Aliaga, Nueva Ecija

Aliaga
Aliaga
Municipality
	Municipality of Aliaga
	Municipal Hall
	Seal
	Map of Nueva Ecija with Aliaga highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Aliaga Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°29′56″N 120°50′28″E / 15.498797°N 120.841036°ECoordinates: 15°29′56″N 120°50′28″E / 15.498797°N 120.841036°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	1st district
Founded	1849
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	David Angelo R. Vargas
• Vice Mayor	Erwin Dyan D. Javaluyas
• Representative	Estrellita B. Suansing
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	44,283 voters (2019)
Area
• Total	90.04 km2 (34.76 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Lowest elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	63,543
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	13,940
Demonyms	Aliagueño (Male), ; Aliagueña (Female), ; Aliaguenean
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	16.41% (2015)
• 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
• Electricity	Nueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3111
PSGC	034901000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Tagalog; Ilocano
Website	www.aliaga-ne.com

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 2015 census, it has a population of 63,543 people. ^[3]

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.

Betes
Bibiclat
Bucot
La Purisima
Magsaysay
Macabucod
Pantoc
Poblacion Centro
Poblacion East I
Poblacion East II
Poblacion West III
Poblacion West IV
San Carlos
San Emiliano
San Eustacio
San Felipe Bata
San Felipe Matanda
San Juan
San Pablo Bata
San Pablo Matanda
Santa Monica
Santiago
Santo Rosario
Santo Tomas
Sunson
Umangan

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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[]

Poverty Incidence of Aliaga

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Art and 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[]

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

References[]

^ Municipality of Aliaga | (DILG)
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ 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.
^ "HISTORY OF ALIAGA". ALIAGA MUNICIPALITY. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aliaga". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 661.
^ "Aliaga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ 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.
^ "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links[]

[1] Municipality of Aliaga | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] ttps://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.

[5] "HISTORY OF ALIAGA". ALIAGA MUNICIPALITY. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[EB1911-6] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aliaga". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 661.

[met_norms-7] "Aliaga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[PSA15–03-8] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[NSO10–03-9] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[NSO07-03-10] 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.

[LWUA-PopulationData-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] ttps://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

[14] ttps://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] ttps://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] ttps://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] ttps://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.

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v t Province of Nueva Ecija
Palayan (capital)
Municipalities	Aliaga Bongabon Cabiao Carranglan Cuyapo Gabaldon General Mamerto Natividad General Tinio Guimba Jaen Laur Licab Llanera Lupao Nampicuan Pantabangan Peñaranda Quezon Rizal San Antonio San Isidro San Leonardo Santa Rosa Santo Domingo Talavera Talugtug Zaragoza
Component cities	Cabanatuan Gapan Muñoz Palayan San Jose