Sagada
Sagada
Ganduyan | |
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| Municipality of Sagada | |
Sagada in 2022 | |
| Motto: Ipey as Nan Gawis | |
| Anthem: Sagada Hymn | |
Map of Mountain Province with Sagada highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°05′03″N 120°54′03″E / 17.0842°N 120.9008°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Mountain Province |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Felicito O. Dula |
| • Vice Mayor | David T. Buyagan |
| • Representative | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
| • Electorate | 9,030 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.32 km2 (32.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,472 m (4,829 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,374 m (7,789 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 11,510 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,798 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 19.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 118.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 370.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 85.66 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 188.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2619 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Bontoc Balangao Ilocano Tagalog Applai Kankanaey |
| Major religions | Episcopal Church of the Philippines |
| Website | sagada |
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Sagada, officially the Municipality of Sagada (Bontok: Ili nan Sagada; Balangao: Babley hen Sagada; Kankanaey: Ili di Sagada; Ilocano: Ili ti Sagada; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sagada; Spanish: Municipio de Sagada) is a municipality in Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,510 people.
Sagada is famous for its hanging coffins. This is a traditional way of burying people that is still utilized. The elderly carve their own coffins out of hollowed logs. If they are too weak or ill, their families prepare their coffins instead. The dead are placed inside their coffins (sometimes breaking their bones in the process of fitting them in), and the coffins are brought to a cave for burial. The Sagada people have been practicing such burials for over 2,000 years, however, not everyone is qualified to be buried this way; among other things, one had to have been married and had grandchildren.
Popular activities include trekking, exploring both caves and waterfalls, spelunking, bonfires, picnics, rappelling, visiting historical sites, nature hikes, and participating in tribal celebrations. Guides can be found upon registration at the tourist-office in Sagada Proper (the main town) for a small fee. Most of the guides are natives, also known as Kankanaey.