Aliaga, Nueva Ecija

Aliaga, officially the Municipality of Aliaga (Tagalog: Bayan ng Aliaga, Ilocano: Ili ti 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
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Aliaga highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Aliaga Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°30′13″N 120°50′42″E / 15.5036°N 120.845°E / 15.5036; 120.845Coordinates: 15°30′13″N 120°50′42″E / 15.5036°N 120.845°E / 15.5036; 120.845
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	1st district
Founded	1849
Named for	Aliaga, Spain
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  ^[1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Gilbert Moreno
• Vice Mayor	Erwin Dyan D. Javaluyas
• Representative	Estrellita B. Suansing
• Municipal Council	Members Aurora D. Moreno Ruth M. Macalinao Jomar G. Manubay Juanito V. Derone Mario D. de Leon Bernabe P. Gaya June D. Aguilar Susana D. Ramos
• Electorate	49,634 voters (2022)
Area ^[2]
• Total	90.04 km^2 (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]
• Total	70,363
• Density	780/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Households	16,853
Demonyms	Aliagueño (Male), Aliagueña (Female), Aliaguenean
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	6.71 % (2018)^[4]
• Revenue	₱ 190.7 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 823.9 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 131.1 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 246.9 million (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

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]
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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, Nueva Ecija

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. (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 December 28, 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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