La Trinidad (Benguet)
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Community of La Trinidad Bayan ng La Trinidad Ili ti La Trinidad |
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| Location of La Trinidad in the Benguet province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Cordillera administrative region | ||
| Province : | Benguet | ||
| Barangays : | 16 | ||
| District: | 2. District of Benguet | ||
| PSGC : | 141110000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 13,658 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 129,133 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 1561 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 82.74 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 16 ° 21 ′ N , 120 ° 35 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 2601 | ||
| Area code : | +63 2 | ||
| Mayor : | Artemio Galwan | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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La Trinidad is a municipality in the Philippines in the Benguet Province . La Trinidad is the seat of the provincial government of the Benguet province.
geography
La Trinidad is 3 km north of Baguio City and 256 km north of Manila . The municipality borders Tublay to the north, Baguio City to the south and Sablan and Tuba to the west . The land area is 82.74 km², which corresponds to 3.16% of the area of the province of Benguet. The terrain is mountainous with many springs, rivers and streams. The bottom of the valley in La Trinidad is 1300 m above sea level. The altitude in the municipality ranges from 500 m above sea level to 1700 m above sea level.
climate
La Trinidad belongs to the area of the Type I climate according to the classification of the Corona system , with pronounced dry season and rainy season. The dry season lasts from November to April, the rainy season from May to October. The temperatures are cool. The lowest average temperature is measured in January at 11.7 ° C, and the highest at 23.2 ° C in March, April and May. The annual average temperature is 18.6 ° C. Most of the precipitation with an average of 851 mm falls in August.
Barangays
La Trinidad is politically divided into 16 barangays . The largest Baranggay are Wangal with 11.16 km², Puguis with 10.22 km² and Alno with 9.58 km². The smallest Baranggay is Cruz with 0.57 km².
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