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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.

Kiangan
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What makes it special

  • National Museum Cordillera, within the Kiangan Memorial Shrine grounds.
  • Ifugao objects connected with agriculture, fishing, domestic life and traditional houses.
  • Mayoyao Central and Nagacadan are among the complexes located in Kiangan.
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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