Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (Ilocano: Ili ti Alfonso Castañeda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alfonso Castañeda), 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 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda | |
Downtown area | |
Nickname: Last Frontier of Nueva Vizcaya | |
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Coordinates: 15°47′36″N 121°18′09″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Nueva Vizcaya |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jerry P. Pasigian |
• Vice Mayor | Wilson M. Capia-ao |
• Representative | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
• Electorate | 6,030 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 375.40 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 | |
• Total | 8,539 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,783 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.92% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱134,341,141.03 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱422,362,341.02 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱157,472,502.65 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱111,881,422.70 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3714 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Alfonso Castañeda is 206 kilometres (128 mi) from Bayombong via Nueva Ecija and Dalton Pass and 192 kilometres (119 mi) from Manila.
In the 1930s, the Bugkalots inhabited Lublub, then a sitio of Barangay Marikit. In 1950, it became an independent barangay of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. The people of Lublub headed by Barangay Captain Alfredo L. Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the barangay into an independent municipality of Nueva Vizcaya. Hence, Batas Pambansa No. 27, authored and sponsored by Assemblyman Padilla, was approved and signed by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on 20 April 1979.[5] The Bill created the new town of Alfonso Castañeda, named after the first Governor of Nueva Vizcaya who belongs to a cultural minority.
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.
Climate data for Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 [7] [8] [9][10] |
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.
Position | Name |
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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 | |
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.[19] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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