Bokod, Benguet

According to folklore, Bokod, once a heavily forested village, got its name from a man named Ebokot (or Ekbot), who introduced agricultural development to the area.{{cite web|title=Municipality of Bokod|url=http://www.benguet.gov.ph/index.php/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=784&Itemid=257|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111114636/http://www.benguet.gov.ph/index.php/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=784&Itemid=257|archive-date=11 November 2014|website=Province of Benguet (official website)|accessdate=19 January 2021}} Ebokot's name was associated with the village and was registered as a pueblo during the Spanish Regime.{{cite web|title=Municipality of Bokod, Benguet|url=http://www.dilgcar.com/index.php/lgu/car-profile/benguet/11-lgus/164-municipality-of-bokod-benguet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007112456/http://www.dilgcar.com/index.php/lgu/car-profile/benguet/11-lgus/164-municipality-of-bokod-benguet|archive-date=7 October 2014|website=Department of the Interior and Local Government - Cordillera Administrative Region|accessdate=1 November 2014}}

Bokod was established as one of the 19 townships of Benguet during the American Rule with the enactment of Act No. 48 on November 22, 1900.{{cite web|title=Facts & Figures: Benguet Province |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/rucar/fnf_benguet.htm |website=Philippine Statistics Authority - National Statistical Coordination Board - Cordillera Administrative Region |accessdate=19 January 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228070130/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/rucar/fnf_benguet.htm |archivedate=28 February 2016}}{{cite web|title=History: Benguet Province |url=http://www.benguet.gov.ph/index.php?Itemid=268 |website=Province of Benguet (official website) |accessdate=19 January 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019211257/http://www.benguet.gov.ph/index.php?Itemid=268 |archivedate=19 October 2014}}

On August 13, 1908, Benguet was established as a sub-province of the newly created Mountain Province with the enactment of Act No. 1876. As a result, six townships of Benguet were abolished, among them were Ambuklao and Daclan which were integrated into the township of Bokod.

Executive Order No. 24 dated March 23, 1910, signed by W. Cameroon Forbes created the township of Bokod.{{Cite web |title=Bokod Municipality Profile |url=https://bokodbenguet.gov.ph/municipal-profile/ |website=BokodBenguet.gov}}

One of the principal infrastructure in Bokod is the Ambuklao Dam. Built in 1950 and opened in 1956, it is one of the most important hydroelectric facilities in Luzon.

On June 25, 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal issued Executive Order No. 42 converting eight (8) of the thirteen (13) towns (designated as municipal districts) of Benguet sub-province into regular municipalities. Bokod was among them.{{cite web|title=Executive Order No. 42, s. 1963: Declaring Certain Municipal Districts in the Philippines as Municipalities|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1963/06/25/executive-order-no-42-s-1963/|website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines|date=25 June 1963 |accessdate=19 January 2021}}

On June 18, 1966, the sub-province of Benguet was separated from the old Mountain Province and was converted into a regular province. Bokod remained to be a component municipality of the newly established province.{{Republic Act 4695}}

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The Municipality of Bokod is located at {{coord|format=dms}}. It is bounded by Kabayan on the north-east, Atok on the north-west, Tublay on the mid-west, Itogon on the south-west, and Kayapa on the east.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|274.96|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|274.96|2,769.08|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|2,769.08|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Benguet.

Bokod is situated {{convert|48.98|km}} from the provincial capital La Trinidad, and {{convert|299.88|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

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Bokod is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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{{PH brgy table lite|141104001| Ambuclao | 3301| 3013}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104002| Bila | 1484| 991}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104003| Bobok{{nbhyph}}Bisal | 1246| 1086}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104004| Daclan | 1748| 1748}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104005| Ekip | 962| 806}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104006| Karao | 1111| 958}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104007| Nawal | 605| 743}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104008| Pito | 1065| 838}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104009| Poblacion | 2314| 1964}}

{{PH brgy table lite|141104010| Tikey | 599| 501}}

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In the 2020 census, Bokod had a population of 14,435.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|14,435/274.96|2}}|PD/km2}}.

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Bokod, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Benguet, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

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• Ambuklao Dam
• Mount Amalkatan
• Badekbek Sulfur Springs
• Palansa Panoramic View
• Bila Mountain Saddle
• Ekip Mossy Forest
• Palpalan Waterfalls
• Adwagan River
• Bobbok Second Growth Pine Forests
• Mount Pulag
• Mount Purgatory
• Mount Patoktok

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The Bokod Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}

As of 2014, Bokod has 37 public elementary schools and 3 public secondary schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2013/Masterlist%20of%20Elementary%20Schools.xlsx|title=Masterlist of Public Elementary Schools for the School year 2012- 2013|format=XLSX|publisher=Department of Education (Philippines), July 15, 2013|accessdate=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053100/http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2013/Masterlist%20of%20Elementary%20Schools.xlsx|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2014/SY%202013-2014%20Masterlist%20of%20Schools.xlsx|title=Masterlist of Public Schools SY 2013-2014|format=XLSX|publisher=Department of Education (Philippines), 22 October 2014|accessdate=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421172857/http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2014/SY%202013-2014%20Masterlist%20of%20Schools.xlsx|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

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• Benguet State University Bokod Campus (BSAT) (Ambangeg)

• Immaculate Conception School of Bokod, Inc. (Poblacion)

File:FvfBokodBenguet0413 06.JPG|Municipal hall

File:FvfBokod0368 15.JPG|Downtown Bokod

File:FvfBokodChurch0434 04.JPG|Immaculate Conception Parish Church

File:FvfBokod0260 27.JPG|A road in town

File:FvfBokod0104 12.JPG|Pine forests in Bokod

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = Bokod

| North = Kabayan

| East = {{nowrap|Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya}}

| South = {{nowrap|Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya}}

| Southwest = Itogon

| West = Tublay

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