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This article is about the Philippine province. For the historical kingdom in India, see Kalinga (India).

Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Province of Kalinga
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Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Capital: Tabuk Founded: February 14, 1995 Population: 2000 census- 174,023 ( 11th smallest) Density- 56 per kmē ( 6th lowest) Area: 3,119.7 kmē ( 42nd largest) Divisions: Highly urbanized cities- 0 Component cities-0

Municipalities- 8 Barangays- 152 Congressional districts- 1 Languages: Iloko, Tagalog Governor: Dominador T. Belac (2004-2007) 


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People and culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Kalinga is subdivided into 8 municipalities.

Municipalities

Physical

History

It is said that in the Ibanag and Gaddang languages, Kalinga comes from the common noun “kalinga” which means “Enemy”, “Fighter”, or “headhunter”. The inhabitants of Cagayan and Isabela considered the Kalinga as enemies since they conducted headhunting attacks on Ibanag and Gaddang territories. As such, the name is considered a misnomer since it has no geographic or ethnic basis. Yet the term has become the official ethnic name accepted even by the natives themselves.

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Municipalities of Kalinga
Balbalan | Lubuagan | Pasil | Pinukpuk | Rizal | Tabuk | Tanudan | Tinglayan

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region: Ilocos Norte | Ilocos Sur | La Union | Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley: Batanes | Cagayan | Isabela | Nueva Vizcaya | Quirino
Central Luzon: Aurora | Bataan | Bulacan | Nueva Ecija | Pampanga | Tarlac | Zambales
CALABARZON: Batangas | Cavite | Laguna | Quezon | Rizal
MIMAROPA: Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Romblon
Bicol Region: Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region: Abra | Apayao | Benguet | Ifugao | Kalinga | Mountain Province
Metro Manila: No provinces