Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Type | region |
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Island group | Luzon |
Provinces | 6 |
Cities | 2 |
Municipalities | 75 |
Barangays | 1,178 |
Coastal/Landlocked | landlocked |
Marine waterbodies | none (landlocked) |
Area (2013) | 198.18 km2 (7651.82 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | 1,797,660 |
Density (2020) | 91 / km2 (235 / sq mi) |
Cordillera Administrative Region, officially designated as CAR, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northern-central section of Luzon. It covers 6 provinces, namely, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional center is the City of Baguio.
Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,797,660. This represented 2.89% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 1.65% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 91 inhabitants per square kilometer or 235 inhabitants per square mile.
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Cordillera Administrative Region is bordered on the East by the Cagayan Valley, and West by the Ilocos Region.
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Local government units
Cordillera Administrative Region has 6 provinces, 75 municipalities, and 2 cities (1 of which is a highly urbanized city administered independently from any province). The total number of barangays in the region is 1,178.
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Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | City count | Mun count | Brgy count |
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Abra | province | 250,985 | 241,160 | 0.84% | 4,199.72 | 60 | 0 | 27 | 303 |
Apayao | province | 124,366 | 119,184 | 0.90% | 4,502.33 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 133 |
Baguio | city (HUC), regional center | 366,358 | 345,366 | 1.25% | 57.51 | 6,370 | – | – | 129 |
Benguet | province | 460,683 | 444,224 | 0.77% | 2,769.08 | 166 | 0 | 13 | 140 |
Ifugao | province | 207,498 | 202,802 | 0.48% | 2,618.01 | 79 | 0 | 11 | 176 |
Kalinga | province | 229,570 | 212,680 | 1.62% | 3,282.04 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 153 |
Mountain Province | province | 158,200 | 154,590 | 0.49% | 2,389.43 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 144 |
Cordillera Administrative Region Total | 1,797,660 | 1,722,006 | 0.91% | 19,818.12 | 91 | 2 | 75 | 1,178 |
Demographics
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cordillera Administrative Region is 5 to 9, with 180,804 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 16,591 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 34,589 | 2.01% |
1 to 4 | 144,843 | 8.41% |
5 to 9 | 180,804 | 10.50% |
10 to 14 | 176,388 | 10.24% |
15 to 19 | 179,349 | 10.42% |
20 to 24 | 175,450 | 10.19% |
25 to 29 | 150,426 | 8.74% |
30 to 34 | 126,185 | 7.33% |
35 to 39 | 108,324 | 6.29% |
40 to 44 | 90,559 | 5.26% |
45 to 49 | 85,083 | 4.94% |
50 to 54 | 74,845 | 4.35% |
55 to 59 | 62,068 | 3.60% |
60 to 64 | 46,194 | 2.68% |
65 to 69 | 31,675 | 1.84% |
70 to 74 | 21,059 | 1.22% |
75 to 79 | 16,591 | 0.96% |
80 and over | 17,574 | 1.02% |
Total | 1,722,006 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Cordillera Administrative Region grew from 145,186 in 1903 to 1,797,660 in 2020, an increase of 1,652,474 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.91%, or an increase of 75,654 people, from the previous population of 1,722,006 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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145,186 | – | |
267,041 | 3.92% | |
384,654 | 1.84% | |
364,720 | -0.54% | |
551,032 | 3.70% | |
730,906 | 2.80% | |
811,103 | 2.11% | |
914,432 | 2.43% | |
1,146,191 | 2.29% | |
1,254,838 | 1.71% | |
1,365,220 | 1.82% | |
1,520,847 | 1.50% | |
1,616,867 | 2.25% | |
1,722,006 | 1.21% | |
1,797,660 | 0.91% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cordillera Administrative Region for the year 2019 was 1,013,418.
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.