Alicia | |
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Municipality of Alicia | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Alicia highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°30′22″N 122°56′28″E / 7.506006°N 122.941222°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Remberto G. Sotto |
• Vice Mayor | Filna Rhina A. Tan |
• Representative | Wilter Y. Palma |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,597 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 183.08 km2 (70.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Highest elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −4 m (−13 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 39,456 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,173 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.31 |
• Revenue | ₱ 155 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 591.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 135.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 287.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7040 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alicia; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Alicia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alicia), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,456 people.[3]. Alicia is the gateway to Olutanga Island via Guicam Port in Brgy. Guicam where the Guicam Bridge will soon rise.
By virtue of Executive Order No. 468 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, the municipality of Alicia (originally proposed as Naga-Naga) was organized, separated from Margosatubig in the old Zamboanga province. The municipality contains ten barrios with Naga-Naga the seat of the government.[5]
Alicia is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) |
55 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
81 (3.2) |
145 (5.7) |
189 (7.4) |
189 (7.4) |
197 (7.8) |
162 (6.4) |
181 (7.1) |
115 (4.5) |
70 (2.8) |
1,520 (59.9) |
Average rainy days | 16.4 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 271.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 13,277 | — |
1970 | 19,272 | +3.79% |
1975 | 14,173 | −5.98% |
1980 | 20,591 | +7.75% |
1990 | 24,803 | +1.88% |
1995 | 27,959 | +2.27% |
2000 | 29,954 | +1.49% |
2007 | 32,289 | +1.04% |
2010 | 34,895 | +2.86% |
2015 | 36,013 | +0.60% |
2020 | 39,456 | +1.81% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |