Baguio, chartered city in the northern Philippines, on northern Luzon Island, in Benguet Province. At an elevation of 1372 m (4500 ft) and with hot springs nearby, Baguio is the chief mountain resort and the summer capital of the Philippines. Baguio is also called the City of the Pines. It is the center of the chief gold-mining region of the country. Many handicrafts are produced in Baguio, and the City Hall Museum displays artifacts of the local Igorot people. The city is the site of the Philippine Military Academy, the University of Baguio (1948), and Saint Louis University (1911). Baguio was designed in 1905 by the American architect Daniel H. Burnham. Population (1999 estimate) 268,772.
