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Kalinga Province Geography
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Kalinga Province Geography

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What are the biggest rice producers in the province?

  • Pasuil, Tabuk, and Lubuagan
  • Rizal and Tabuk (correct)
  • Balbalan, Pinukpuk, and Rizal
  • Lubuagan, Pasil, and Pinukpuk
  • What is the classification of the municipality of Balbalan?

  • Sixth-class municipality
  • Third-class municipality
  • Fifth-class municipality (correct)
  • Fourth-class municipality
  • What is unique about Pasil?

  • It is the provincial capital
  • It has an extinct volcano (correct)
  • It has the richest soil potential
  • It has the biggest deposits of gold
  • What is the meaning of the archaic term 'LUBUAGANON'?

    <p>Wallowing place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Lubuagan converted into a regular municipality?

    <p>June 25, 1963</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential use of Pasil?

    <p>Tourism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general topography of the eastern part of Kalinga?

    <p>Rolling with gradually sloping foothills and floodplains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total area of Kalinga in square kilometers?

    <p>3,231.25 sq km</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of landform is suitable for pasture in Kalinga?

    <p>Open grassland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the location of Mountain Province in relation to Kalinga?

    <p>To the south</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the region where Kalinga is located?

    <p>Cordillera Region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the natural attractions found in Kalinga?

    <p>Waterfalls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Kalinga Province

    • Located in the northernmost section of the Cordillera Region
    • Bounded by Cagayan and Apayao in the north, Mt. Province in the south, and Abra in the west
    • Characterized by sharp-crested interlinking mountain peaks, steep slopes, isolated flat lands, plateau, and valleys

    Geography

    • Total area of 3,231.25 square kilometers (1,247.59 sq mi)
    • Lowlands are open grassland suitable for pasture
    • Highlands have extensive areas of tropical rainforest
    • Rizal and Tabuk are the biggest rice producers

    Municipalities

    Balbalan

    • Located in the northwestern portion of the province
    • Became a regular municipality on June 25, 1963
    • Has 14 barangays and is classified as a fifth-class municipality
    • Population is 99% Kalinga natives

    Lubuagan

    • Was once the provincial capital of Kalinga
    • Converted into a sixth-class regular municipality on June 25, 1963
    • Population is 90% native Kalingas and 10% Ilocanos and Tagalogs
    • Derived from the archaic term “LUBUAGANON” meaning wallowing place

    Pasil

    • Created from barangays of Balbalan and Lubuagan on June 18, 1966
    • Has the biggest deposits of gold, copper, silver, and other minerals in the entire province of Kalinga-Apayao
    • Has large volumes of Sulphur deposits and hot springs, as well as an extinct volcano
    • A potential tourist spot

    Pinukpuk

    • Organized as a municipal district in 1908 and converted into a sixth-class municipality in 1963
    • Bounded by Conner, Tabuk, and Balbalan
    • Has the richest soil potential and gentlest terrain among the interior municipalities
    • Abundant in narra trees, rattan, and other minor forest products

    Rizal

    • Created as a border municipality taken from Tabuk in June 1965
    • Bounded by Palca, Tuao, and Enrile Cagayan, Sta. Maria, Isabela, and Tabuk
    • Population is a mixture of natives and migrants

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