Baguio, officially the
City of Baguio (
Ibaloi:
Ciudad ni Bagiw; ; ; ) and often referred to as
Baguio City, is a highly urbanized city located in the province of
Benguet in northern
Luzon,island of the
Philippines. The city has become the center of business and commerce as well as the center of education in the entire Northern Luzon thereby becoming the seat of government of the
Cordillera Administrative Region (C.A.R.). According to the 2010 census, Baguio has a population of 318,676. Furthermore, The city of Baguio is rich in natural geosciences materials such as platinum, molybdenum, and quintorium