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Ifugao Province




It is named after the Ifugao River .


Philippine Information

  Infoboxtitle Province of Ifugao
  Sealfile
  Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
  Capital Lagawe
  Founded &mdashJune 18, 1966 (RA4695)
  Pop2000 161,623
  Pop2000rank 9th smallest
  Popden2000 64
  Popden2000rank 8th lowest
  Areakm2 2,5178
  Arearank 24th smallest
  Hucities 0
  Componentcities 0
  Municipalities 11
  Barangays 175
  Districts 1
  Languages Ilokano , Tagalog
  Governor Benjamin B Cappleman


The Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attraction in the province. These 2000-year-old terraces were carved into the mountains without the aid of Machinery to provide level steps where the natives can plant rice. In 1995, they were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site .


PEOPLE AND CULTURE


See Igorot



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Ifugao is subdivided into 11 Municipalities .


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