Alcala, Cagayan

Alcala
Municipality
Municipality of Alcala

Seal

Map of Cagayan with Alcala highlighted
Alcala
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°54′N 121°40′E / 17.9°N 121.67°E / 17.9; 121.67Coordinates: 17°54′N 121°40′E / 17.9°N 121.67°E / 17.9; 121.67
Country  Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Cagayan
District 1st District
Barangays 25 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Criselda "Dadang" I. Antonio
 • Electorate 21,881 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 187.20 km2 (72.28 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 38,883
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3507
PSGC 021502000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)78
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 143,604,020.37 (2016)
Native languages Ibanag
Ilocano
Tagalog

Alcala, officially the Municipality of Alcala, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 38,883 people.[3]

Alcala is home to the Saint Philomene Church, regarded as the widest church in the Cagayan Valley.

Alcala Milk Candy is a famous product of this municipality.

Barangays

Alcala is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

  • Abbeg
  • Afusing Bato
  • Afusing Daga
  • Agani
  • Baculod
  • Baybayog
  • Cabuluan
  • Calantac
  • Carallangan
  • Centro Norte (Poblacion)
  • Centro Sur (Poblacion)
  • Dalaoig
  • Damurog
  • Jurisdiction
  • Malalatan
  • Maraburab
  • Masin
  • Pagbangkeruan
  • Pared
  • Piggatan
  • Pinopoc
  • Pussian
  • San Esteban
  • Tamban
  • Tupang

Demographics

Population census of Alcala
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 7,308—    
1918 9,808+1.98%
1939 12,480+1.15%
1948 13,214+0.64%
1960 17,723+2.48%
1970 21,328+1.87%
1975 22,568+1.14%
1980 24,505+1.66%
1990 29,161+1.76%
1995 32,035+1.78%
2000 33,997+1.28%
2007 35,694+0.67%
2010 37,773+2.08%
2015 38,883+0.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [4] [5] [6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Alcala, Cagayan, was 38,883 people,[3] with a density of 210 inhabitants per square kilometre or 540 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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