao
Tinoc is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 12,045 people in 1,680 households.-Barangays:Tinoc is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.* Ahin* Ap-apid* Binablayan...
; Buguias, Benguet
Buguias, Benguet
Buguias is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 34,507 people in 6,312 households....
; and Mountain Province, and its tributaries are the Bunog River to the south, The Tanudan and Biga Rivers to the east, The Mabaca and Saltan Rivers to the North, and the Pasil River further downstream.