Alegria | |
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| Municipality of Alegria | |
 Alegria Church | |
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| Anthem: Alegria kong mahal English: My beloved Alegria | |
 Map of Cebu with Alegria highlighted | |
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.svg)  Alegria Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:9°43′28″N123°20′25″E / 9.724331°N 123.340244°E /9.724331; 123.340244 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 7th district |
| Founded | 3 April 1850 |
| Barangays | 9 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gilberto F. Magallon |
| • Vice Mayor | Verna V. Magallon |
| • Representative | Peter John D. Calderon |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 17,573 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.49 km2 (34.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,620 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,245 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 216 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 504.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 146.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 140.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 1 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6030 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Alegria, officially theMunicipality of Alegria (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Alegria;Tagalog:Bayan ng Alegria), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCebu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,620 people.[3]
It is home of the first onshore oil field in the Philippines, theAlegria Oil Field.
Timeline:[5]
Establishment of parish:[5]
Alegria is bordered to the north by the town ofBadian, to the west is theTañon Strait, to the east are the towns ofDalaguete andAlcoy, and to the south is the town ofMalabuyoc. It is 131 kilometres (81 mi) fromCebu City.
Alegria is one of the eight municipalities comprising the7th Congressional District Cebu Province.
Alegria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
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| Climate data for Alegria, Cebu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 28 (1.1) | 38 (1.5) | 51 (2.0) | 125 (4.9) | 195 (7.7) | 194 (7.6) | 173 (6.8) | 180 (7.1) | 192 (7.6) | 121 (4.8) | 64 (2.5) | 1,396 (55) |
| Average rainy days | 9.2 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 230 |
| Source: Meteoblue(Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 9,579 | — |
| 1918 | 12,653 | +1.87% |
| 1939 | 13,303 | +0.24% |
| 1948 | 13,676 | +0.31% |
| 1960 | 12,817 | −0.54% |
| 1970 | 15,232 | +1.74% |
| 1975 | 14,928 | −0.40% |
| 1980 | 16,351 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 18,253 | +1.11% |
| 1995 | 18,403 | +0.15% |
| 2000 | 20,677 | +2.53% |
| 2007 | 21,699 | +0.67% |
| 2010 | 22,072 | +0.62% |
| 2015 | 23,300 | +1.04% |
| 2020 | 25,620 | +1.88% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][6][9] | ||
Poverty incidence of Alegria
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.09 2003 53.11 2006 62.70 2009 62.36 2012 39.95 2015 40.51 2018 23.20 2021 45.33 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
The formal extraction of oil and gas reserves from theAlegria Oil Field Polyard-3 Well in Barangay Montpeller would generate numerous job opportunities and income for residents, neighboring towns and the entireCebu province.[18]
Extracted oil will be sold to power plants at US$70 per barrel with a current production of 200 to 300 barrels per day, as told by Country Manager Edgar Benedict Cutiongco of China International Mining and Petroleum Company Inc. (CIMP), the service contractor of the oil extraction project. The Municipal government will receive an 18% income share coming from the 60% allotted to the National Government, while 14% will go toBarangay Montpeller and 8% to the Provincial Government.
The municipality of Alegria launched the Kawayan Festival on 2 December 2006, in time for the annual town fiesta. Local contingents paraded the streets, and locally produced kawayan (bamboo) products were on display. Kawayan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Francis Xavier since then.
There is also a plan to develop Alegria as the "Organic Vegetable Basket" in Cebu and in theVisayas region by its mayor, Verna Magallon.[19]
The public schools in the town of Alegria are administered by one school district under theSchools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Private schools:
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