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Alfonso Castañeda

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Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (Template:Lang-ilo; Template:Lang-tl), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people.[3]

Alfonso Castañeda
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Alfonso Castañeda
Flag
Nickname: 
Last Frontier of Nueva Vizcaya
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Alfonso Castañeda highlighted
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Alfonso Castañeda highlighted
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Alfonso Castañeda is located in Philippines
Alfonso Castañeda
Alfonso Castañeda
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°47′36″N 121°18′09″E / 15.7933°N 121.3025°E / 15.7933; 121.3025
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
District Lone district
Barangays6 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Alfonso Castañeda[*]Wilson M. Capia-ao
 • Vice MayorEvelinda D. Huerta
 • RepresentativeLuisa L. Cuaresma
 • Electorate6,141 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total375.40 km2 (144.94 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Highest elevation
1,079 m (3,540 ft)
Lowest elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total8,539
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Households
1,795
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.14
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 134.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 422.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 157.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 111.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3714
PSGC
025015000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

Alfonso Castañeda is 206 kilometres (128 mi) from Bayombong via Nueva Ecija and Dalton Pass and 192 kilometres (119 mi) from Manila.

History

The territory comprising Alfonso Castañeda was used to be part of the municipality of Dupax prior to the division into three separate ones, the other two were Dupax del Norte and Dupax del Sur.[5]

In the early 18th century, Dupax was inhabited by three tribes.[6][5] One of them were the Bugkalots; the rest were the Malaats and the Caraos.[5]

In 1930, five families supposedly from Batac, Ilocos Norte settled in Lublub, an area inhabited by Bugkalots which was later organized as a sitio of barrio Marikit[7] when the inhabitants increased; Virgilio Castillo was the first tiniente del barrio.[8] In 1950, it became an independent barrio in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.[7] In 1974,[8] residents headed by village chief Alfredo Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the barrio into a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya.[7] Hence, Batas Pambansa Blg. 27, authored and sponsored by Padilla,[7] was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on April 20, 1979; two barangays, including Lublub which was designated the seat of government, and seven sitios in Dupax del Sur, and four barangays and a sitio in Dupax del Norte, were separated to constitute into an independent municipality[7][9] named after the first provincial governor to come from a cultural minority.[7] The plebiscite was held on July 10.[10] Castillo was appointed the municipality's first mayor.[8]

Geography

Barangays

Alfonso Castañeda is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

  • Abuyo
  • Galintuja
  • Cawayan
  • Lipuga
  • Lublub (Poblacion)
  • Pelaway

Climate

Climate data for Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25
(77) 		26
(79) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		25
(77) 		28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18
(64) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		26
(1.0) 		18
(0.7) 		24
(0.9) 		91
(3.6) 		145
(5.7) 		149
(5.9) 		122
(4.8) 		120
(4.7) 		128
(5.0) 		61
(2.4) 		52
(2.0) 		961
(37.7)
Average rainy days 7.7 5.7 6.8 8.0 18.2 22.1 24.3 23.4 22.7 17.5 10.0 9.4 175.8
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

Population census of Alfonso Castañeda
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 2,797—    
1990 3,751+2.98%
1995 4,447+3.24%
2000 4,808+1.69%
2007 6,655+4.59%
2010 7,428+4.08%
2015 7,940+1.28%
2020 8,539+1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alfonso Castañeda

10
20
30
40
2006
14.10
2009
13.97
2012
33.46
2015
19.72
2018
22.92
2021
15.14

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Tourism

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Alfonso Castañeda, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[24]
Position Name
Congressman Luisa L. Cuaresma
Mayor Wilson M. Capia-ao
Vice-Mayor Evelinda D. Huerta
Councilors Sonny Poncian
Jethro D. Castillo
Gabriel Marcelo
Rey Palecpec
Oliver Valdez
Terence Camania
Bojie Batino
Zandro Castillo

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[25] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda | (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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Dupax del Sur". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dupax del Norte". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Alfonso Castañeda". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Towns: Alfonso Castañeda". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Batas Pambansa Blg. 27". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. April 20, 1979. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Proclamation No. 1857, s. 1979". Official Gazette (Philippines). Government of the Philippines. May 21, 1979. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Alfonso Castañeda: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  15. ^ "Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  18. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  19. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  20. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  21. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
 
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