Atok, Benguet
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| Coordinates: 16°35′N 120°42′E / 16.58°N 120.7°ECoordinates: 16°35′N 120°42′E / 16.58°N 120.7°E | ||
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Benguet | |
| District | Lone district of Benguet | |
| Founded | 1900 | |
| Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Peter Buletin Alos | |
| • Electorate | 10,427 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 214.99 km2 (83.01 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 19,668 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2612 | |
| PSGC | 141101000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 4th class | |
| PSGC | 141101000 | |
| Website | www |
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Atok, officially the Municipality of Atok (Ilocano: Ili ti Atok; Filipino: Bayan ng Atok), is a municipality in the province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 19,668 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 10,427 registered voters.
The area of Atok was previously referred to by the natives and Spanish colonizers as Chontog, an Ibaloi word for "mountainous". Spanish military officials and missionaries arrived at Chontog in 1892, establishing precedencias (tax collection stations) in the area and its surrounding settlements.
The Ibaloi phrase Nay patok shi Chontog, which means "on the mountain top", was later shortened to Atok.
During the American rule, Atok was established as one of the 19 townships of the province of Benguet, upon the issuance of Act No. 48 by the Philippine Commission on November 22, 1900.
On August 13, 1908, Benguet was established as a sub-province of the newly created Mountain Province with the enactment of Act No. 1876. As a result, six townships of Benguet were abolished, but Atok remained a constituent town of Benguet sub-province.
During the Second World War, Atok was the scene of fierce pitch battles between the military forces of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary, the USAFIP-NL 66th Infantry Regiments, the Igorot and Cordilleran guerrilla fighters and the Japanese Imperial Army forces. The steep terrain along the Halsema road suited Filipino troops, the Philippine Commonwealth military, and guerrillas to mount ambushes against the Japanese forces. One of these battles took place in what is now “Guerrilla Saddle” located at km. 26, in barangay Caliking.
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