page_title: Kibungan
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Kibungan / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Domestic cattles owned by locals at a quaint grassland used for cow grazing.
context_page_description: Kibungan, officially the Municipality of Kibungan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,292 people.
context_section_description: Les-eng Rice Terraces: These terraces can be reached after 6-hour hike through lush pine forests in Barangay Tacadang.
  Mayos River: located at the north-eastern part of Barangay Poblacion. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length and is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Poblacion Proper. The river originates from ridges of nearby Barangays Madaymen, Palina and Tacadang; and supplies water to rice paddies and vegetable farms along the vicinity.
  Palina Rice Terraces: In Barangay Palina at the foot of Mount Kilkili, believed to be a former volcano because of its conical shape. It was constructed following a century-old system of rice terraces built with stone walls and neatly arranged one after the other. The rice terraces are at their best in December and June when the rice paddies turn golden yellow, near harvest time. The Palina rice terraces is known as the municipality’s rice granary.
  Lubo Lake: It was an open pit abandoned by the BONENG MINES operated by the WMC due to bankruptcy. The pit was filled with water in the early 2001 due continues rains and typhoons and no way to go out.
  A road network links the area to the town proper and other barangays but public transport vehicles are limited.
  Tacadang Hiking Circuit
  In order to promote the uniqueness of the municipality's ecotourism, the people want the tag "Switzerland of Benguet" removed as of 2007. The tag was created in good faith as the municipality is a mountainous region and has a cool climate that is associated with Switzerland. However, this gives the wrong impression that the municipality has snow-covered peaks for skiing.
caption: Cattles with a view of the Cordillera Mountain Range
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