Baguio City / Statistical Data
The city covers approximately 49 sqkms (19 sqmi) enclosed in a perimeter of 30.3 km (18mi). It shelters over 130,000 inhabitants (projection for 2000: 187,236) residing in 129 barangays. A 1988 report issued by the Department of Tourism states that, during the peak season, particularly during Lent, this number is increased three fold.
The cool climate, due to the city's elevation of about 950m (3135ft) to 1,650m (5445 ft) is one of Baguio's most important assets. The average temperature is approximately 8 degrees C (14 degrees F) lower than most metropolitan areas of the archipelago. The region is very wet during the rainy season which lasts from June to October. From November to January, rain falls only occasionally, and the city offers a refreshing contrast to the hot and humid climate of the lowlands. The lowest temperatures are recorded during this period (6.25 degrees Celsius was measured on January 18, 1961). The chilly winter nights offer a unique experience to sit around a fireplace in the evening, clad in a snug wool jacket and to enjoy the cozy warmth of a hot grog while watching the flames slowly devouring the cracking logs.
It is however during the summer months, March, April, and May that "Baguio lives up to its title as the summer capital of the Philippines", to cite a report of the Department of Tourism. Thousands of lowlanders settle temporarily in Baguio in a bid to escape the suffocating heat of their home towns.
As the city is not really tropical, it is not as preferred by tourists from the north of the globe as by locals. Many foreign visitors come to Baguio for just a short stay and then proceed to Bontoc and Banaue in the mountain provinces to see the rice terraces.
Another distinctive feature of the place is its fame as major site for congresses and conventions. Baguio hit the headlines in 1978 as the site of a world chess championship series.
Finally, Baguio is also famous for its faith healers. One of them, Jun Labo, was even elected mayor in 1988 but in 1989 stripped of the position for allegedly possessing Australian citizenship.
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