Alicia
Angadanan Viejo | |
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Municipality of Alicia | |
![]() Our Lady of Atocha Church | |
![]() Map of Isabela with Alicia highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°46′43″N 121°41′50″E / 16.778686°N 121.697181°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | September 28, 1949 |
Named after | Alicia Syquia Quirino |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joel Amos P. Alejandro |
• Vice Mayor | Andy Bonn B. Velasco |
• Representative | Ian Paul L. Dy |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 47,975 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 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 19,564 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.07 |
• Revenue | ₱ 359.1 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 748.1 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 326 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 344.3 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3306 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Gaddang Tagalog |
Website | alicia-isabela |
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.