Alicia, Isabela
Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (Ilocano: Ili ti Alicia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alicia; formerly known as Angadanan Viejo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 73,874 people.
Alicia
Angadanan Viejo | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Alicia | |
Our Lady of Atocha Church | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Isabela with Alicia highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Alicia Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°46′43″N 121°41′50″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | September 28, 1949 |
| Named for | Alicia Syquia Quirino |
| Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joel Amos P. Alejandro |
| • Vice Mayor | Andy Bonn B. Velasco |
| • Representative | Ian Paul L. Dy |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 47,975 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.10 km2 (59.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 73,874 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 19,564 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 292.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 421.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 292.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 116 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3306 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Gaddang Tagalog |
| Website | alicia-isabela |
The municipality is located in an area of predominantly flat and fertile land in the Cagayan Valley that is surrounded by the Caraballo Mountains to the south, the Great Sierra Madre to the east, and the Cordillera Mountain Range to the west. It is the largest rice producer in the entire Cagayan Valley and has the largest irrigated rice field in the whole Region II of the Philippines.
Alicia, the old town of Angadanan, is known for the Pagay Festival Balitok Ti Alicia and its famous historical landmark, the Our Lady of Atocha Church completed and inaugurated in 1849 which was officially declared by the Philippine Department of Tourism as a national religious tourist destination in the Philippines.