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Aliaga, officially the Municipality of Aliaga (Tagalog: Bayan ng Aliaga), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,363 people.[3]

Aliaga
Municipality
Municipality of Aliaga
Municipal Hall
Map of Nueva Ecija with Aliaga highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Aliaga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°30′13″N 120°50′42″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceNueva Ecija
District 1st district
Founded1849
Barangays26 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorGilbert Moreno
  Vice MayorErwin Dyan D. Javaluyas
  RepresentativeEstrellita B. Suansing
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate44,283 voters (2019)
Area
  Total90.04 km2 (34.76 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Lowest elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
  Total70,363
  Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
  Households
13,940
DemonymsAliagueño (Male),
Aliagueña (Female),
Aliaguenean
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence6.71% (2018)[4]
  Revenue₱190,686,111.56 (2020)
  Assets₱823,927,544.81 (2020)
  Expenditure₱131,121,121.00 (2020)
  Liabilities₱246,895,831.30 (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityNueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3111
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)44
Native languagesTagalog
Ilocano
Websitewww.aliaga-ne.com

History


Originally known as Pulong Bibit, Aliaga became a town on February 8, 1849, and named after the Spanish hometown of its first gobernadorcillo, Aniceto Pere. It once included the present-day municipalities of Zaragoza, Quezon, and Licab.[5]


Geography


It has a comparatively cool and healthful climate, and is situated about midway between the Pampanga Grande and the Pampanga Chico rivers, in a large and fertile valley. Historically, the principal products were mostly agricultural such as rice, tomato, eggplant, squash.[6]


Barangays


Aliaga is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.


Climate


Climate data for Aliaga, Nueva Ecija
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84)
30
(86)
32
(90)
34
(93)
33
(91)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
31
(87)
Average low °C (°F) 19
(66)
20
(68)
20
(68)
22
(72)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
22
(72)
21
(70)
20
(68)
22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
7
(0.3)
12
(0.5)
61
(2.4)
89
(3.5)
96
(3.8)
99
(3.9)
81
(3.2)
88
(3.5)
37
(1.5)
13
(0.5)
593
(23.5)
Average rainy days 2.5 3.0 4.1 6.3 15.8 19.4 22.5 21.6 20.1 17.5 9.6 4.0 146.4
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics


Population census of Aliaga
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 11,950    
1918 12,703+0.41%
1939 15,149+0.84%
1948 12,594−2.03%
1960 18,759+3.38%
1970 24,449+2.68%
1975 28,290+2.97%
1980 32,349+2.72%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 40,425+2.25%
1995 45,815+2.37%
2000 50,004+1.89%
2007 61,270+2.84%
2010 57,805−2.10%
2015 63,543+1.82%
2020 70,363+2.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Tagalog and Ilocano are the most important and the major languages of the municipality.


Economy



Culture


The Taong Putik Festival is an annual festival held in the municipality on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist every 24th day of June. The religious festival is celebrated by the locals and devotees to pay homage to Saint John the Baptist by wearing costumes patterned from his attire. Devotees soak themselves in mud and cover their body with dried banana leaves and visit houses or ask people for alms in the form of candles or money to buy candles which is them offered to Saint John the Baptist.


Sister cities



References


  1. Municipality of Aliaga | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "HISTORY OF ALIAGA". ALIAGA MUNICIPALITY. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aliaga". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 661.
  7. "Aliaga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  11. "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.



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