City of Baguio
The City of Baguio (Ilokano: Ciudad ti Baguio; Filipino: Lungsod ng Baguio) is a
1st class highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio
City was established by Americans in 1900 and created by the Philippine Assembly
as the Summer Capital of the Philippines on June 1, 1903. There is a
presidential mansion, and supreme court and legislative offices in Baguio.
Baguio is the seat of government of the Cordillera Administrative Region. The
name of the city is derived from the word bagiw in Ibaloi, the indigenous
language of the Benguet Region, meaning 'moss'. The city is at an altitude of
approximately 1500 meters (5100 feet) in a moist tropical pine forest conducive
to the growth of mossy plants and orchids.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 252,386 in 52,302
households.
