page_title: Cordillera Administrative Region
section_title: Ethnic groups
hierarchical_section_title: Cordillera Administrative Region / Demographics / Ethnic groups
caption_attribution_description: English: Bontoc woman with a snake skeleton in her hair. Skeletons serve as a charm against lightning
context_page_description: Cordillera Administrative Region, also known as Cordillera Region, is an administrative region in the Philippines, situated within the island of Luzon. The only landlocked region in the insular country, it is bordered by the Ilocos Region to west and southwest, and by the Cagayan Valley Region to the north, east, and southeast. It is the least populous region in the Philippines, with a population less than that of the City of Manila.
  The region comprises six landlocked provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. The regional center is the highly urbanized city of Baguio.
  The landlocked region, officially created on July 15, 1987, covers most of the Cordillera Central mountains of Luzon, and is home to numerous ethnic peoples. The landlocked Nueva Vizcaya province has a majority-Igorot population, but was placed by the American colonial government in the Cagayan Valley region instead during the early 20th century.
context_section_description: Cordillera is home to many ethnic tribes living on the Cordillera mountain range. They are commonly referred to as the Igorot.
caption: A Bontoc woman with a snake skeleton in her hair. Skeletons serve as a charm against lightning.
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