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La Trinidad; General Information
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La Trinidad is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Benguet. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 67,963 people in 13,658 households.


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La Trinidad is located 3 km north of Baguio City and is 256 km north of Manila. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Tublay, on the south by Baguio, and on the west by Sablan and Tuba.

The municipality has a land area of 8273.80 hectares, representing 3.16% of the provincial land area. The terrain is generally mountainous with springs, rivers and creeks. La Trinidad's valley floor elevation is at 1300 meters above sea level. Elevation ranges from 500 to 1700 meters above sea level.

La Trinidad belongs under the Type I climate by the Coronas System of classification with distinct wet and dry seasons. The dry season is from November to April while the wet season occurs during the rest of the year. The climate is cool with temperatures ranging from 11.7 C during the month of December at its coldest and 23.2 C at its warmest during the months of March, April and May. The average daily temperature is 18.55 C. Wind velocity is 1.43. During the rainest month of August, the rainfall average is 850.70 mm.

The municipality is also the home of the following schools:

* science high school for the CAR region: Cordillera Regional Science High School
* the first university in the province of Benguet: Benguet State University
* established in the 1960's, its first Catholic School: San Jose High School.

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La Trinidad is subdivided into 16 barangays.

* Alapang
* Alno
* Ambiong
* Bahong
* Balili
* Beckel
* Bineng
* Betag
* Cruz
* Lubas
* Pico
* Poblacion
* Puguis
* Shilan
* Tawang
* Wangal

Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Districts Lone Congressional District of Benguet
Barangays 16
Government
- Governor Nestor Fongwan
- Vice-Governor Crescensio Pacalso
- Mayor Artemio Galwan
Area
- Land 82.7380 km² (31.9 sq mi)
Elevation 1,300 m (4,265 ft)
Population (2000)
- Total 67,963
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
Zip Code 2601
Area code(s) 2

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Trinidad,_Benguet

1.Occupation of ancestral lands, or at least a part of them;

2.Common ancestry with the original occupants of these lands;

3.Culture in general, or specific manifestations (such as religion, living under a tribal system, membership of an indigenous community, dress, means of livelihood, life-style, etc.);

4.Language (whether used as the only language, as mother tongue, as the habitual means of communication at home or in the family, or as the main, preferred, habitual, general or normal language);

5.Residence in certain parts of the country, or in certain regions of the world;

6.Other relevant factors.

On an individual basis, an indigenous person is one who belongs to these indigenous (group consciousness) and is recognized and accepted by these populations as one of its members (acceptance by the group). This preserves for the communities sovereign right and power to decide who belongs to them, without external interference." (UN DOC. N E/CN Sub.2/1983/21)

Source: http://www.benguet.gov.ph/mlatrinidad.html
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