Mankayan
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Mankayan, officially the Municipality of Mankayan (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 38,647 people.[5]
The municipality is known as a mining town, being the location of several mines, including the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company.[6][7]
Etymology
The name "Mankayan" is derived from Nancayan, the Hispanic term of the native name of the place, Nangkayang (which means "high up in the mountain").[6][7]
History
Pre-colonial period
Nangkayang was once a heavily forested area. The natives of the surrounding settlements of Panat and Bag-ongan mined gold through the labon system, after its reported discovery in a river. Copper was later discovered by the end of the 16th century in Kamangga-an (location of present-day Lepanto).[7]
Spanish period
By the 1800s, the Spanish colonial government sent expeditions to survey the mines. On February 3, 1850, an expedition led by engineer Don Antonio Hernandez confirmed the presence of copper in Mankayan.
In 1852, Lepanto was established by the Spanish as a comandancia politico-militar,[7][8] composed of several rancherias 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) mentioned Igorot 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 the Sociedad Minero-Metalurgica Cantabro Filipino de Mancayan.[6] The company ceased operations in 1875.[7]
American period
Under the American rule, Mankayan remained under the jurisdiction of Lepanto, and later Lepanto-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 the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company on September 26, 1936.[6][7]
Second World War
In 1942, following the outbreak of the war, the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company, together with the Suyoc Consolidated Mining Company, were taken over by the Japanese Mitsui Mining Company, which renamed the mines into "Mitsui Mankayan Copper Mines". The Mitsui Company controlled the mines until 1945.[6][7][10]
Post-war era
After the war, the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company resumed the mining operations.[6][7]
Mankayan was converted from a municipal district into a regular municipality on June 16, 1955, by virtue of Republic Act 1302.[11][12]
In 2018, in order to preserve the highly artistic gangsa-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]
Geography
Mankayan is on the north-western tip of Benguet. It is bordered by Bakun on the west, Buguias on the southeast, Tadian and Bauko on the east, and Cervantes on the north-west.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 130.48 square kilometres (50.38 sq mi)PSGC unknownTemplate:EditAtWikidata Template:Preview warning constituting Script error: No such module "Percentage". 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 capital La Trinidad, and 340.92 kilometres (211.84 mi) from the country's capital of Manila.
Barangays
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Climate
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Demographics
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In the 2024 census, Mankayan had a population of 38,647 people.[19] The population density was 300 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).
Economy
Government
Local government
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Elected officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Eric Go Yap |
| Mayor | Cesar D. Pasiwen |
| Vice-Mayor | Aldrin S. Camiling |
| Councilors | Jeston S. Balong-angey |
| Ambino T. Padawi | |
| Dick P. Tip-ac | |
| Alexander A. Dapiawen | |
| Reynald K. Manuit | |
| Camilo C. Muñoz | |
| Pacito K. Donato | |
| Lloyd Mattgarette B. Luspian |
Education
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.[21]
Public schools
As of 2014, Mankayan has 35 public elementary schools and 9 public secondary schools.[22][23][24]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". psa.gov.ph. July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Municipality of Mankayan". Province of Benguet (official website). Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Municipality of Mankayan, Benguet". Department of the Interior and Local Government - Cordillera Administrative Region (official website). 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History: Benguet Province". Province of Benguet (official website). Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scott, William (1974). The Discovery of the Igorots. Quezon City: New Day Publishers. pp. 57–60, 245–246. ISBN 9711000873.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bagamaspad, Anavic; Hamada-Pawid, Zenaida (1985). A People's History of Benguet. Baguio Printing & Publishing Company, Inc. p. 299.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."R.A. No. 1302: An Act to Convert the Municipal District of Mankayan, Sub-province of Benguet, Mountain Province, into a Municipality". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."R.A. No. 1302: An Act to Convert the Municipal District of Mankayan, Sub-province of Benguet, Mountain Province, into a Municipality". PhilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."News". Philippine Information Agency.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mankayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2025 National and Local Elections". Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Masterlist of Public Elementary Schools for the School year 2012- 2013". Department of Education (Philippines), July 15, 2013. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Masterlist of Secondary Schools (School Year 2013- 2014)". Department of Education (Philippines), July 4, 2013. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Masterlist of Public Schools SY 2013-2014". Department of Education (Philippines), 22 October 2014. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External links
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