Alfonso Castañeda

This article is about the municipality in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. For the Mexican Olympic shooter, see Alfonso Castañeda (sport shooter).

Alfonso Castañeda
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda
Downtown area
Flag
Nickname:  Last Frontier of Nueva Vizcaya
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Alfonso Castañeda highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Alfonso Castañeda Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°47′36″N121°18′09″E / 15.7933°N 121.3025°E / 15.7933; 121.3025
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
District	Lone district
Barangays	6 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Wilson M. Capia-ao
•  Vice Mayor	Evelinda D. Huerta
•  Representative	Luisa L. Cuaresma
•  Electorate	6,141 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	375.40 km2 (144.94 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Highest elevation	1,079 m (3,540 ft)
Lowest elevation	169 m (554 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	8,539
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
•  Households	1,795
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.92 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 134.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 422.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 157.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 111.9 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3714
PSGC	025015000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	https://acasnv.gov.ph

Alfonso Castañeda, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda (Ilocano : Ili ti Alfonso Castañeda; Tagalog : Bayan ng Alfonso Castañeda), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,539 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. ^[3]

Alfonso Castañeda is 206 kilometers (128 mi) from Bayombong via Nueva Ecija and Dalton Pass and 192 kilometers (119 mi) from Manila.

History

The territory now comprising Alfonso Castañeda was part of the municipality of Dupax prior to the division into three separate ones; the other two were Dupax del Norte and Dupax del Sur. ^[5]

In the early 18th century, Dupax was inhabited by three tribes. ^{[6] [5]} One of them were the Bugkalots; the rest were the Malaats and the Caraos. ^[5]

In 1930, five families supposedly from Batac, Ilocos Norte settled in Lublub, an area inhabited by Bugkalots which was later organized as a sitio of barrio Marikit ^[7] when the inhabitants increased; Virgilio Castillo was the first teniente del barrio. ^[8] In 1950, it became an independent barrio in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. ^[7] In 1974, ^[8] residents headed by village chief Alfredo Castillo, Sr. requested Assemblyman Carlos Padilla to convert the barrio into a municipality in Nueva Vizcaya. ^[7] Hence, Batas Pambansa Blg. 27, authored and sponsored by Padilla, ^[7] was issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on April 20, 1979; two barangays , including Lublub which was designated the seat of government, and seven sitios in Dupax del Sur, and four barangays and a sitio in Dupax del Norte, were separated to constitute into an independent municipality named after the first provincial governor to come from a cultural minority. ^{[9] [7]} The plebiscite was held on July 10. ^[10] Castillo was appointed the municipality's first mayor. ^[8]

Geography

Barangays

Alfonso Castañeda is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Abuyo
• Galintuja
• Cawayan
• Lipuga
• Lublub (Poblacion)
• Pelaway

Climate

Climate data for Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	25 (77)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18 (64)	18 (64)	19 (66)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	19 (66)	21 (69)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25 (1.0)	26 (1.0)	18 (0.7)	24 (0.9)	91 (3.6)	145 (5.7)	149 (5.9)	122 (4.8)	120 (4.7)	128 (5.0)	61 (2.4)	52 (2.0)	961 (37.7)
Average rainy days	7.7	5.7	6.8	8.0	18.2	22.1	24.3	23.4	22.7	17.5	10.0	9.4	175.8
Source: Meteoblue [11]

Demographics

Population census of Alfonso Castañeda

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	2,797	—
1990	3,751	+2.98%
1995	4,447	+3.24%
2000	4,808	+1.69%
2007	6,655	+4.59%
2010	7,428	+4.08%
2015	7,940	+1.28%
2020	8,539	+1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Alfonso Castañeda

10 20 30 40 2006 14.10 2009 13.97 2012 33.46 2015 19.72 2018 22.92 2021 15.14 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Tourism

• Alfonso Castañeda Municipal Hall
• Alfonso Castañeda Town Plaza
• Black Nazarene Parish Church of Alfonso Castañeda
• Casecnan River
• Mount Guiwan

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Town hall

Alfonso Castañeda, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022–2025) ^[24]

Position	Name	Party
Mayor	Wilson M. Capia-ao		Lakas
Vice Mayor	Evelinda D. Huerta		Lakas
Councilors	Sonny Poncian		Lakas
	Jethro D. Castillo		Independent
	Gabreil Marcelo		Independent
	Rey Palecpec		Lakas
	Jao Valdez		Nacionalista
	Terence Camania		Nacionalista
	Bojie Batino		Lakas
	Zandro Castillo		Lakas

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. ^[25] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Gallery

• 
  Parish church
• 
  Mount Guiwan

References

1.   Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda | (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. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "Dupax del Sur". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
6. "Dupax del Norte". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
7. "Alfonso Castañeda". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Government of the Philippines . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
8. "Towns: Alfonso Castañeda" . Retrieved May 7, 2023.
9. Batas Pambansa Blg. 27 (April 20, 1979), An Act Creating the Municipality of Alfonso Castaneda in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, The LawPhil Project - Arellano Law Foundation Inc., retrieved January 11, 2021
10. Presidential Proclamation No. 1857, s. 1979 (May 21, 1979), Setting the Date for the Holding of a Plebiscite to Determine the Creation of the Municipality of Alfonso Castañeda in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved May 6, 2023
11. "Alfonso Castañeda: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
12. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
13. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
14. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
15. "Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
16. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
17. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
18. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
19. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
20. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
21. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
22. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
23. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
24. "Halalan 2022 ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, NUEVA VIZCAYA ELECTION RESULTS". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
25. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

External links

• Official Website of Alfonso Castaneda
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System