Alfonso Lista, Ifugao

Alfonso Lista
Municipality
Municipality of Alfonso Lista
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Map of Ifugao with Alfonso Lista highlighted
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Alfonso Lista Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°55′23″N121°29′19″E / 16.922944°N 121.488675°E / 16.922944; 121.488675 Coordinates: 16°55′23″N121°29′19″E / 16.922944°N 121.488675°E / 16.922944; 121.488675
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Edralin B. Alipio
•  Vice Mayor	Agapito B. Dominguez Jr.
• Congressman	Solomon R. Chungalao
• Electorate	18,384 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	347.46 km2 (134.16 sq mi)
Elevation	141.5 m (464.2 ft)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	32,119
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
• Households	7,138
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	20.84% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	143,179,042.20 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3608
PSGC	142707000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Ga'dang Ifugao language Tuwali language Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.alfonsolista.gov.ph

Alfonso Lista, formerly known as Potia, officially the Municipality of Alfonso Lista is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 32,119 people. ^[3]

History

It was created as the municipal district of Potia in 1955 from the barrios of Potia, Dolowog, San Juan, San Quintin, Cabicalan, Pinto, Busilac, Santa Maria, and Namillangan in the municipal district of Mayaoyao. ^[5] In 1959 the name was changed to Alfonso Lista to memorialize the first mayor.

Originally organized during the Osmena Commonwealth administration as a part of San Mateo, Isabela, the barangays which presently compose Alfonso Lista were transferred to Mayoyao (then a part of Mountain Province).

Barangays

Alfonso Lista is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.  ^[2]

• Bangar
• Busilac
• Calimag
• Calupaan
• Caragasan
• Dolowog
• Kiling
• Laya
• Little Tadian
• Namnama
• Namillangan
• Ngileb
• Pinto
• Potia
• San Jose
• San Juan
• San Marcos
• San Quintin
• Santa Maria (Poblacion)
• Santo Domingo (Cabicalan)

Climate

Climate data for Aguinaldo, Ifugao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	28 (82)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	27 (81)	25 (77)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	103 (4.1)	73 (2.9)	49 (1.9)	38 (1.5)	141 (5.6)	144 (5.7)	172 (6.8)	181 (7.1)	155 (6.1)	148 (5.8)	147 (5.8)	208 (8.2)	1,559 (61.5)
Average rainy days	17.1	12.8	11.0	9.6	18.9	21.5	22.5	24.5	21.7	16.1	17.1	20.5	213.3
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Alfonso Lista
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	4,343	—
1970	5,796	+2.92%
1975	8,196	+7.20%
1980	11,016	+6.09%
1990	14,816	+3.01%
1995	17,552	+3.23%
2000	21,167	+4.10%
2007	25,323	+2.50%
2010	28,410	+4.27%
2015	32,119	+2.36%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8] [9]

In the 2015 census, the population of Alfonso Lista was 32,119 people, ^[3] with a density of 92 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.

The indigenes are largely Ifugao-speakers, with smaller numbers of Bontoc and Gaddang originating in the surrounding areas. ^[10] The majority of the population, however, are Ilokano who began farming the area in the 1930s.

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Ifugao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "An Act Creating the Municipal District of Potia in the Mountain Province". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
6. "Alfonso Lista: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
9. "Province of Ifugao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. https://www.dilgcar.com/index.php/2015-07-10-09-25-49/municipality-of-alfonso-lista

External links

• Media related to Alfonso Lista, Ifugao at Wikimedia Commons
• Alfonso Lista Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System