Metro Baguio
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Metro Baguio, also known as BLISTT, is an agglomeration of the city of Baguio and five municipalities of the Philippine province of Benguet, namely: La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba, and Tublay.
Metro Baguio
BLISTT | |
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Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
Province | Benguet |
Established | April 11, 2004 |
Metropolitan Center | Baguio |
City/Municipality | |
Government | |
• Type | Council |
• Chairman | Benjamin Magalong (mayor of Baguio) |
• Co-Chairman | Arthur Baldo (mayor of Sablan) |
• Treasurer | Edna Tabanda (mayor of La Trinidad) |
• Secretary | Ruben Paoad (mayor of Tublay) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,094.79 km2 (422.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 500 to 1,850 m (1,500 to 6,069 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 644,589 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Area Code | +63 74 |
Long proposed and supported by the NEDA-Regional Development Council-Cordillera,[2] it was previously defined between 2007 and 2017 as one of twelve metropolitan areas in the Philippines.[3][4] The original "BLIST" long existed as a concept since its inception in August 1990, a month after the 1990 earthquake which devastated the city of Baguio and other surrounding areas,[5] and only existed as an informal reference to the area. The concept was later amended into "BLISTT" in 2009, which included the municipality of Tublay, despite not being adjacent to the city of Baguio.[5] It was officially established after a signing of a memorandum of agreement by the mayors of the component local government units.[6]