Kibungan
', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.
Geography
Kibungan is at the northwestern section of Benguet. It is bounded by Bakun on the north, Buguias on the mid-east, Kabayan on the southeast, Atok and Kapangan on the south, and Sugpon on the mid-west.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Benguet.
Kibungan has seven barangays namely; Sagpat, Poblacion, Palina, Tacadang, Madaymen, Badeo, and Lubo. Barangay Sagpat and Lubo produces sayote as their main crop, sayote was tagged the "hanging gold". Barangay Madaymen and Palina also produces varieties of vegetables like cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and more. Barangay Tacadang and Badeo is not accessible by vehicle because of the rocky mountains and its hard to construct road.
Kibungan is known in the province of Benguet as the town with unique mountains often mistaken to resemble those of Switzerland. Deep ravines and cliffs separate and isolate many sitios and some barangays. Although some plateaus, hills and small valleys can be seen in the locality, Kibungan is dominantly mountainous.
The municipality is within a cool highland mountainous zone with elevations at more than above sea level. During its coolest months of December to January, Barangay Madaymen experiences chilling temperature of, causing the famous Frost of Madaymen.
The municipality is located north of Baguio.
Barangays
Kibungan is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.Climate
Demographics
In the, had a population of. The population density was.Tourism
- Les-eng Rice Terraces: These terraces can be reached after 6-hour hike through lush pine forests in Barangay Tacadang.
- Mayos River: located at the north-eastern part of Barangay Poblacion. It is approximately in length and is about away from Poblacion Proper. The river originates from ridges of nearby Barangays Madaymen, Palina and Tacadang; and supplies water to rice paddies and vegetable farms along the vicinity.
- Palina Rice Terraces: In Barangay Palina at the foot of Mount Kilkili, believed to be a former volcano because of its conical shape. It was constructed following a century-old system of rice terraces built with stone walls and neatly arranged one after the other. The rice terraces are at their best in December and June when the rice paddies turn golden yellow, near harvest time. The Palina rice terraces is known as the municipality’s rice granary.
- Lubo Lake: It was an open pit abandoned by the BONENG MINES operated by the WMC due to bankruptcy. The pit was filled with water in the early 2001 due continues rains and typhoons and no way to go out.
- A road network links the area to the town proper and other barangays but public transport vehicles are limited.
- Tacadang Hiking Circuit
Education
Public schools
As of 2014, Kibungan has 24 public elementary schools and 3 public secondary schools.| School | Barangay |
| Badeo Barrio School | Badeo |
| Batangan Elementary School | Tacadang |
| Bekes Elementary School | Tacadang |
| Camilo Lucaben Elementary School | Madaymen |
| Enrique Jose Elementary School | Madaymen |
| Es-Esa Soblino Alodos Elementary School | Tacadang |
| Ewa-Bokes Elementary School | |
| Gasal Barrio School | Lubo |
| Kibungan Central School | Poblacion |
| Lanipew Barrio School | Tacadang |
| Legleg Barrio School | Palina |
| Les-eng Primary School | Tacadang |
| Lubo Elementary School | Lubo |
| Mocgao Elementary School | Badeo |
| Napsong Barrio School | Madaymen |
| Pakpakitan Elementary School | Madaymen |
| Palina Elementary School | Palina |
| Polis Barrio School | Poblacion |
| Saddle Elementary School | Sagpat |
| Sagpat Elementary School | Sagpat |
| Sapdaan Primary School | Sagpat |
| Tabbac Barrio School | Palina |
| Tableo Barrio School | Badeo |
| Tonguey-Nalusbo Primary School | Madaymen |
| School | Barangay |
| Kibungan National High School | Poblacion |
| Madaymen National High School | Madaymen |
| Tacadang National High School | Tacadang |