Tublay, Benguet
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Tublay is a 5th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 15,096 people in 2,619 households.
The municipality is located 263 km north of Manila
and 13 km north of Baguio City
. It has a land area of 57.3 km², representing 2.2% of the land area of Benguet. The topography is generally mountainous with an elevation of 1400 meters above sea level. It has two pronounced seasons - the dry and the wet seasons with a temperature coldest at 6.5 °C and warmest at 27.5 °C.
Tublay began as a township organized by the American government in November 1900.
s. The largest is Ambassador (11.52 km²) and the smallest is Tuel (4.79 km²).
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...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 15,096 people in 2,619 households.
The municipality is located 263 km north of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
and 13 km north of Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
. It has a land area of 57.3 km², representing 2.2% of the land area of Benguet. The topography is generally mountainous with an elevation of 1400 meters above sea level. It has two pronounced seasons - the dry and the wet seasons with a temperature coldest at 6.5 °C and warmest at 27.5 °C.
Tublay began as a township organized by the American government in November 1900.
Barangays
Tublay is politically subdivided into 8 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s. The largest is Ambassador (11.52 km²) and the smallest is Tuel (4.79 km²).
- Ambassador
- Ambongdolan
- Ba-ayan
- Basil
- Daclan
- Caponga (Pob.)
- Tublay Central
- Tuel