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城市概覽

Geography Kalinga occupies over 3,200 km2 (1,200 sq mi) of land area, mostly mountainous terrain. The capital is Tabuk. The province occupies some of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Mountains. The province is bounded on the south by Mountain Province, on the west by Abra, to the north by Apayao and to the east by Cagayan and Isabela. It is predominantly inhabited by the Kalinga, an Igorot subgroup whose name means "enemy" in the language of the neighboring Ibanag people of Cagayan Valley.

Climate Kalinga's climate varies extensively. While the flat, grassy eastern plateau can be hot in summer, the western highlands have a more temperate climate due to its altitude. Many visit the province during the dry season between November and April, where temperatures are at its coolest and rainfall at its lowest. The rainy season is rather the same as with the rest of Luzon, but precipitation is somewhat higher. Heavy rain, especially those brought by typhoons, can cause seasonal road closures due to landslides and rockfalls.

History Archeological evidence suggests that Kalinga has long been settled as early as the prehistoric era, as seen by excavations of fossils from animals hunted down by humans in what is now Rizal town. Throughout the 17th to 19th centuries, the Spaniards based in Cagayan Valley tried to subjugate Kalinga with limited success. In retaliation, Kalinga tribes raided lowland villages and beheaded residents in headhunting raids. During the Philippine-American War, the town of Lubuagan briefly became the capital of the First Philippine Republic in 1900. The Americans occupied Kalinga shortly afterwards and turned it into a subdistrict of the Mountain Province encompassing much of the Cordillera region in 1908. In 1966, Kalinga was merged with Apayao subdistrict to became the province of Kalinga-Apayao. In the 1970s and 1980s, the area became a hotbed of rebellions led by the communist New People's Army and a Cordilleran separatist splinter group,

如何抵達

Kalinga is mainly accessed through roads from Tuguegarao in Cagayan. The nearest airport is also in Tuguegarao. Apart from Metro Manila, the main transport hubs leading to Kalinga include Baguio, Bontoc in Mountain Province and Tuguegarao. There are secondary roads linking Kalinga with Isabela, Santiago City via Mountain Province and Ifugao, Apayao, Laoag and Vigan via Abra and Baguio via Bontoc. Unlike other provinces, public transportation to Kalinga operates at an infrequent pace, with some transport companies offering only 1-2 daily trips to the province by transport companies and others operating a monopoly on select areas. There are direct bus services to Tabuk from Metro Manila, Baguio and Bontoc, while passenger vans to Tabuk can be taken from Tuguegarao.

當地交通

One can get around the province by public transportation such as jeepney, bus, and passenger van. Tricycles used between towns. Due to infrequent services, it is better to take a 4WD or any vehicle suitable for mountain roads. Many attractions are accessible following extended hikes.

必看景點

Most visitors come to Kalinga either to do whitewater rafting along the Chico River or see Balbalasang National Park, an overlooked and mostly unclimbed stretch of the Cordillera mountains. Since the 2010s, a growing trend is to go to the isolated village of Buscalan and have an tattoo from Whang-Od, a centenarian woman from of the Butbut tribe who is known as the last indigenous tattoo artist (mambabatok) in the Cordilleras, although she continues to train apprentices from the village. Kalinga is also known for its heritage villages of Naneng in Tabuk and Awichon in Lubuagan, offering visitors the chance to live like the natives.

體驗活動

Partake in cultural activities such as pounding rice, community dances and listening to the chants of the indigenous songs and epics.

美食

Like the rest of the Cordilleras, Kalinga cuisine is comprised of highland rice, starch vegetables and game.

飲品與夜生活

Rice wine is the native drink. Another famous, albeit expensive option is civet coffee, which is derived from coffee beans ingested by the Asian palm civet (musang) and expelled afterwards as part of their excrement, giving off a distinct aroma and flavor following fermentation in the animal's stomach.

住宿

The bulk of tourist accommodation is in Tabuk. Most accommodation consists of small inns, hostels or homestays.