Besao
| Besao | ||
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| Municipality of Besao | ||
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 Map of Mountain Province with Besao highlighted |
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 Besao
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| Coordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.82°ECoordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.82°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Mountain Province | |
| District | Lone District | |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Wellington B. Pooten | |
| • Electorate | 4,686 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 173.62 km2 (67.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 7,040 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2618 | |
| PSGC | 144403000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate | |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class | |
| Revenue (₱) | 1,752,248.15 (2016) | |
| Website | besao |
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Besao (Ilocano: Ili ti Besao), officially the Municipality of Besao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,040 people.
The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word ”Buso”, meaning headhunter. The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early ”Besaos” were headhunters. The word later on evolved as it is now called – Besao.
It was also said that Besao is the hometown of the great worlocks of mountain province and it was once said that the people of the said place are intensely feared by fierce tribes due to their lineage of being elite headhunters and worlocks.
Besao is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
Besao is predominantly protestant municipality with Up To 60% adherence.
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