Natonin, Mountain Province
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| Coordinates: 17°06′N 121°17′E / 17.1°N 121.28°ECoordinates: 17°06′N 121°17′E / 17.1°N 121.28°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Mountain Province | |
| District | Lone District of Mountain Province | |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Mateo L. Chiyawan | |
| • Electorate | 7,163 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 252.00 km2 (97.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 10,272 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2624 | |
| PSGC | 144405000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
| Revenue (₱) | 2,703,591.43 (2016) | |
Natonin, officially the Municipality of Natonin is a 4th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 10,272 people.
The municipality is very mountainous, with very little level ground lending itself to agriculture. The barangays are geographically isolated by high (700m) mountains covered in jungle.
Natonin is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
The town is composed from people of two ethnic groups, the Balangaos and the Majukayongs. Most of the population refer to themselves as Igorots. The traditions and dialect of the Majukayongs are more closely related to Kalingan. It could be argued that the Majukayong are the southernmost Kalingan tribe. Headhunting was practiced in Maducayan as late as the mid-1930s, and was set aside in favor of Christianity and education after World War II.
The primary crop is rice, although a lack of arable land, lack of mechanization and no access to fertilizers limits the harvest to a subsistence level only. Families rely on small livestock populations to supplement the diet. Fruits and wild coffee are harvested from the forest. Poblacion boasts of numerous family ponds which raise tilapia for consumption. Due to the terrain, rice is planted on terraced fields. Locals consider the rice terraces of Natonin to be equal or surpassing those of Banaue to the south.
Transportation throughout Natonin is largely undeveloped roads. The only paved roads (as of 2007) are in Poblacion proper. Roads frequently become impassable in the rainy seasons. Some barangays (notably Maducayan) are inaccessible by road. Maducayan lies one mile beyond a recent road extension from the center of Saliok to the western most situ of Saliok.
Natonin have the following tourism sites:
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