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Cordillera Central (Luzon) : ウィキペディア英語版
Cordillera Central (Luzon)

The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. The mountain range encompasses several provinces, namely: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Kalinga and Mountain Province. The range also includes Baguio, a chartered city located within Benguet situated at over in elevation. Because of its elevation, it was established by the Americans in the early 20th century as a hill station to escape the heat of summer in the lowlands.
To the north, the mountain range terminates at the northern shores of Luzon along the Babuyan Channel in Ilocos Norte and Cagayan provinces.〔U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1953). ("Laoag (topography map)" ). University of Texas in Austin Library. Retrieved on 2014-09-26.〕 At its southeastern part, the Central Cordillera is linked to the Sierra Madre Mountains, the longest mountain range in the country, through the Caraballo Mountains in Nueva Vizcaya province. During Spanish colonial period, the whole range was called Nueva Provincia, (New Province).〔(The Philippines - Google Books )〕
Its inhabitants are a loosely connected federation of highland tribes. Most tertiary educated Cordillerans speak English, which is the most common medium of instruction at the college level in the Philippines. English is also taught in high school, as is Filipino (Tagalog); neither are commonly spoken at home or work, while Ilocano is used as a ''lingua franca''.
==Geography==
The Cordillera Central is the highest and largest mountain range in the Philippines. It comprises about 1/6 of the whole Luzon island with a total area of . The highest mountain in the range is Mount Pulag, which is also the highest mountain on Luzon Island at . It is officially the second highest mountain in the country after Mount Apo on Mindanao Island, the second largest island of the Philippines.

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