Tinglayan | |
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Municipality | |
Map of Kalinga with Tinglayan highlighted |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°17′N 121°10′E / 17.28°N 121.17°ECoordinates: 17°17′N 121°10′E / 17.28°N 121.17°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
Province | Kalinga |
District | Lone District of Kalinga |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Sacrament S. Gumilab |
• Electorate | 7,978 voters (2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 283.00 km2 (109.27 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 12,868 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 3804 |
PSGC | 143215000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Income class | 4th municipal income class |
Website | www |
Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 12,868 people.
Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.
In the 2015 census, the population of Tinglayan was 12,868 people, with a density of 45 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.
Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed.