Bakong
Bakong is a hamlet in Itogon, Benguet, Luzon Cordilleras. Bakong is situated nearby to the hamlet Pagal, as well as near the neighborhood Kingstown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mines View Park and The Mansion.
Mines View Park
Park
Photo: Kaven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mines View Park is an overlook park on the northeastern outskirts of Baguio in the Philippines. Located on a land promontory 4 kilometres from downtown Baguio, the park overlooks the mining town of Itogon, particularly the abandoned gold and copper mines of the Benguet Corporation, and offers a glimpse of the Amburayan Valley.
The Mansion
Manor estate
Photo: Arius1998, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mansion, also known as Mansion House, is the official summer palace of the president of the Philippines, located in the summer capital of the country, Baguio, and situated around 5,000 feet asl in the Cordillera Central Range of northern Luzon. The Mansion is situated 3 km southwest of Bakong.
Mansion House
Memorial
Photo: Ryomaandres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mansion House is a memorial, which is situated 3 km southwest of Bakong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tublay and Baguio.
Tublay
Town
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Tublay, officially the Municipality of Tublay, is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,886 people. Tublay is situated 5 km north of Bakong.
Baguio
Photo: Noecarrillo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baguio is a highland city of 366,358 people in the province of Benguet, Philippines. Due to its cool mountain weather relative to the rest of the country, it is considered the "Summer Capital of the Philippines." The city is abundant in pine trees, so it is nicknamed the City of Pines.
La Trinidad
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La Trinidad is a small town which serves as the capital of the province of Benguet which is part of the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Tourists to the town mostly come from the neighboring city of Baguio.
Bakong
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Itogon, Benguet, Luzon Cordilleras, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.4294° or 16° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
120.64359° or 120° 38′ 37″ eastOpen location code
7Q82CJHV+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5335548381OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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