Natonin, Mountain Province

Natonin
Municipality
Official seal of Natonin Seal
{{#property:P242}} Map of Mountain Province showing the location of Natonin
Natonin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	[[{{#property:P131}}]]
District	Lone District
Barangays	11
Government
• Mayor	Mateo L. Chiyawan
Area
• Total	252.00 km2 (97.30 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,048
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	4th class

Natonin is a fourth class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 10,048 people.

Geography

The municipality is very mountainous, with very little level ground lending itself to agriculture. The barangays are geographically isolated by high (700m) mountains covered in jungle.

Barangays

Natonin is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

• Alunogan
• Balangao
• Banao
• Banawel
• Butac
• Maducayan
• Poblacion
• Saliok
• Santa Isabel
• Tonglayan
• Pudo

Demographics

Population census of Natonin
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	9,813	—
1995	8,997	−1.61%
2000	9,065	+0.16%
2007	9,431	+0.55%
2010	10,048	+2.33%
Source: National Statistics Office

The town is composed from people of two ethnic groups, the Balangaos and the Majukayongs. Most of the population refer to themselves as Igorots. The traditions and dialect of the Majukayongs are more closely related to Kalingan. It could be argued that the Majukayong are the southernmost Kalingan tribe. Headhunting was practiced in Maducayan as late as the mid-1930s, and was set aside in favor of Christianity and education after World War II.

Economy

The primary crop is rice, although a lack of arable land, lack of mechanization and no access to fertilizers limits the harvest to a subsistence level only. Families rely on small livestock populations to supplement the diet. Fruits and wild coffee are harvested from the forest. Poblacion boasts of numerous family ponds which raise tilapia for consumption. Due to the terrain, rice is planted on terraced fields. Locals consider the rice terraces of Natonin to be equal or surpassing those of Banaue to the south.

Transportation

Transportation throughout Natonin is largely undeveloped roads. The only paved roads (as of 2007) are in Poblacion proper. Roads frequently become impassable in the rainy seasons. Some barangays (notably Maducayan) are inaccessible by road. Maducayan lies one mile beyond a recent road extension from the center of Saliok to the western most situ of Saliok.

Tourism

Natonin have the following tourism sites:

• The Legendary Silent Mountain of Binaratan - located in Barangay Maducayan.
• The Apatan Rice Terraces
• The Balococ Waterfall
• The Naropaan Waterfall
• Tongalayan Rice Terraces
• Lagan river in Balangao

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information