Let me just get this straight.
Baguio City is NOT the capital of Benguet Province, La Trinidad is.
The municipality of La Trinidad was labeled the Salad Bowl of the Philippines because the famous "Baguio vegetables" are actually cultivated there. Yes, even the strawberries, coffee and "Baguio walis" are all from Benguet.
The mislabeling of the produce being identified with Baguio is attributed to tourists who avail of the said goods in the famous Baguio City Market.
If you look at it, Baguio being more popular than its neighboring towns functions as the marketing arm.
The local government of Baguio and Benguet are distinct and separate. However, Baguio City is situated within the area of Benguet Province. You cannot enter Baguio City without passing through Benguet.
The earliest settlers in Baguio are the Ibalois not the Ilocanos. The Ibaloi (or Nabaloi) group is one of the two ethnolingual groups in Benguet the other is the Kankana-ey tribe. These two sub-tribes are included in the more general tribal group called Igorots.
The municipalities of Benguet are, Atok, Bakun, Bokod, Buguias, Mankayan, Tuba, Sablan, Kapangan, Kabayan, Kibungan, Tublay, Itogon, La Trinidad.
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