For the mountain in Peru which is also spelled Alcay or Alcoy, see Allqay.
Alcoy, officially the Municipality of Alcoy (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alcoy; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alcoy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,186 people. [4]
The old town of Alcoy, located in the current barangay of Daanlungsod, known as Mambaje, becomes one of the visitas of Carcar in 1690.[6] Mambaje is absorbed as a barrio of Boljoon in 1692. The church in Alcoy and three Bantayan sa Hari or watchtowers are built. The settlers choose Sta. Rosa de Lima as their patron saint.
A creation of the town of Mambaje was proposed. On July 16, 1866, Mambaje becomes a municipality. A year after, the first formal school opened in Alcoy, according to the Spanish Organic Law of 1863. In 1869, Mambaje was renamed to Alcoy.[7] The seat of local government or the poblacion was moved from Mambaje to Hulomaynon (now Poblacion). In 1890, the town of Alcoy ranks first in production of coffee and sixth in cotton in the province of Cebu. Then in 1898, Alcoy joins the Anti-Spanish Uprising.
American and Japanese period
In 1899, Alcoy, and the rest of the Philippines, is occupied by the Americans. Resistance against the new colonizers in Cebu ceased in 1901. The town experienced a smallpox and cholera epidemic in 1903. Between 1904 to 1916, Alcoy is merged to the town of Dalaguete. Herminigildo Mosqueda becomes Alcoy’s first elected mayor after he wins the local elections in 1928.
During World War II, Hilario de los Santos organizes and heads the local guerilla resistance against the Japanese in Alcoy. The Civil Affairs unit is formed at Nug-as with former Mayor Herminigildo Mosquedo as president.
Post-independence
The Philippines became independent from the United States in July 4, 1946. On November 11, 1947, Pedro Romanos is the first elected mayor of Alcoy in the post-war era. In 1971, Catalino de los Santos is elected mayor and remained in office during the Martial Law period until the EDSA Revolution in 1986. The Dolomite Mining Corporation is established in 1980.
Contemporary
Eusebio Sestoso becomes the elected mayor of Alcoy after the EDSA Revolution in 1988. During the administration of Antonio Plando, the Siloy Festival is launched in 2005. Michael Angelo Sestoso wins the mayoralty election in 2016.[8]
It is bordered to the north by the town of Dalaguete, to the west is the town of Alegria, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Boljoon.
Daan-Lungsod, formerly known as Mambaje, is the southernmost barangay of Alcoy. Tingko Beach is located partly in this small barangay and partly in Guiwang. A fiesta is held in Daan-Lungsod every 3 May in honor of Santa Cruz. There is a reef called Mabad-on which appears during low tide, and is completely submerged during high tide. Mabad-on is listed as Mambahi Reef in the Philippine maritime and navigation map.[citation needed]
The elementary school is located in Guiwang. Guiwang celebrates 13 June the feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua.
Two baluwarti (watchtowers) still stand in the two barangays. The watchtowers are the oldest-surviving structures in Alcoy and they are reminders of the Spanish occupation of Cebu Island. They were used to warn the locals that pirates were coming. Originally a settlement of Dalaguete, it was founded by the Spaniards in 1880 and was developed into a stop-over station for priests going to Dalaguete. In 1869, via a royal decree, Mambaje became a municipality and was renamed to Alcoy, after a city in Spain.[10]
Poblacion
The Poblacion is the principal barangay of Alcoy. It is where the main facilities of the town are located: the municipal government center, police station, and main health center.
Pugalo
The country's largest dolomite quarry is mined in Pugalo.
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[11]
Tourist attractions
Alcoy's Nug-as forest is the last rainforest of Cebu. It borders the town of Argao and is connected to the town's Lantoy Mountain. It is the home of the Black Shama (Copsychus Cebuensis), a local species of song bird in the family Muscicapidae that is only found in Cebu, where it is known locally as "Siloy".
The Siloy Festival is Alcoy's nature festival and eco-tourism project. It is in honor of St. Rose of Lima. The festival takes its name from the local term of the Black Shama. The festival is a project meant to promote awareness of the Black Shama and its endangered nature and to help preserve Cebu's endemic Shama species of birds, as well to help save Mother Earth. It is celebrated on 23 August every year.
The 1992 Stamp of the Philippines showing the Black Shama Bird, known locally as "Siloy".
Alcoy is mainly an agricultural town with Nug‑as, a mountain barangay, more than half of commercial crops. The rest of the communities rely on subsistence fishing and backyard farming. The country's largest dolomite quarry is mined in Pugalo. Beaches are located in Guiwang and Daanlungsod.
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^ abCensus of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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External links
Media related to Alcoy, Cebu at Wikimedia Commons
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January 06, 2023
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For the mountain in Peru which is also spelled Alcay or Alcoy see Allqay Alcoy officially the Municipality of Alcoy Cebuano Lungsod sa Alcoy Tagalog Bayan ng Alcoy is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 19 186 people 4 AlcoyMunicipalityMunicipality of AlcoyAlcoy CebuMap of Cebu with Alcoy highlightedOpenStreetMapAlcoyLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 9 42 29 N 123 30 22 E 9 708183 N 123 506042 E 9 708183 123 506042 Coordinates 9 42 29 N 123 30 22 E 9 708183 N 123 506042 E 9 708183 123 506042CountryPhilippinesRegionCentral VisayasProvinceCebuDistrict2nd districtFounded1880 1 CharteredJuly 16 1897Barangays8 see Barangays Government 2 TypeSangguniang Bayan MayorMichael Angelo D Sestoso 1Cebu Vice MayorNeil Tracy Q Plando 1Cebu RepresentativeEdsel A Galeos Municipal CouncilMembers Alberta M MetcalfJimmy M AbajonJonathan M AbajonEfren L Duran Sr Ailee D RomarateMaria Teresa G FuentesDomingo D CarungayAnthon Raye R Gonzales Electorate14 166 voters 2022 Area 3 Total61 63 km2 23 80 sq mi Elevation154 m 505 ft Highest elevation802 m 2 631 ft Lowest elevation0 m 0 ft Population 2020 census 4 Total19 186 Density310 km2 810 sq mi Households4 257Economy Income class5th municipal income class Poverty incidence22 90 2018 5 Revenue 115 899 242 96 2020 Assets 448 525 632 64 2020 Expenditure 70 342 694 94 2020 Liabilities 91 084 297 69 2020 Service provider ElectricityCebu 1 Electric Cooperative CEBECO 1 Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code6023PSGC072202000IDD area code 63 0 32Native languagesCebuano TagalogIt is named after Alcoy in Spain Contents 1 History 1 1 Spanish colonization 1 2 American and Japanese period 1 3 Post independence 1 4 Contemporary 2 Geography 2 1 Barangays 2 1 1 Daan Lungsod and Guiwang 2 1 2 Poblacion 2 1 3 Pugalo 2 2 Climate 2 3 Tourist attractions 3 Demographics 4 Economy 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditSpanish colonization Edit The old town of Alcoy located in the current barangay of Daanlungsod known as Mambaje becomes one of the visitas of Carcar in 1690 6 Mambaje is absorbed as a barrio of Boljoon in 1692 The church in Alcoy and three Bantayan sa Hari or watchtowers are built The settlers choose Sta Rosa de Lima as their patron saint A creation of the town of Mambaje was proposed On July 16 1866 Mambaje becomes a municipality A year after the first formal school opened in Alcoy according to the Spanish Organic Law of 1863 In 1869 Mambaje was renamed to Alcoy 7 The seat of local government or the poblacion was moved from Mambaje to Hulomaynon now Poblacion In 1890 the town of Alcoy ranks first in production of coffee and sixth in cotton in the province of Cebu Then in 1898 Alcoy joins the Anti Spanish Uprising American and Japanese period Edit In 1899 Alcoy and the rest of the Philippines is occupied by the Americans Resistance against the new colonizers in Cebu ceased in 1901 The town experienced a smallpox and cholera epidemic in 1903 Between 1904 to 1916 Alcoy is merged to the town of Dalaguete Herminigildo Mosqueda becomes Alcoy s first elected mayor after he wins the local elections in 1928 During World War II Hilario de los Santos organizes and heads the local guerilla resistance against the Japanese in Alcoy The Civil Affairs unit is formed at Nug as with former Mayor Herminigildo Mosquedo as president Post independence Edit The Philippines became independent from the United States in July 4 1946 On November 11 1947 Pedro Romanos is the first elected mayor of Alcoy in the post war era In 1971 Catalino de los Santos is elected mayor and remained in office during the Martial Law period until the EDSA Revolution in 1986 The Dolomite Mining Corporation is established in 1980 Contemporary Edit Eusebio Sestoso becomes the elected mayor of Alcoy after the EDSA Revolution in 1988 During the administration of Antonio Plando the Siloy Festival is launched in 2005 Michael Angelo Sestoso wins the mayoralty election in 2016 8 Geography EditAlcoy is 92 kilometres 57 mi from Cebu City It is bordered to the north by the town of Dalaguete to the west is the town of Alegria to the east is the Cebu Strait and to the south is the town of Boljoon Barangays Edit Alcoy comprises 8 barangays PSGC Barangay Population p a 2020 4 2010 9 072202001Atabay 9 1 1 754 1 535 1 34 072202002Daan Lungsod 9 7 1 863 1 569 1 73 072202003Guiwang 8 2 1 564 1 490 0 49 072202004Nug as 17 1 3 289 2 923 1 19 072202005Pasol 9 3 1 789 1 740 0 28 072202006Poblacion 18 8 3 610 2 991 1 90 072202007Pugalo 13 6 2 606 2 043 2 46 072202008San Agustin 2 6 504 466 0 79 Total 19 186 14 757 2 66 Daan Lungsod and Guiwang Edit Daan Lungsod formerly known as Mambaje is the southernmost barangay of Alcoy Tingko Beach is located partly in this small barangay and partly in Guiwang A fiesta is held in Daan Lungsod every 3 May in honor of Santa Cruz There is a reef called Mabad on which appears during low tide and is completely submerged during high tide Mabad on is listed as Mambahi Reef in the Philippine maritime and navigation map citation needed The elementary school is located in Guiwang Guiwang celebrates 13 June the feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua Two baluwarti watchtowers still stand in the two barangays The watchtowers are the oldest surviving structures in Alcoy and they are reminders of the Spanish occupation of Cebu Island They were used to warn the locals that pirates were coming Originally a settlement of Dalaguete it was founded by the Spaniards in 1880 and was developed into a stop over station for priests going to Dalaguete In 1869 via a royal decree Mambaje became a municipality and was renamed to Alcoy after a city in Spain 10 Poblacion Edit The Poblacion is the principal barangay of Alcoy It is where the main facilities of the town are located the municipal government center police station and main health center Pugalo Edit The country s largest dolomite quarry is mined in Pugalo Climate Edit Climate data for Alcoy CebuMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 29 84 29 84 30 86 32 90 31 88 30 86 30 86 30 86 30 86 29 84 29 84 29 84 30 86 Average low C F 23 73 23 73 23 73 24 75 25 77 25 77 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 24 75 23 73 24 75 Average precipitation mm inches 35 1 4 28 1 1 38 1 5 51 2 0 125 4 9 195 7 7 194 7 6 173 6 8 180 7 1 192 7 6 121 4 8 64 2 5 1 396 55 Average rainy days 9 2 8 2 9 9 11 3 22 5 27 3 28 0 27 2 27 1 26 9 19 7 12 7 230Source Meteoblue Use with caution this is modeled calculated data not measured locally 11 Tourist attractions Edit Alcoy s Nug as forest is the last rainforest of Cebu It borders the town of Argao and is connected to the town s Lantoy Mountain It is the home of the Black Shama Copsychus Cebuensis a local species of song bird in the family Muscicapidae that is only found in Cebu where it is known locally as Siloy The Siloy Festival is Alcoy s nature festival and eco tourism project It is in honor of St Rose of Lima The festival takes its name from the local term of the Black Shama The festival is a project meant to promote awareness of the Black Shama and its endangered nature and to help preserve Cebu s endemic Shama species of birds as well to help save Mother Earth It is celebrated on 23 August every year The 1992 Stamp of the Philippines showing the Black Shama Bird known locally as Siloy Demographics EditPopulation census of AlcoyYearPop p a 19036 474 19186 575 0 10 19396 443 0 10 19486 708 0 45 19607 364 0 78 19706 965 0 55 19758 692 4 54 19808 129 1 33 199010 485 2 58 199511 539 1 81 200013 497 3 42 200714 571 1 06 201014 757 0 46 201516 979 2 71 202019 186 2 43 Source Philippine Statistics Authority 12 9 13 Economy EditPoverty Incidence of Alcoy Source Philippine Statistics Authority 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Alcoy is mainly an agricultural town with Nug as a mountain barangay more than half of commercial crops The rest of the communities rely on subsistence fishing and backyard farming The country s largest dolomite quarry is mined in Pugalo Beaches are located in Guiwang and Daanlungsod References Edit https m facebook com story php story fbid 1788450511243160 amp id 709399025814986 user generated source Municipality of Alcoy 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 c Census of Population 2020 Region VII Central Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 8 July 2021 PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority 15 December 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2022 Damayo Virgilio 2014 The History of Alcoy Cebu City The Provincial Government of Cebu p 26 ISBN 978 971 9972 10 5 Damayo Virgilio 2014 The History of Alcoy Cebu City The Provincial Government of Cebu p 38 ISBN 978 971 9972 10 5 Election 2016 Results Alcoy GMA News Online a b Census of Population and Housing 2010 Region VII Central Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay NSO Retrieved 29 June 2016 Alcoy Cebu BeyondCebu Alcoy Average Temperatures and Rainfall Meteoblue Retrieved 9 May 2020 Census of Population 2015 Region VII Central Visayas Total Population by Province City Municipality and Barangay PSA Retrieved 20 June 2016 Censuses of Population 1903 2007 Region VII Central Visayas Table 1 Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province Highly Urbanized City 1903 to 2007 NSO 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 PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates Philippine Statistics Authority 15 December 2021 Retrieved 22 January 2022 External links Edit Media related to Alcoy Cebu at Wikimedia Commons Philippine Standard Geographic Code Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alcoy Cebu amp oldid 1118111900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
