Luzon

CAR

Region in the Luzon Island Group

Cordillera Administrative Region, also known as CAR, is a region of the Philippines, located in Luzon. It has a population of 1,797,660 as of the 2020 Census, and a land area of 19,818.12 square kilometers.

The region is composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province, and the highly-urbanized city of Baguio City. Its regional center is Baguio City.

In the 2022 elections, the region had 1,077,900 registered voters.

Population	1,722,006 (2015) 1,797,660 (2020)

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Provinces & Independent Cities in CAR

Latest News On CAR

They came home to the Cordillera and found more than they expected

They came home to the Cordillera and found more than they expected

For Cordillerans returning from overseas, a four-day journey becomes a chance to rediscover their roots, meeting the people who keep the region’s culture, farms, and communities alive

Nov 1, 2026 8:00 AM PHT

After 14 years, P1.49-billion Ifugao irrigation project finally opens

After 14 years, P1.49-billion Ifugao irrigation project finally opens

Oct 27, 2026 8:55 AM PHT

Where Philippine ducks gather, Apayao’s wild riches come into view

Where Philippine ducks gather, Apayao’s wild riches come into view

Oct 25, 2026 10:00 AM PHT

When the Ifugao rice terraces rest

When the Ifugao rice terraces rest

Oct 24, 2026 8:00 AM PHT

When the Cordillera danced down Session Road

When the Cordillera danced down Session Road

Oct 18, 2026 4:13 PM PHT

Opinion

[Time Trowel] The Ifugao landscape that Marcos and Palafox’s master plan needs to understand

[Time Trowel] The Ifugao landscape that Marcos and Palafox’s master plan needs to understand

Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM PHT

[Time Trowel] When assumptions become history in the Ifugao rice terraces

Philippine history

[Time Trowel] When assumptions become history in the Ifugao rice terraces

May 24, 2026 12:00 PM PHT

[Time Trowel] The power to define history is shifting back to communities

Philippine history

[Time Trowel] The power to define history is shifting back to communities

Apr 26, 2026 12:00 PM PHT

[Time Trowel] When ‘traditional’ weddings put culture on display

[Time Trowel] When ‘traditional’ weddings put culture on display

Feb 15, 2026 11:00 AM PHT

[Time Trowel] Seriously, let go of the myth about the Ifugao Rice Terraces’ age

Cordillera Administrative Region

[Time Trowel] Seriously, let go of the myth about the Ifugao Rice Terraces’ age

Oct 12, 2025 8:00 PM PHT

[OPINION] Why we didn’t engage trolls about the rice terraces

[OPINION] Why we didn’t engage trolls about the rice terraces

Aug 1, 2025 11:00 AM PHT

[Time Trowel] The Ifugao Rice Terraces are not 2,000 years old

[Time Trowel] The Ifugao Rice Terraces are not 2,000 years old

Jul 20, 2025 11:00 AM PHT

[Vantage Point] Sobrepeña takes Camp John Hay to the cleaners

[Vantage Point] Sobrepeña takes Camp John Hay to the cleaners

Jul 17, 2025 7:00 AM PHT