La Trinidad, Benguet
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| Municipality of La Trinidad Ili iti La Trinidad |
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| Nickname(s): Strawberry Capital of the Philippines | ||
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 Municipality of La Trinidad
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| Coordinates: 16°22′N 120°41′E / 16.367°N 120.683°ECoordinates: 16°22′N 120°41′E / 16.367°N 120.683°E | ||
| Country |  Philippines |
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Benguet | |
| District | Lone Congressional District of Benguet | |
| Founded | 1950 | |
| Barangays | 16 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hon. Gregorio T. Abalos Jr. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.74 km2 (31.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 107,188 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2601 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Website | www.latrinidad.gov.ph | |
| Population Census of La Trinidad | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1995 | 63,089 | — |
| 2000 | 67,963 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 97,810 | 5.34% |
| 2010 | 107,188 | 3.1% |
La Trinidad is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Benguet. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 107,188 people.
The town currently holds the Guinness Book of record for baking the world's largest strawberry cake in 2004.[1][2]
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Geography and climate [edit]
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 1960s, its first Catholic School: San Jose High School.
- the first private tertiary educational institute in the BIMAK (Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Apayao, Kalinga) region, excluding Baguio City: Cordillera Career Development College
- Benguet National High School- MAIN
- H.O.P.E. Christian Academy
- Philippine Nazarene College (PNC), formerly known as Luzon Nazarene Bible College(LNBC)established in 1952. http://philnazcollege.edu.ph/pncwp/
- The Montessori Academy (TMA)
It is also a burial place of:
- Deodato Arellano (1844–1899), a Filipino patriot and one of the founders of the Katipunan.
History [edit]
In 1942, Japanese soldiers occupied La Trinidad, Benguet.
On May 3, 1945, The Filipino soldiers of the 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary, and the 66th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL liberated La Trinidad.
It was transformed into a full-fledged town from its former status as municipal district by virtue of Republic Act No. 531, approved June 16, 1950.[3]
Barangays [edit]
La Trinidad is subdivided into 16 barangays.
- Alapang
- Alno
- Ambiong
- Bahong
- Balili
- Beckel
- Bineng
- Betag
- Cruz
- Lubas
- Pico
- Poblacion
- Puguis
- Shilan
- Tawang
- Wangal
References [edit]
- ^ La Trinidad Prepares For Strawberry Festival
- ^ La Trinidad, Benguet - Geotayo Philippines
- ^ "An act to convert the municipal district of La Trinidad, subprovince of Benguet, Mountain Province, into a regular municipality to be known as the municipality of La Trinidad". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
External links [edit]
- Province of Benguet - La Trinidad
- Province of Benguet - La Trinidad
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
