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Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

CapitalManila
RegionSouth-Eastern Asia
CurrencyPHP
Official languagesEnglish, Filipino
Access to the seaYes
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Bangaan village set among rice terraces in Ifugao.
Philippines · City or town

Banaue

Banaue is a base for approaching Ifugao’s agricultural landscapes, but it does not contain all of the region’s terrace groups. Batad and Bangaan are in Banaue; the experience combines villages, rice fields, water and steep trails.

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Amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces surrounding Batad village in Ifugao.
Philippines · Place of interest

Batad

Batad is an Ifugao rice-terrace area shaped like a semicircular bowl, with the village at its base. Seeing the landscape from within requires descents, climbs, stone steps and enough time for a demanding walk.

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Hungduan
Philippines · City or town

Hungduan

A municipality in Ifugao included among the five agricultural terrace complexes covered by the UNESCO inscription. Hungduan is distinguished by a layout compared by the organization to a spider web, within a lived and cultivated landscape.

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Kiangan
Philippines · City or town

Kiangan

A municipality in Ifugao that adds historical and museum context to the terrace landscape. Kiangan is home to the National Museum Cordillera, located within the Kiangan Memorial Shrine grounds, and includes the area where other inscribed complexes are found.

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