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Sagada, Mountain Province
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Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 10,575 people in 2,158 households.
It is located 275 km. north of Manila, 100 km. from Baguio, and it is adjacent to Bontoc, the provincial capital.
Sagada is famous for its "hanging coffins". This is a traditional way of burying people that is not in use anymore. Not anyone was qualified to be buried this way; you had to, among other things, be married and have grandchildren.
In Sagada you can do trekking and explore both caves and waterfalls. To find a guide you register at the tourist-office in Sagada Proper (the main town) for a small fee. Down the road from the tourist-office is the Yoghurt House. They have homemade yoghurt and muesli that is wonderful. while in the upper street you can see log cabin a restaurant which the French chef usually cook during Saturdays.
Sagada is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
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- AENET Sagada
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- A Sagada Igorot's Personal Website
- Sagada Photos and Hanging Coffins
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