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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.

Hungduan
Photo by Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio Source: Openverse Licence: CC BY 3.0
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What makes it special

  • Rice terraces with a pattern comparable to a spider web.
  • A living agricultural landscape of crops, water and settlements.
  • Part of Ifugao’s UNESCO-recognized terrace complexes.
Hungduan
Photo by Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY 2.0
Hungduan
Photo by Falinchao.jing Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Hungduan

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Amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces surrounding Batad village in Ifugao.

Ifugao’s terraces through Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan

The rice terraces of the Cordillera are not one single “Banaue landscape.” Choosing between Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan changes the physical demands, travel time and, above all, how you understand an agricultural system that still depends on water, forest, labour and community.

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Profile updated: 13/09/2026