Kalinga

Province of Kalinga
Provincial seal of Kalinga
Map of the Philippines with Kalinga highlighted
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Capital	Tabuk
Divisions
- Independent cities	0
- Component cities	0
- Municipalities	8
- Barangays	152
- Congressional     districts	Lone district of Kalinga
Population
- Total (2007)	182,326 (70th out of 80) including independent cities: 182,326 (70th out of 80)
- Density	56.4/km² (76th out of 80) including independent cities: 56.4/km² (76th out of 80)
Area
- Total	3,231.3 km² (43rd out of 80) including independent cities: 3,231.3 km² (46th out of 80)
Founded	February 14, 1995
Spoken languages	Vernacular languages: Balangao, Butbut, Ga'dang, Limos, Lower Tanudan, Lubuagan, Mabaka, Madukayang, Southern Kalingan, Upper Tanudan. Market place language: Ilocano. Generic language: Kalinga. [1]
Governor	Floydelia Diasen (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)

Kalinga (IPA: [ka'liŋga]) is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until an ethnic/tribal war prompted separation.

Geography

Political

Kalinga is subdivided into 1 city and 7 municipalities. Tabuk was proclaimed a component city in 2007, but in November 2008 the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that its cityhood was unconstitutional.

Municipalities

Physical

The topography of Kalinga province is rugged and sloping with mountain peaks ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 meters in height. The province’s geographic feature on the western portion is characterized by sharp crested interlinking peaks of steep slopes, isolated flatlands, plateaus and valleys. The eastern portion is generally rolling and gradually sloping foothills.

The province is drained mainly by the Chico River with headwater originating from Mt. Province and empties into the Cagayan River.The Chico River has several tributaries: Bunog River in Tinglayan in the south, the Tanudan and Biga Rivers in the east, Pasil River in the middle, Mabaca and Saltan Rivers in the north. Several small lakes can also be found in Kalinga. These water resources if to be tapped could provide abundant sources for power generation, fishing, irrigation and for domestic use, but would destroy rice terraces, villages, livelihoods, and complete indigenous cultures.

The province enjoys an average temperature ranging from 17 to 22 degrees Celsius and Type 3 weather patterns. The dry season extends from November to April. The rest of the year is considered rainy. The heaviest rains usually occur in the months of July to October.

Large portion of the lower regions of the province are open grassland suitable for pasture, but the highlands have extensive areas of tropical rainforest and at higher elevation in the west, pine. Rizal and Tabuk with their flatlands are the biggest rice producers. Next in rice production are the mountainous areas – the rice terraces of Balbalan, Lubuagan, Pasil, Pinukpuk, Tinglayan, and Tanudan.

Culture

There are many sub tribes in the province. The strong sense of tribal membership and filial loyalty results in frequent tribal unrest and occasional outright war. Due to the mountainous terrain and warrior-culture of the people, the Kalingas were able to maintain their culture despite the attempted occupation of the Spaniards, Japanese, and Americans. Unknown to many, the last stand of President Emilio Aguinaldo (First President of the Philippines) was in this province, in Lubuagan, which he proclaimed the national capital, and where the Aguinaldo museum commemorates him and those events.

The people of Kalinga are the most extensive rice farmers of the Cordillera peoples, having been blessed with some of the most suitable land for both wet and dry rice farming. Except for the Ifugaos, the Kalingas are the most extensive terrace builders in the country. The Kalingas are also skilled potters with pot making concentrated in the lower Chico River Valley. They are also excellent in basket and loom weaving and metal works.

Gallery

Iconic northern Luzon highland axe has been closely identified, although not exclusively, with the Kalinga area.

Confluence of cultures. A Tinglayan warrior in training to be a Christian priest, with traditional Kalinga weaving draping traditional european icons. (2008)

References

External links

• 2007 Census
• Province of Kalinga website

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Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°15′E / 17.75°N 121.25°E / 17.75; 121.25