Alicia, Isabela

Alicia
Angadanan Viejo
Municipality of Alicia
Our Lady of Atocha Church
Our Lady of Atocha Church
Flag of Alicia
Official seal of Alicia
Map of Isabela with Alicia highlighted
Map of Isabela with Alicia highlighted
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Alicia is located in Philippines
Alicia
Alicia
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°46′43″N 121°41′50″E / 16.778686°N 121.697181°E / 16.778686; 121.697181
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 3rd district
FoundedSeptember 28, 1949
Named afterAlicia Syquia Quirino
Barangays34 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoel Amos P. Alejandro
 • Vice MayorAndy Bonn B. Velasco
 • RepresentativeIan Paul L. Dy
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate47,975 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
154.10 km2 (59.50 sq mi)
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Highest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
73,874
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Households
19,564
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
14.07
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 359.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 748.1 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 326 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 344.3 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3306
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIlocano
Gaddang
Tagalog
Websitealicia-isabela.gov.ph

Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (Ilocano: Ili ti Alicia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alicia; formerly known as Angadanan Viejo), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,874 people.[3]

Alicia, the old town of Angadanan, is known for the Pagay Festival Balitok Ti Alicia and its famous historical landmark, the Our Lady of Atocha Church completed and inaugurated in 1849 which was officially declared by the Philippine Department of Tourism as a national religious tourist destination in the Philippines.

  1. ^ Municipality of Alicia | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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