Kibungan, Benguet
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| Coordinates: 16°57′16″N 120°39′56″E / 16.95435°N 120.66559°ECoordinates: 16°57′16″N 120°39′56″E / 16.95435°N 120.66559°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Benguet | |
| District | Lone district of Benguet | |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Molitas | |
| • Electorate | 8,679 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 254.86 km2 (98.40 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 17,292 | |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2611 | |
| PSGC | 141109000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
Kibungan, officially the Municipality of Kibungan (Ilocano: Ili ti Kibungan; Filipino: Bayan ng Kibungan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 17,292 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 8,679 registered voters.
Kibungan is located at 16°57′16″N 120°39′56″E / 16.95435°N 120.66559°E, at the northwestern section of Benguet. It is bounded by Bakun on the north, Buguias on the mid-east, Kabayan on the southeast, Atok and Kapangan on the south, and Sugpon on the mid-west.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 254.86 square kilometres (98.40 sq mi) constituting 9.20% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.
Kibungan is known in the province of Benguet as the town with unique mountains often mistaken to resemble those of Switzerland. Deep ravines and cliffs separate and isolate many sitios and some barangays. Although some plateaus, hills and small valleys can be seen in the locality, Kibungan is dominantly mountainous.
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