Kabayan, Benguet
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| Coordinates: 16°37′N 120°50′E / 16.62°N 120.83°ECoordinates: 16°37′N 120°50′E / 16.62°N 120.83°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Benguet | |
| District | Lone district of Benguet | |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Gideon Todiano | |
| • Electorate | 8,547 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 242.69 km2 (93.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 15,260 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2606 | |
| PSGC | 141107000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
Kabayan, officially the Municipality of Kabayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Kabayan; Filipino: Bayan ng Kabayan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 15,260 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 8,547 registered voters.
Kabayan is the site of centuries-old Ibaloi mummies buried inside caves scattered around its villages.
The third highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Pulag, is located in the territorial boundary of the vegetable farming town.
The name Kabayan was derived from the term Kaba-ayan, from the Ibaloi word ba-ay, a root crop vine thriving in the place. Most of the early Ibaloi settlements, in the area, which include Eddet and Duacan, were named after grasses in the heavily-forested area.
The first Ibaloi settlers in Benguet arrived at Imbose (or Embosi), located in present-day Kabayan.
Mummification of the dead was practiced long before Spanish colonizers reached the place.
In the late 1800s, Spanish colonizers reached Kabayan via trails constructed throughout the mountain region. Organized into three rancherias, namely Adaoay, Kabayan, and Lutab (or Dutab), Kabayan was registered under the comandancia politico-militar of Benguet in 1846.Lutab (currently barangay Poblacion or Kabayan Central) was later integrated into the Kabayan rancheria.
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