Alfonso, Cavite

Alfonso
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso
Downtown area
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Nickname:  Agro-Industrial Center of Upland Cavite
Map of Cavite with Alfonso highlighted
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Alfonso Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°08′16″N120°51′19″E / 14.137894°N 120.855178°E / 14.137894; 120.855178
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Cavite
District	8th district
Founded	May 16, 1859
Named for	Alfonso XII
Barangays	32 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Randy A. Salamat
•  Vice Mayor	Madona M. Pel
•  Representative	Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino
•  City Council	Members Rex A. Ferolino Silverio S. Perea Jorge Michael R. Peñano Roberto R. Varias Joselito H. Resurreccion Renato V. Vidallon Cynthia A. Peji Erwin M. Signo
Area [2]
• Total	66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Highest elevation	779 m (2,556 ft)
Lowest elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	59,306
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
•  Households	14,556
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	13.22 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 227 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 383.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 230.1 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 75.69 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4123
PSGC	042101000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)46
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.alfonso.gov.ph

Alfonso, officially the Municipality of Alfonso (Tagalog : Bayan ng Alfonso), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,306 people. ^[3]

History

Alfonso was totally forested until the 17th century when a few pocket settlements sprouted. The town was originally part of Barrio Lumampong in the town of Indang. In the course of time, the pocket settlements grew into sitios and later on into barrios. The town became a separate district municipality from Indang on March 16, 1859 through the efforts of the community leaders Bonifacio Aveo and Felix del Mundo. The new town was called Alas-as for a period of seventeen years. The name refers to the pandan tree used for the construction of houses and bears sweet fruit. It was, eventually, named after King Alfonso XII of Spain, son of Isabella II. Alfonso was initially composed of the barrios of Taywanak, Pajo, Esperanza, Marahan, Matagbak, Sinaliw and Kaytitinga. Don Narciso Mojica was the capitan municipal of Alfonso at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. A few days after the Cry of Balintawak, on August 31, 1896, General Mariano Trias ordered the liquidation of all Spaniards in the municipality. In the bloody battle that followed, the leaders of the revolutionists were General Hipolito Rint, Captain Eriberto Cetro (Kapitan Berto) and Predencio Rolle (Tandang Doro). ^{[5] [6]}

On October 15, 1903, the adjacent towns of Bailen and Mendez-Nuñes merged with Alfonso by virtue of Act No. 947 enacted by the Philippine Commission. ^[7] Both towns were later separated in 1915 to become independent once again. ^[8]

Geography

Alfonso is an upland town situated at the south-western portion of the Cavite province. It is 74 kilometers (46 mi) from Manila via Tagaytay. Magallanes bounds it on the west, Batangas province on the south, Mendez and Tagaytay on the east, General Aguinaldo on the north-west and Maragondon and Indang on the north-east.

Barangays

Alfonso is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. ^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [10]
042101001	Amuyong	3.7%	2,170	1,844	▴	1.64%
042101002	Barangay I (Pob.)	0.9%	529	549	▾	−0.37%
042101003	Barangay II (Pob.)	0.9%	560	669	▾	−1.76%
042101004	Barangay III (Pob.)	2.1%	1,236	1,296	▾	−0.47%
042101005	Barangay IV (Pob.)	2.3%	1,345	1,323	▴	0.17%
042101006	Barangay V (Pob.)	2.5%	1,466	1,374	▴	0.65%
042101007	Buck Estate	6.1%	3,638	2,546	▴	3.63%
042101008	Esperanza Ibaba	2.4%	1,409	1,101	▴	2.50%
042101009	Kaytitinga I	3.6%	2,163	1,844	▴	1.61%
042101010	Luksuhin	8.0%	4,774	3,400	▴	3.45%
042101011	Mangas I	4.1%	2,421	2,174	▴	1.08%
042101012	Marahan I	5.2%	3,088	2,591	▴	1.77%
042101013	Matagbak I	3.3%	1,940	1,597	▴	1.96%
042101014	Pajo	3.7%	2,200	1,885	▴	1.56%
042101016	Sikat	3.9%	2,284	1,667	▴	3.20%
042101017	Sinaliw Malaki	2.7%	1,604	1,380	▴	1.52%
042101018	Sinaliw na Munti	1.1%	674	461	▴	3.87%
042101019	Sulsugin	2.5%	1,459	1,253	▴	1.53%
042101020	Taywanak Ibaba	3.9%	2,330	1,866	▴	2.25%
042101021	Taywanak Ilaya	2.8%	1,664	1,368	▴	1.98%
042101022	Upli	4.2%	2,520	1,819	▴	3.31%
042101023	Kaysuyo	3.6%	2,161	1,687	▴	2.51%
042101024	Luksuhin Ilaya	3.4%	2,023	1,634	▴	2.16%
042101025	Palumlum	1.8%	1,066	873	▴	2.02%
042101026	Bilog	2.0%	1,183	1,077	▴	0.94%
042101027	Esperanza Ilaya	2.6%	1,564	1,200	▴	2.68%
042101028	Kaytitinga II	2.9%	1,707	1,467	▴	1.53%
042101029	Kaytitinga III	3.4%	1,996	1,442	▴	3.30%
042101030	Mangas II	2.5%	1,482	940	▴	4.66%
042101031	Marahan II	3.4%	2,006	1,797	▴	1.11%
042101032	Matagbak II	2.2%	1,303	1,183	▴	0.97%
042101033	Santa Teresa	2.3%	1,341	1,260	▴	0.62%
	Total		59,306	48,567	▴	2.02%

Climate

Climate data for Alfonso, Cavite
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	27 (81)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	27 (81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17 (63)	17 (63)	18 (64)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	19 (66)	18 (64)	20 (68)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11 (0.4)	13 (0.5)	14 (0.6)	32 (1.3)	101 (4.0)	142 (5.6)	208 (8.2)	187 (7.4)	175 (6.9)	131 (5.2)	68 (2.7)	39 (1.5)	1,121 (44.3)
Average rainy days	5.2	5.0	7.4	11.5	19.8	23.5	27.0	25.9	25.2	23.2	15.5	8.3	197.5
Source: Meteoblue [11]

Demographics

Population census of Alfonso

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	5,780	—
1918	7,580	+1.82%
1939	9,797	+1.23%
1948	11,714	+2.01%
1960	17,477	+3.39%
1970	17,703	+0.13%
1975	20,623	+3.11%
1980	21,980	+1.28%
1990	28,944	+2.79%
1995	34,613	+3.41%
2000	39,674	+2.97%
2007	47,973	+2.65%
2010	48,567	+0.45%
2015	51,839	+1.25%
2020	59,306	+2.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [10] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Alfonso, Cavite, was 59,306 people, ^[3] with a density of 890 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alfonso

5 10 15 20 2006 17.30 2009 13.78 2012 5.99 2015 4.77 2018 5.26 2021 13.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Alfonso Municipal Hall

The following are the duly elected officials of Alfonso, Cavite for the term 2022–2025.

Position	Official
Mayor	Randy A. Salamat (NUP)
Vice Mayor	Madona Mojica-Pel (NUP)

Sangguniang Bayan Members	Party
Rex A. Ferolino	NPC
Angelito S. Perea	NUP
Jorge Michael R. Peñano	NUP
Roberto R. Varias	NUP
Joselito H. Resurreccion	NUP
Renato V. Vidallon	NUP
Cynthia A. Peji	NUP
Erwin M. Signo	NUP

ABC President
Dante L. Pel
SK Federation President
Kystel Faye R. Alcazar

References

1.   Municipality of Alfonso | (DILG)
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10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. "Alfonso: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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External links

• Profile: Alfonso, Cavite – Official Website of the Province of Cavite
• Profile: Alfonso, Cavite – DILG Calabarzon Region
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information