Bontoc is located in the central part of Mountain Province with a mean coordinates of 17^o 05’ latitude and 120^o 56’ longitude. The municipality is bounded on the north by municipality of Tubo, Abra; northeast by Municipality of Sadanga; on the east by municipality of Barlig, Mountain Province; south by municipality of Banaue and Hungduan, Ifugao; southwest by municipality of Sabangan; west by Sagada, and Besao Mountain Province. Bontoc is one of the municipalities where the Chico River traverses leading to the province of Kalinga and Cagayan Province.

POLITICAL BOUNDARIES

The municipality of Bontoc has sixteen barangays namely Bontoc Ili, Caluttit, Poblacion and Samoki which are the central barangays; Tocucan, Caneo, Talubin and Bayyo which are the river side barangays; Alab Oriente, Alab Proper, Balili and Gonogon which are the ALBAGO barangays; Dalican, Mainit Guina-ang and Maligcong which are the up-land barangays. The largest barangay is Mainit with an area of 12,726 hectares and followed by Bayyo and the smallest is Caluttit.