Baguio Cemetery (also known as the Baguio Public Cemetery[2]) is a 94,800-square-meter (23.4-acre) cemetery[1] in the city of Baguio, Philippines, on top of a hill along Naguilian Road.
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Country | Philippines |
Coordinates | 16°24′42″N 120°34′30″E / 16.41160°N 120.57491°E |
Type | Public |
Size | 94,800 square meters (23.4 acres)[1] |
Find a Grave | Baguio Cemetery |
Established in the 1950s, the cemetery was overcrowded by 2011.[1] Informal settlers, some working in the cemetery as tomb cleaners and painters, have settled in land allotted to the cemetery by the Baguio city government.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Palangchao, Harley (23 October 2011). "Still no possible new site for a public cemetery in Baguio". Baguio Midland Courier. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b Fianza, Julie (16 November 2012). "Baguio searches for new cemetery". Sun.Star Baguio. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
edit- Baguio Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Coordinates from "Baguio Public Cemetery". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 26 February 2013.