Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay

Alicia
Municipality
Municipality of Alicia
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Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Alicia highlighted
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Alicia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°30′22″N122°56′28″E / 7.506006°N 122.941222°E / 7.506006; 122.941222
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	1st district
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Alvie Musa
•  Vice Mayor	Jun Escamillan
•  Representative	Marlo Bancoro
•  Municipal Council	Members Ismael B. Escamillan Jr. Rolando M. de Asis Galwas A. Musa Joann C. Babaran Balmes A. Ocampos Jr. Salim M. Laja Leodegario A. Garcia
•  Electorate	25,212 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	183.08 km2 (70.69 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Lowest elevation	−4 m (−13 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	39,484
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
•  Households	9,173
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	34.37 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 210.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 602.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 165.3 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 201.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7040
PSGC	0908301000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.aliciasibugay.gov.ph

Alicia, officially the Municipality of Alicia (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Alicia; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Alicia; Tagalog : Bayan ng Alicia), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,456 people. ^[5] . Alicia is the gateway to Olutanga Island via Guicam Port in Brgy. Guicam where the Guicam Bridge will soon rise.

History

By virtue of Executive Order No. 468 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, the municipality of Alicia (originally proposed as Naga-Naga) was organized, separated from Margosatubig in the old Zamboanga province. The municipality contains ten barrios with Naga-Naga the seat of the government. ^[6]

Three barangays were detached from Alicia, and along with parts of Malangas and Siay, were constituted into the new municipality of Imelda in 1977. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Alicia is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alegria
• Bagong Buhay
• Bella
• Calades
• Concepcion
• Dawa-dawa
• Gulayon
• Ilisan
• Kapatagan
• Kauswagan
• Kawayan
• La Paz
• Lambuyogan
• Lapirawan
• Litayon
• Lutiman
• Milagrosa (Baluno)
• Naga-naga
• Pandan-pandan
• Payongan
• Poblacion
• Santa Maria
• Santo Niño
• Talaptap
• Tampalan
• Tandiong Muslim
• Timbang-timbang

Climate

Climate data for Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	145 (5.7)	189 (7.4)	189 (7.4)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	181 (7.1)	115 (4.5)	70 (2.8)	1,520 (59.9)
Average rainy days	16.4	15.7	19.1	21.5	26.9	27.1	26.4	25.0	24.2	26.8	23.5	18.7	271.3
Source: Meteoblue [8] (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

Demographics

Population census of Alicia

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	13,277	—
1970	19,272	+3.79%
1975	14,173	−5.98%
1980	20,591	+7.75%
1990	24,803	+1.88%
1995	27,959	+2.27%
2000	29,954	+1.49%
2007	32,289	+1.04%
2010	34,895	+2.86%
2015	36,013	+0.60%
2020	39,456	+1.94%
2024	39,484	+0.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Alicia

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 60.99 2003 56.26 2006 46.40 2009 53.98 2012 60.64 2015 51.29 2018 37.31 2021 34.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

1.   Municipality of Alicia | (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. "Executive Order No. 468, s. 1951". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Government of the Philippines. August 22, 1951. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
7. "Presidential Decree No. 1239". jur.ph. Jur.ph. November 11, 1977. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
8. "Alicia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 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 IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
12. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". 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.

External links

• Alicia Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Alicia Official Website ^{[ permanent dead link ]}