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Kalinga-Apayao| Province of northern Luzon Island in the Philippines; area 7,048 sq km/ 2,721 sq mi; population (1995) 238,000. The capital is Tabuk. The province comprises the Chico River valley and the surrounding Cordillera mountains that rise to 2,560 m/8,399 ft. The region is not well suited to agriculture, but some rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and coffee are grown. The province contains the Balbalan National Park. |
| The Chico Valley Dam, planned to be the largest in Southeast Asia, was to have been built here, but construction was halted after violent unrest in the 1980s. |
| The province is home to the Kalinga and Apayo peoples. |
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