Aliaga, Nueva Ecija

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Aliaga
Municipality
Municipality of Aliaga
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Municipal Hall
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Map of Nueva Ecija with Aliaga highlighted
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Aliaga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°30′13″N120°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 after Aliaga, Spain
Barangays 26 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Gilbert Moreno
 •  Vice Mayor Au Moreno
 •  Representative Mika Suansing
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Ruth M. Macalinao
  • June D. Aguilar
  • Kap Sid Respicio
  • Ivan Bayudan
  • Dolor Alamon
  • Jomar Manubay
  • Memeng Vera Cruz
  • Sangko Onjing Garcia
 •  Electorate 51,139 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
90.04 km2 (34.76 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Lowest elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
72,134
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 •  Households
16,853
Demonyms Aliagueño (Male),
Aliagueña (Female),
Aliaguenean
Economy
 •  Income class 2nd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
13.79
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 278.8 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 1,007 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 203.5 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 331.3 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Ecija 2 Area 1 Electric Cooperative (NEECO 2 A1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3111
PSGC
0304901000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)44
Native languages Tagalog
Ilocano
Website www.aliaga-ne.com

Aliaga, officially the Municipality of Aliaga (Tagalog : Bayan ng Aliaga, Ilocano: Ili ti Aliaga), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 70,363 people. [5]

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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 Ferry. Aliaga, along with Cabiao, Gapan, San Antonio and San Isidro were transferred from Pampanga to the province of Nueva Ecija in 1848. It once included the present-day municipalities of Zaragoza, Quezon, and Licab. [6] Kapampangans were the first settlers in the town, which was settled by the migrating Ilocano settlers.

Geography

Aliaga has a relatively 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 crops such as rice, tomato, eggplant, and squash. [7]

Barangays

Aliaga is politically subdivided into 26 barangays, as indicated in the list below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • 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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 days2.53.04.16.315.819.422.521.620.117.59.64.0146.4
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Aliaga
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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+2.17%
2024 72,134+0.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Languages

Tagalog and Ilocano are the major languages of the municipality. A minority of the population speaks Kapampangan.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Aliaga

10
20
30
40
50
2000
44.66
2003
22.58
2006
30.50
2009
25.43
2012
18.99
2015
16.41
2018
6.71
2021
13.79

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Culture

A group of devotees covered in mud gathering as a line of men in white robes travel through. Taong Putik Festival.jpg
A group of devotees covered in mud gathering as a line of men in white robes travel through.

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. Devotees also visit houses and ask people for alms in the form of candles or money to buy candles which are then offered to Saint John the Baptist.

Education

The Aliaga Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. [22]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Advent School Foundation
  • Aliaga Bright Minds Academy
  • Aliaga Central School
  • Aliaga Ecumenical School
  • ASKI Skills and Knowledge Institute
  • Betes Elementary School
  • Bibiclat Ecumenical School
  • Bibiclat Elementary School
  • Blessed Hope Christian School
  • Bonifacio Luz Natividad Educational Foundation
  • Brilliant Montessorians School
  • Bucot Elementary school
  • Center for Positive Future
  • Charles Angel Montessori School
  • Don Benigno Carriedo Elementary School
  • Don Emiliano Soriano Elementary School
  • Doña Elena L. Soriano Elementary School
  • Gabarda Montessori
  • Gaudencio Medina Elementary School
  • Gaudencio Medina Pantoc Elementary School
  • Granary Co-Educational Institution
  • Holy Family Academy
  • Hope of Manitoba Essential Academy
  • JDN Memorial Agape Christian Academy
  • La Purisima Elementary School
  • Legacy Accelerated Christian Academy
  • Montessori School
  • New Horizon Academy
  • Olarte's School of Science and Technology
  • Our Lady of Fatima Academy
  • Regina Barbara Childrens Institute
  • Saint Nicholas Academy
  • San Carlos Elementary School
  • San Emiliano Elementary School
  • San Eustacio Elementary School
  • San Felipe Elementary School
  • San Pablo (B) Elementary School
  • San Pablo (M) Elementary School
  • Santiago Elementary School
  • St. Piux X Institute
  • St. Elizabeth Global Skills Institute
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic School
  • Sta. Isabel Montessori
  • Sta. Monica Elementary School
  • Sto. Nino Diocesan School
  • Sto. Rosario Elementary School
  • Sto. Tomas Elementary School
  • Sunson Elementary School
  • Umangan Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Aliaga National High School
  • Dominican High School
  • Nueva Ecija High School
  • Restituto B. Peria High School
  • San Carlos High School
  • San Juan Integrated School
  • Umangan National High School
  • Vicente R. Bumanlag, Sr. National High School

Higher educational institutions

  • Asia Pacific College of Business and Arts
  • College for Research and Technology
  • Colleges of Advance Technology and Management
  • Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Foundation Colleges
  • First Asian International Systems College
  • General De Jesus College
  • Holy Cross College
  • Holy Rosary Colleges Foundation
  • Javier E. Garde Essential Colleges
  • Our Lady of The Sacred Heart College
  • REH Montessori College
  • World Citi Colleges

Sister cities

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "HISTORY OF ALIAGA". ALIAGA MUNICIPALITY. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Wikisource-logo.svg 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.
  8. ↑ "Aliaga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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