Itogon, Benguet
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| Coordinates: 16°22′N 120°41′E / 16.37°N 120.68°ECoordinates: 16°22′N 120°41′E / 16.37°N 120.68°E | ||
| Country |
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Benguet | |
| District | Lone District of Benguet | |
| Founded | 1951 | |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Victorio Tongalog Palangdan | |
| • Electorate | 28,613 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 449.73 km2 (173.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 59,820 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2604 | |
| PSGC | 141106000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
| Website | www |
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Itogon, officially the Municipality of Itogon (Ilocano: Ili ti Itogon; Filipino: Bayan ng Itogon), is a municipality in the province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 59,820 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 28,613 registered voters.
The largest municipality in Benguet by land area, Itogon is a mining town, being the site of the first large-scale mining operations in the country.
Itogon is also the site of Binga Dam.
During the Spanish Regime, a native of the historic pueblo of Itogon (or Itokhon), named Codeng, was appointed by the Spanish authorities as capitan of another nearby village, Balingway (currently Itogon Central/Proper). Balingway was later established as a town site and renamed after Codeng's native place.
During the American rule, Itogon 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.
Mining operations started in Itogon in 1903, after Benguet Corporation, the Philippines' first mining firm, was established in the town under the name, Benguet Consolidated Mining Company (BCMC), by Americans Nelson Peterson and Harry Clyde.
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 Itogon remained a constituent town of Benguet sub-province.
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