Mankayan | |
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| Municipality of Mankayan | |
 Lepanto Mines Airstrip | |
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| Motto: North to the Future of Benguet | |
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.svg)  Mankayan Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:16°51′24″N120°47′36″E / 16.8567°N 120.7933°E /16.8567; 120.7933 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Barangays | 12 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Frenzel A. Ayong |
| • Vice Mayor | Joseph Denver B. Tongacan |
| • Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
| • Electorate | 21,442 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.48 km2 (50.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,338 m (4,390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,214 m (7,264 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 666 m (2,185 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 38,647 |
| • Density | 296.19/km2 (767.13/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,288 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 205.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 484.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 157.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 55.59 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2608 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kankanaey language Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
Mankayan, officially theMunicipality of Mankayan (Ilocano:Ili ti Mankayan;Tagalog:Bayan ng Mankayan), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBenguet,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 38,647 people.[5]
The municipality is known as amining town, being the location of several mines, including the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company.[6][7]
The name "Mankayan" is derived fromNancayan, the Hispanic term of the native name of the place,Nangkayang (which means "high up in the mountain").[6][7]
Nangkayang was once a heavily forested area. The natives of the surrounding settlements ofPanat andBag-ongan mined gold through thelabon system, after its reported discovery in a river. Copper was later discovered by the end of the 16th century inKamangga-an (location of present-day Lepanto).[7]
By the 1800s, theSpanish colonial government sent expeditions to survey the mines. On February 3, 1850, an expedition led by engineerDon Antonio Hernandez confirmed the presence of copper in Mankayan.
In 1852, Lepanto was established by the Spanish as acomandancia politico-militar,[7][8] composed of severalrancherias which included Mankayan.[6]
Seven different mines were discovered in the Mankayan-Suyoc region during Admiral Pedro Durán de Monforte's 1667 expedition, and Simón de Anda's administration (1770–1776) mentionedIgorot copperware. In 1833, Galvey sent ore samples from Gambang ("copper"), Suyoc, and Mankayan, to the governor. The first Spanish mining claim on the Cordillera was made by Tomás Balbas y Castro on 26 March 1856,[9] and established a mining company called theSociedad Minero-Metalurgica Cantabro Filipino de Mancayan.[6] The company ceased operations in 1875.[7]
Under the American rule, Mankayan remained under the jurisdiction of Lepanto, and laterLepanto-Bontoc until the latter's dissolution. Mankayan was later annexed to the sub-province of Benguet as a municipal district in 1913.[6][7]
The mining boom in Mankayan began in 1933, with American Victor Lednickey establishing theLepanto Consolidated Mining Company on September 26, 1936.[6][7]
In 1942, following the outbreak of the war, the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company, together with theSuyoc Consolidated Mining Company, were taken over by the JapaneseMitsui Mining Company, which renamed the mines into "Mitsui Mankayan Copper Mines". The Mitsui Company controlled the mines until 1945.[6][7][10]
After the war, the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company resumed the mining operations.[6][7]
Mankayan was converted from a municipal district into aregular municipality on June 16, 1955, by virtue ofRepublic Act 1302.[11][12]
In 2018, in order to preserve the highly artisticgangsa-making intangible heritage of the Mankayan elders, the cultural masters of the town converged and began teaching the younger generations the process and importance of gangsa-making to their way of life, effectively preserving indigenous gong culture in the town.[13]
Mankayan is on the north-western tip of Benguet. It is bordered byBakun on the west,Buguias on the southeast,Tadian andBauko on the east, andCervantes on the north-west.
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 130.48 square kilometres (50.38 sq mi) [14] constituting4.71% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.
Mankayan is situated 87.99 kilometres (54.67 mi) from the provincial capitalLa Trinidad, and 340.92 kilometres (211.84 mi) from the country's capital ofManila.
Mankayan is politically subdivided into 12barangays.[15] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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| 2024[16] | 2010[17] | |||||
| 141111001 | Balili | 22.1% | 8,547 | 6,236 | ▴ | 2.19% |
| 141111002 | Bedbed | 2.9% | 1,113 | 864 | ▴ | 1.75% |
| 141111003 | Bulalacao | 8.7% | 3,362 | 3,349 | ▴ | 0.03% |
| 141111004 | Cabiten | 5.5% | 2,128 | 1,854 | ▴ | 0.95% |
| 141111005 | Colalo | 4.2% | 1,632 | 1,232 | ▴ | 1.95% |
| 141111006 | Guinaoang | 5.7% | 2,212 | 1,855 | ▴ | 1.22% |
| 141111008 | Paco | 12.5% | 4,844 | 6,035 | ▾ | −1.50% |
| 141111009 | Palasaan | 7.7% | 2,971 | 2,348 | ▴ | 1.63% |
| 141111010 | Poblacion | 5.7% | 2,196 | 3,084 | ▾ | −2.30% |
| 141111011 | Sapid | 7.4% | 2,878 | 3,271 | ▾ | −0.87% |
| 141111012 | Tabio | 9.2% | 3,566 | 3,792 | ▾ | −0.42% |
| 141111013 | Taneg | 4.6% | 1,784 | 1,666 | ▴ | 0.47% |
| Total | 38,647 | 37,233 | ▴ | 0.26% | ||
| Climate data for Mankayan, Benguet | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 15 (59) | 17 (63) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 17 (63) | 16 (61) | 15 (59) | 16 (61) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 46 (1.8) | 63 (2.5) | 117 (4.6) | 402 (15.8) | 400 (15.7) | 441 (17.4) | 471 (18.5) | 440 (17.3) | 258 (10.2) | 94 (3.7) | 68 (2.7) | 2,835 (111.6) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 237.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[18] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 118 | — |
| 1918 | 2,977 | +24.01% |
| 1939 | 6,865 | +4.06% |
| 1948 | 5,742 | −1.97% |
| 1960 | 13,812 | +7.59% |
| 1970 | 21,780 | +4.65% |
| 1975 | 24,123 | +2.07% |
| 1980 | 25,684 | +1.26% |
| 1990 | 32,889 | +2.50% |
| 1995 | 34,699 | +1.01% |
| 2000 | 34,502 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 34,563 | +0.02% |
| 2010 | 35,586 | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 35,953 | +0.20% |
| 2020 | 37,233 | +0.74% |
| 2024 | 38,647 | +0.90% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[19][20][17][21][22] | ||
In the 2020 census, Mankayan had a population of 37,233.[23] The population density was 290 inhabitants per square kilometre (750/sq mi).
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Poverty incidence of Mankayan
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Mankayan, belonging to thelone congressional district of the province ofBenguet, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
| Position | Name |
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| Congressman | Nestor B. Fongwan[a] Eric G. Yap(since January 20, 2020)[34] |
| Mayor | Frenzel A. Ayong |
| Vice-Mayor | Joseph Denver B. Tongacan |
| Councilors | Aldrin S. Camiling |
| Julio Joey C. Culliao | |
| Baylon P. Galuten | |
| Balodoy M. Totanes | |
| Hector B. Gacita | |
| Alejandro N. Wagian | |
| Norberto N. Anasan | |
| Alexander A. Dapiawen |
The Mankayan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[35]
As of 2014, Mankayan has 35publicelementary schools and 9 publicsecondary schools.[36][37][38]
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