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Municipality in Benguet, Philippines

Mankayan, officially the Municipality of Mankayan (; ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,233 people. The municipality is known as a mining town, being the location of several mines, including the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company. composed of several rancherias which included Mankayan. Seven different mines were discovered in the Mankayan Suyoc region during Admiral Pedro Durán de Monforte's 1667 expedition, and Simón de Anda's administration (1770 1776) mentioned Igorot copperware. In 1833, Galvey sent ore samples from Gambang ("copper"), Suyoc, and Mankayan, to the governor. The first Spanish mining claim on the Cordillera was made by Tomás Balbas y Castro on 26 March 1856, and established a mining company called the Sociedad Minero Metalurgica Cantabro Filipino de Mancayan.

After the war, the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company resumed the mining operations. In 2018, in order to preserve the highly artistic gangsa making intangible heritage of the Mankayan elders, the cultural masters of the town converged and began teaching the younger generations the process and importance of gangsa making to their way of life, effectively preserving indigenous gong culture in the town.

Mankayan is on the north western tip of Benguet. It is bordered by Bakun on the west, Buguias on the southeast, Tadian and Bauko on the east, and Cervantes on the north west. Mankayan is from Baguio, from La Trinidad, and from Manila. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Benguet.

Mankayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2020 census, Mankayan had a population of 37,233. The population density was .

Mankayan, 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.

+ Members of the Municipal Council(2019–2022) Position Name Congressman Nestor B. Fongwan
Eric G. Yap (since January 20, 2020) Mayor Frenzel A. Ayong Vice Mayor Joseph Denver B. Tongacan Councilors Aldrin S. Camiling Julio Joey C. Culliao Baylon P. Galuten Balodoy M. Totanes Hector B. Gacita Alejandro N. Wagian Norberto N. Anasan Alexander A. Dapiawen