Tuba, Benguet
Tuba | |
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| Municipality of Tuba | |
Poblacion | |
| Nickname: Gateway to Baguio | |
Map of Benguet with Tuba highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°23′34″N 120°33′37″E / 16.3928°N 120.5603°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Clarita P. Sal-ongan |
| • Vice Mayor | Maria L. Carantes |
| • Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
| • Electorate | 26,532 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 295.97 km2 (114.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 48,312 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Households | 12,004 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 354 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 791.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 238.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 92.24 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2603 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kankanay Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Tuba, officially the Municipality of Tuba, (Ilocano: Ili ti Tuba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tuba), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,312 people.
Tuba is known as the "Gateway to Baguio", as the Asin–Nangalisan–San Pascual Road, Ben Palispis Highway or Marcos Highway, Kennon Road and Naguilian Road, four access highways of the adjacent city of Baguio, traverse the municipality.