Rizal, Kalinga
Rizal
Liwan | |
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| Municipality of Rizal | |
Map of Kalinga with Rizal highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°30′N 121°36′E / 17.5°N 121.6°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Kalinga |
| District | Lone district |
| Named after | José Rizal |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Karl Bugao P. Baac |
| • Vice Mayor | Samuel C. Valdez |
| • Representative | Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 14,299 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 231.00 km2 (89.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 19,554 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,461 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 16.40 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 177.3 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 586 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 173.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 81.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3808 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Kalinga Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Rizal (formerly known as Liwan), officially the Municipality of Rizal is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,554 people.
The town is famous for its Pleistocene archaeological site which possesses rhino bones, tools, deer bones, turtle remains, and stegodon bones. The butchered rhino bones were confirmed by international scientific journals as proof of ancient hominids in the Philippines dating back to 709,000 years ago, the oldest hominid evidence in the entire Philippine archipelago. The discovery was confirmed in 2018, and has been a game-changer in Philippine prehistory.